Dawber, John

Jack dawber

photo from Allen Limb, his nephew

John Dawber  ('Jack')

119979 Private, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

Joined up with 119998 Private Thomas Oxley (South face)

Joined up with 120003 Private Wilfred Herbert Robinson (South face)

Born 30th June 1893 in Scotter

Son of John (a cottager from Scotter) and Sophia ('Sophie' ; nee Storm of West Butterwick)

Family lived on Becks Lane in a house now demolished

They owned a field and his father became a carrot merchant

'a genuine bloke'

Worked for the Eminson brothers at Scotterwood

Ploughed with a horse

Lived at Scotterhorpe Road, Scotter

Dressed down for work and dressed up for pleasure

Cycled every Sunday to Wrawby to see his lady friend

Interred 5th October 1963 aged 70 

Buried in Scotter Cemetery