Walter Russell CAWTHORN & Grace SCOTT

        My grandparents, Walter and Grace were married - by licence - on 11 November 1914 at the United Methodist Church, 
        Little Church Street, Wisbech - the same church where my PALMER grandparents were married 2 years before.
        Walter was 23 and Grace 22; Walter's occupation is given as "Grocer's son".

        The witnesses were Anne M. SCOTT, Grace's mother and Dorothy M. LAVENDER, a cousin.

        Walter & Grace had 7 children - all but one born at "Riversdale", Upwell Road, Christchurch:
 

   

Hugh
   
born
   
8 Dec 1914
   
died 
   
3 January 2001
   

May
   
born
   
5 May 1916
   
died 
   
11 January 2013
   

Ruby
   
born 
   
30 Aug 1920
   
died 
   
30 December 1999
   

Eric
   
born
   
4 October 1921
   
died 
   
3 August 2005
   

Frank**
   
born
   
1924
   
baptised 
   
Christchurch Methodist Chapel?
   

Joan
   
born 
   
September 1926
   
Died 
   
10 May 1928
   

Doris   
   
born
   
--
   
baptised 
   
Christchurch Methodist Chapel?
   

   
         **My father.

         Walter Russell CAWTHORN is the lynchpin to all the CAWTHORNs, RUSSELLs & SCOTTs in my research - his father was a 
         CAWTHORN; his mother was a RUSSELL and he married a SCOTT! 

         I never knew my grandmother, as she died of cancer on 31 October 1947. Her entry in the 1st Christchurch Burial 
         Register is the very last one - No. 800.

         Walter died 30 August 1966.  He and Grace are buried together in Christchurch Churchyard.

         10 November 2013
 
         Today I find out that my Grandfather, Walter Russell Cawthorn was involved in WW1 - he was in France with the Army Service Corps
         [apx. 1916-18] taking ammunition up to the front line overnight by horse and cart, and bringing back the wounded, etc. - if the 
         Germans didn't find them first.  Dad has never told me this before.

         4 August 2014 - Dad is reminiscing again due to the WW1 Anniversay commemorations.

         At first, Grandad didn't have to join up as he was in a reserved occupation being a farmer. But the Conscription Act of 1916 changed 
         all that.  He joined/was sent to the A.S.C. because of his working experience with horses

         Grandad and Billy Hart [boyhood friend from Christchurch] were based at/near Abancourt in Northern France.  Abancourt was the railhead 
         for supplies coming in via Le Havre and Rouen. Once the supplies reached Abancourt, they were transferred to horse and cart and taken up 
         to the trenches behind the front line.  

         I hope to add more information and pictures when I find out a bit more.  Would dearly love to get hold of his Service Record, but have a
         feeling that it was lost in the 1940 bombing raid that saw about 70% of such records lost.

         BUT I think I have managed to find Grandad's medal card at the National Archives, but it doesn't say what medal he received - another research project.

         Walter & Annie Maria 
         John & Rachel Ann 
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