The Wootton war memorial takes the form of two panels built into the posts of cemetery gate.
There are 12 men commemorated who died in the First World War.
The memorial reads:
To the
Glory of God
and in loving memory of
the men of Wootton
who gave their lives for
God, King and Country
in the Great War
1914–1918
Herbert Bailey
Charles H Bellamy
Arthur Brumpton
Charles W Brumpton
Goerge R Dean
Frederick Markham
Walter Markham
Joseph W Pearce
Hary Simons
John P Skipworth
James Topham
Harry Wood
Greater love hath no man than this
Details of the men commemorated:
HERBERT BAILEY
Private 24909, 7th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
Died: 4 May 1917
Born in Wootton
Enlisted in Hull
Buried: Etaples Military Cemetery
CHARLES HENRY BELLAMY
Private 150210, 102nd Battalion, Machine Gun Corp (Infantry), formerly 2640 Lincolnshire Regiment
Killed in Action: 27 October 1918, aged 23 years
Born in Wootton
Son of William and Ruth Bellamy, Wootton
Resident of Weeley
Enlisted in Lincoln
Buried: Thiant Communal Cemetery
ARTHUR BRUMPTON
Private 241369, 2/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Died of wounds: 18 April 1918, aged 23 years
Born in Thornton Curtis
Son of Thomas Charles and Mary Elizabeth Brumpton, Swallow Lane, Wootton
Resident of Ulceby
Buried: Auxi-le-Chateau Churchyard
CHARLES WILLIAM BRUMPTON
Private 24248, 1/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Killed in action: 7 November 1918, aged 22 years
Born in Thornton Curtis
Son of Thomas Charles and Mary Elizabeth Brumpton, Station Road, Ulceby
Resident of Ulceby
Buried: Avesnes-sur-helpe Communal Cemetery, France
Background
In 1901, the Brumpton boys – six-year-old Arthur and four-year-old Charles – lived in Thornton Curtis. Arthur and Charles were both born in Thornton Curtis. Their father, Charles (aged 34 in 1901) was from Wootton and mother Mary E Brumpton (aged 28) was from Withen. There were two other sons – seven-year-old Walter born in Withen and one-year-old Frank born in Wootton. Both Walter and Frank served.
GEORGE HENRY DEAN
Born in Wootton in 1882
Son of Robert and Sarah Ann Dean
I can’t confirm with certainty date or location of death. There are two possibilities:
1 George Henry Dean, Rifle Brigade, died 8 October 1918, commemorated at the Vis-en-Artois Memorial
2 George Henry Dean, acting bombardier, Royal Field Artillery, died 4 September 1916, commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial
Background
The 1891 census reveals eight-year-old Wootton-born George living with his parents - Robert, a 49-year-old agricultural labourer born in Thornton Curtis, and Sarah Ann, aged 44 from Wootton. George had a sister, Annie Eliza who is five years older than him. By 1901, 19-year-old George was working as a groom and residing at The Mill, Appleby, as the boarder of Frederick Tansley (aged 28, from Bedfordshire) and his wife, Edith (aged 32, from Warwickshire).
FREDERICK MARKHAM
WALTER MARKHAM
Private 241982, 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
Killed in action: 30 September 1917, aged 20 years
Born in Horkstow
Son of William Allinson and Mary Markham, Wootton
Resident of Womersley Park
Enlisted in Pontefract, Yorkshire
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial
JOSEPH WILLIAM PEARCE
Private 27179, 1st Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment
Died of wounds: 10 May 1917
Born in Aberanan, Wales
Enlisted in Grimsby
Buried: Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras
HARRY SIMONS
Gunner 73185, No 1 Depot, Royal Field Artillery
Died in hospital: 20 April 1915, aged 26 years
Son of Mr T Simons, Wootton
Buried: Newcastle Cemetery, St Andrews and Jesmond
JOHN PATRICK SKIPWORTH
Gunner 191626, D Battery, 255th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Killed in action: 21 March 1918
Born in Cadney, Lincolnshire
Resident of Grantham
Enlisted in Grantham
Commemorated: Arras Memorial
Background
John Patrick Skipworth was born in the Lincolnshire village of Cadney in 1887. In 1891, four-year-old John and his parents lived at Cadney Farm House in Howsham. John’s father, Thomas (aged 48) was born in Normaby le Wold and his mother, Edith (aged 46), was from Somerby. John had a sister named Edith who was two years older than her brother. However, given the age of the parents, it's likely that they had a bigger family who had by the time of the census had fled the family home and were working elsewhere. In 1891, the family had a servant, Maryann Smith. Ten years later in 1901, John turns up a boarder being educated at the Royal Asylum of St Anne’s Society at Streatham Hill in what was then Surrey, but is now part of London. This school was set up to educate the children of people who had fallen upon hard times.
