7936, Private, John CATTON
Aged 34
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Born at 2 Mill Place, Mill Lane, Bury St.Edmunds on 31st January 1881 (1st qtr 1881 Bury St.Edmunds 4a:611), son of James Charles and Jane CATTON (née TILLETT).
Baptised 18th February 1881 at St Mary's, Bury St.Edmunds
1881 census...Aged 2 months, he was at 2 Mill Yard, Mill Lane, Bury St.Edmunds with his father James CATTON [28], tinman; his mother Jane [28]; brother Charles J [4] and sister Emma[3]; grandmother Mary A [56] London born. Except for Mary, all were born in Bury St.Edmunds. His mother died in 1886 1891 census...Aged 9, a pauper, he was in the Thingoe Union Workhouse in Bury St.Edmunds. Also there was William CATTON, aged 7. William was his brother and perhaps also the mystery William CATTON on the roll of honour? Brother Charles James was in Saltash, Cornwall at "Mount Edgecumbe" the Industrial School Ship on the River Tamar.. 1901 census...Not found in this census.It is possible he was overseas in the Army He married Carisbrooke born Milly REDSTONE [5-9-1874].on 26th December 1910 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Newport, Isle of Wight. He was in the 2nd Bn, Suffolk Regiment stationed at Barossa Barracks, Aldershot. Milly, of 131 Kimberley Terrace, Hunnyhill, Newport, Isle of Wight. was the daughter of the late Thomas William REDSTONE, bricklayer. He gave his age as 29. 1911 census...Not found in this census but he was in the Suffolk Regiment. His new wife was with her single brothers Ashley and Hubert at 131 Hunny Hill, Newport. Possibly his father ( a market porter) a widower aged 60 was lodging at 10 Long Brackland, Bury St.Edmunds. Brother Charles J was married, a Sergeant in the Suffolk Regiment at barracks in Bury St.Edmunds. His brother Charles died in France 0n 13th October 1915 see here |
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He enlisted in Newport, Monmouthshire The battalion war dairy simply says for the 20th August " 7036 Pte Catton killed...and movements in/out of a few officers" It was a quiet spell, spent at Spoilbank in Reserve mainly, constructing a communications trench from HQ to the support line near Norfolk Lodge with occasional feint attacks and demonstrations to relieve the pressure in the sector. |
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