John William Lord
John William Lord was employed helping his mother as a shop assistant.
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John William Lord was born in 1898 at Nottingham, he was baptised on 6th April 1898 at St Marks, Church, Nottingham, he was the son of the late Henry a general dealer and Mary Ann Lord née Packer of 3 Ladysmith Street, Colwick Road, Nottingham.
His father Henry Lord, born in 1857 at Nottingham and working as a general dealer, he died in 1910 aged 53 yrs, his mother Mary Ann Packer was born in 1859 at Nottingham. they were married in 1878 at Nottingham, they went on to have 11 children, sadly 2 were to die in infancy or early childhood. his brothers: Harry, born in 1882 at Nottingham and working as a green grocer's assistant, Herbert, born in 1888 in Nottingham and William, born in June 1900 at Nottingham. his sisters:Sarah, born in 1883 in Nottingham, May, born in 1898 in Nottingham and Marie, born in 1904 also in Nottingham.
In the 1911 census the family lived at 24 Union Road, Nottingham Mary Ann Lord 53 yrs is a shop keeper, green grocer, she is living with her children, Sarah 28 yrs at home assisting her mother, John William 14 yrs an assistant shop keeper, Mary 13 yrs a scholar, William 10 yrs a scholar and Marie 7 yrs a scholar.
Pte. John William Lord enlisted at Nottingham, he was originally serving with the Sherwood Foresters with No. 35649. He was transferred to 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots, and was with them when the second great German offensive, Operation Georgette, was launched in northern France and Flanders. The battalion was heavily and frequently shelled as the Battle of Lys got under way and took many casualties, including Pte. Lord, who was killed in action on 12th April 1918. His body was never recovered, but his name is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of John William Lord
Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium