ALFRED+WOOTTON

Wootton, Alfred, Private, 141577, 1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry Born Derby, England Enlisted Hamilton, Ontario Died of sickness 24th August 1918 aged 41 Son of Matthew and Hannah Wootton, of Sunny Hill, Normanton, Derby. Buried in Colchester Cemetery, Essex

Canadian Army Service records information: Alfred was born in Derby, England, on the 4th February 1877. He enlisted in Hamilton, Ontario, 27th July 1915, stating his occupation as a labourer, and his next of kin as his father, Matthew Wootton, of Sunny Hill Cottages, New Normanton, Derby, England. A widower, he was an active member of the Canadian Militia. He was five feet three and a half inches in height, had a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair, and belonged to the Church of England. He was thickly freckled on his forearms.


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