Private Harold Herbert HAYTER
7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 41568
1st Battalion, Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 28836
Harold Hayter 1901-1970
Harold (nicknamed "Adge") was born in Brixworth 1901, the son of George Hayter from London, a gardener, and his wife, Priscilla, who came from Huntingdonshire. Harold was the youngest of ten children. All five of the sons served in the First World War: Arthur, Frank, Harold, Jack and Walter, but sadly Walter was killed in action in 1915. The family moved around frequently in order for George to find work and the children were born in a number of different places. By the time he was nine years old Harold's parents had moved to a four-roomed cottage in Haynes Lane, Spratton (no longer standing). Walter aged 16 and Harold were the only children still living at home.
When war was declared Harold was only 14 years old. When the war ended he was only 18. Nevertheless, according to his son his father spent some time in India and was later sent to France where he was in an area of the trenches that was hit hardest. Harold lost all his hair at a very young age and was completely bald. It must have been very stressful for so young a man to endure the horrors of warfare. We have been unable to find Harold's war records, but we know that he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Harold was very close to his brother Frank and after the war he lived with his brother's family in Manor Road until he married Betsy Cattell, a nurse, in 1939. Harold worked as a general labourer and a farm labourer and was involved with the building of Ravensthorpe Reservoir. Sandhills council houses were built in 1952 which is where Adge and Betsy lived for the rest of their lives. Betsy was well known for brewing homemade wine! She died in September 1967 and Adge followed three years later on 26 June 1970 aged 69 years. They are in separate graves in the new parish cemetery in Spratton.
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MEN WHO SERVED
- Private Charles Herbert AUSTIN (known as Herbert)
- Corporal Frank AUSTIN
- Lance Corporal James William AUSTIN
- Private John Samuel AUSTIN
- Sergeant William Henry AUSTIN
- Sergeant Bertie Henry BALDERSON
- Corporal Frederick Charles BALDERSON MM
- Lance Corporal Robert Samuel BALDERSON
- Private George William BUCKBY (known as William)
- Private Henry Andrew BUCKBY
- Richard Henry Horne BUCKBY
- Transport Sergeant Thomas BUCKBY MM
- Company Quartermaster Sergeant William Gander BUCKBY
- William Archibald COPSON (known as Archibald)
- Sapper Ebenezer COPSON
- Private Ernest Edward COPSON
- Pioneer Henry Owman COPSON (known as Harry)
- Private James COPSON
- Private John William COPSON
- Private Joseph COPSON
- Private Arthur Sidney GOODEN (known as Sidney)
- Private Hugh Henry GOODEN
- Sergeant Joseph Eric GOODEN (known as Eric)
- Private Arthur Thomas HAYTER
- Driver Frank Leonard HAYTER
- Private Harold Herbert HAYTER
- Lance Corporal John Charles HAYTER DCM (known as Jack)
- Private Walter Ernest HAYTER
- Ordinary Seaman Arthur Charles HORNE
- Private John William HORNE (known as William)
- Lance Corporal Lewis HORNE
- Private Thomas HORNE
- Driver John Henry LEESON
- Corporal Joseph Henry LEESON (known as Harry)
- Thomas Baden Powell LEESON (known as ‘Bard’)
- Private Albert MANNING
- Corporal Amos MANNING
- Private Arthur Cecil MANNING
- Private George MANNING
- Sergeant George William MANNING
- Sapper Henry Stanley MANNING (known as Stanley)
- Private John Thomas MANNING
- Private John William MANNING
- Air Mechanic Nathaniel MANNING
- Driver/Saddler Samuel MANNING
- Gunner George Albert MARTIN
- Private Joseph MARTIN
- Private Thomas Henry MARTIN (known as Harry)
- Private Thomas Walter MARTIN (known as Walter)
- Pioneer Walter Ernest MARTIN
- Sergeant William Higgs MARTIN, DCM
- Private Arthur Walter PAGE
- Private Francis Samuel PAGE (known as Sam)
- Private Frank PAGE
- Private Stephen PAGE
- Lieutenant George REEVE MC MM
- Private Richard Henry REEVE (known as Harry)
- Private Samuel REEVE
- Private Sidney Philip REEVE
- Private Frederick Thomas RICHARDSON
- Private John William RICHARDSON
- Private Percy John Partridge RICHARDSON
- Private Abraham Bert SMITH
- Private Alfred SMITH
- Private Frank SMITH 46648
- Private John Samuel SMITH
- Private John William SMITH (6942)
- Private John William (William John) SMITH (8964)
- Private Charles Walter WADHAMS
- Private John Edward WADHAMS
- Private Thomas Edwin WADHAMS
- Private William WADHAMS