Life story: Harold Joseph Catt | Lives of the First World War

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1870

sibling Zitella Susan A Catt Source:9120870 1870

1873

sibling Horace Edward Catt Source:9121212 22nd November 1873

1875

sibling Kathleen Janet Catt Source:9120882 1875

1877

sibling Jack Albert Catt Source:9120887 1877

1880

sibling William Herbert Catt Source:9130198 14th February 1880

1883

sibling Edgar Catt Source:9121676 29th March 1883

1885

birth March, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Source:9120787 Source:9120590 25th April 1885

1888

sibling Arthur Francis Catt Source:9120903 1888

1890

sibling Ivo Alured W Catt Source:9120906 1890

1891

dates Age 6 Source:9120590 5th April 1891

1891

location 118 Grafton Street, Clee with Weelsby, Lincolnshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9120590 5th April 1891

1901

dates Age 15 Source:9120582 31st March 1901

1901

employment Stock Yard Boy on a Farm Warkton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom Source:9120582 31st March 1901

1901

location Home Farm Cottage, Warkton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9120582 31st March 1901

1911

dates Age 26 Source:9120568 2nd April 1911

1911

employment Footman Lord Brownlow Belton House, Grantham United Kingdom Source:9120568 2nd April 1911

1911

location - their Employer's address - Belton House, Grantham United Kingdom their own address Source:9120568 2nd April 1911

1918

service British Army Serjeant 14374 Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion Source:9301532 September 1918

1919

location - their Employer's address - Ashridge House, Berkhamsted, Herts United Kingdom their own address Source:9120763 1919 - 1921

1919

awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:9120748 23rd July 1919

1921

location - their Employer's address - Belton House, Grantham United Kingdom their own address Source:9120773 1921

1939

employment Butler Lord Brownlow Belton House, Grantham United Kingdom Source:9120787 29th September 1939

1942

dates Age 57 Source:9120827 4th January 1942

1942

death Not War Related He died in his sleep at the home of Mr & Mrs AJ Tear of Belton with whom he lived, having been apparently well the previous day. He had suffered from heart trouble and was in hospital in July 1941. Belton, Grantham United Kingdom Source:9120827 4th January 1942

burial St Peter And St Paul's Church Non-War Cemetery Belton, Grantham United Kingdom Source:9120836

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Harold Joseph
Initials	HJ
Last Name	Catt,
Source	9120748

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
- their Employer's address - Ashridge House, Berkhamsted, Herts	United Kingdom	their own address	1919 - 1921
- their Employer's address - Belton House, Grantham	United Kingdom	their own address	known 2nd April 1911
- their Employer's address - Belton House, Grantham	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1921
118 Grafton Street, Clee with Weelsby, Lincolnshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 5th April 1891
Home Farm Cottage, Warkton, Northamptonshire	United Kingdom	parents address	known 31st March 1901

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	14374	Bedfordshire Regiment	4th Battalion	Serjeant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MM	British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Zitella Catt	mother
Joseph Catt	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Zitella Susan A Catt	sister	1870
Horace Edward Catt	brother	22nd November 1873
Kathleen Janet Catt	sister	1875
Jack Albert Catt	brother	1877
William Herbert Catt	brother	14th February 1880
Edgar Catt	brother	29th March 1883
Arthur Francis Catt	brother	1888
Ivo Alured W Catt	brother	1890

Media

The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour

The Roll of Honour, which hangs in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Little Gaddesden and lists 119 names of those from Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall who served in the 1914 – 1918 War. Men who have answered their country’s call in defence of a “Scrap of Paper”. Harold Catt is listed: CATT Harold, 4th Bn. Bedfordshire Regt.

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The Belton Roll of Honour

The Roll of Honour, which hangs in St Peter & St Paul's Church, Belton and lists 49 names of those from Belton who served in the Great War 1914 – 1919. Only the men’s names are listed, with a cross to signify those who died; no regiments are given.

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Jane31029
Belton House

A 2016 photo of Belton House, formerly home of Adelbert, 3rd Earl Brownlow and his wife Adelaide, Countess Brownlow.

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Jane31029
Ashridge House

A 2017 photo of Ashridge House near Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, formerly the home of Adelbert, 3rd Earl Brownlow and his wife Adelaide, Countess Brownlow.

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Jane31029
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Belton

A 2016 photo of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Belton, in which Harold Catt's funeral took place in January 1942 and where he is buried in the Churchyard.

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Jane31029
The Military Medal

Photo showing Military Medal awarded "FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELD"

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Jane31029
Bedfordshire Regiment WW1 Cap Badge

Bedfordshire Regiment First World War Cap Badge, included here as this was the regiment in which Harold Catt served.

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Jane31029

Communities

Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall

Little Gaddesden, Ringshall and Hudnall

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The Catt Brothers

The Catt Brothers

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Servants of Earl Brownlow at Ashridge and Belton

Servants of Earl Brownlow at Ashridge and Belton

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Evidence

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Jane31029
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Jane31029
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Jane31029

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Medal Roll Index Card image	Jane31029
British Army Recipients of the Military Medal	Jane31029
Military Medal - Supplement to the London Gazette 23rd July 1919	Jane31029
Autumn 1919 Electoral Register Ashridge	Jane31029
Spring 1921 Electoral Register Belton	Jane31029
1931 Electoral Register Belton	Jane31029
1939 Register entry	Jane31029
Found Dead in Bed. Obit. Grantham Journal 9th January 1942	Jane31029
Funeral at Belton	Jane31029
Whit-Monday Cricket Match at Rauceby	Jane31029
Cricket at Belton 5th May 1910	Jane31029
CWGC Casualty Record Brother Jack Albert	Jane31029
Register of Soldiers' Effects Brother Jack Albert	Jane31029
Soldiers Died in the Great War Jack Albert Catt	Jane31029
CWGC Casualty Record Brother Arthur Francis	Jane31029
Register of Soldiers' Effects Brother Arthur Francis	Jane31029
Soldiers Died in the Great War Arthur Francis Catt.	Jane31029
1939 Register entry Brother Horace	Jane31029
1939 Register entry Brother William	Jane31029
Belton Park Cricket Club 1926	Jane31029
School Admission Register Brother Edgar	Jane31029
Welcome Home to Belton	Jane31029
Autumn 1918 Absent Voters’ List, PC Hertford, Hemel Hempstead Division	Jane31029

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
The Little Gaddesden Roll of Honour	Jane31029
The Belton Roll of Honour	Jane31029
Belton House	Jane31029
Ashridge House	Jane31029
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Belton	Jane31029
The Military Medal	Jane31029
Bedfordshire Regiment WW1 Cap Badge	Jane31029

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