JAMES TOPHAM
Captain, 8th Bat, Lincolnshire Regiment (Adjutant)
Killed in action: 26 September 1915, aged 34 years
Only son of John George and Marion Somerville Topham, Wootton Grange
Commemorated: Loos Memorial
Also served in South Africa
HARRY WOOD
Corporal 241583, 2/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Killed in action: 26 September 1917, aged 25 years
Born at Wootton Wold
Son of Charles and Sarah Ann Wood, Glebe Farm, Barrow Road, Barton upon Humber
Resident of Ulceby
Enlisted in Barton upon Humber
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial
Two memorials commemorating individuals and the Wootton roll of honour can be found inside St Andrew’s church.
Flying officer Frank Hill RAF VR died age 21 years, have his life for his country 7 Oct 1944. He loved this church.
James Topham, Capt, and Adjutant 8th Lincolnshire Regt, of Wootton Grance, died at the Battle of Loos, 26 Sept 1915.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Albert Randle 1st Coldstream Guards Wounded
James Topham 8th Lincolns
Charles Houltby Lincolnshire Yeomanry Discharged, medically unfit
Ferdinand Wilson Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Horace Stamp Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Walter Brumpton 5th Lincolns
Harry Marsh 10th Middlesex Discharged, medically unfit
Charles Bellamy Lincolnshire Yeomanry Killed in action
Charles Brumpton Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Ernest Brumpton 3rd Lincolns Wounded
Arthur Brumpton 2nd Lincolns Died of wounds
George Coupland RFA
Henry Coupland 10th Lincolns Wounded, discharged
Charles Coupland KOYLI
Georhe Taylor 1/5 Lincolns
Herbert Taylor Lincolnshire Yeomanry
Joseph Edwards Discharged, medically unfit
George Culley RFA
Herbert Brumfield 5th Lincolns Wounded
Robert Norton 3rd Lincolns
Albert Tuplin
William Tuplin
Edward Hill 11th Lincolns
Herbert Pool 2/5 Lincolns
Charles Pool 2/5 Lincolns Discharged, medically unfit
Charles Pearce 10th Lincolns Died of wounds
A Brocklebank
Harry Simons RFA Died in hospital
Fred Markham New Zealand, Cantebury Mounted Rifles Died in hospital
Frank Markham King’s Royal Rifles Wounded
Walter Markham 2/5 Leicesters Killed in action
John Ramsdale 7th Lincolns
Sidney Parrott ASC
Robert Addinall Bedfordshire Yeomanry
Edgar Donner 5th Bat East Yorks Wounded
Harry Wood 5th Lincolns Killed in action
Job Snowden Notts & Debry Reg
Herbert Bailey 7th Bat East Yorks Died of wounds
John Patrick Skipworth RFA Killed in action
Frank Simons 6th Lincolns
George Stoker ASC
Harold Raspin A Vet C
Arthur Drury Yorks & Lancs
George Marris 2nd Royal Fusiliers Prisoner of war
Geo H Dean 2/5 York and Lancaster Killed in action
Geo Edw Pool Royal Engineers
Alfred Binnington Motor Transport ACS
Thomas Sedgewick Royal Engineers
Harold Hinds IR Battn 85th Reg
Frank Brumpton IR Battn 7th Reg
Harry Addinall KOYLI
George Maw 3rd Leicestershire Reg
Arthur Edwards 3rd Lincolns
Arthur Rusling 3rd Lincolns Killed in action
William Markham Royal Marines
Harry Swallow 56th London Div
Ernest Hickabottom 10th Lincolns Wounded
Fred Shearsmith A Vet Corps
Ellis Markham RFA American Army
George Brumpton Royal Engineers
Charles Edwards RFA Discharged
Were any of these men members of your family? Do you have any further information on the men of Wootton who fought and died in the First World War? If you do, I'd love to hear from you. Please email me on mcisaacs@parliament.uk. | 
