John Wilford Strutt
John Wilford Strutt worked as an ironmonger's assistant.
- Family History
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John Wilford Strutt was born in 1895 at Nottingham, he was the son of the late Charles George Strutt a butcher and Hannah Strutt née Wilford of Lyndhurst Street, Nottingham.
His father: Charles George Strutt, born in 1863 at Oxton, Nottinghamshire, and employed as a butcher he died in 1907 aged 45 yrs, his mother Hannah Strutt, née Wilford was born in 1861 at Nether Broughton, Leicestershire. they were married in 1885 at Melton Mowbray and went on to have the following children,
Brothers: George, born in 1892 and working as an electrical engineer, Charles, born in 1897 and Harold, born in 1900.
Sisters: Mabel, born in 1887 and working as a cotton folder, Florence, born in 1889, Ethel, born in 1893 and working as a blouse hand and Katie, born in 1903.
All the children were born in Nottingham.
The family lived at 11 Davidson Street, Sneinton, Nottingham before moving to 11 Lyndhurst Road, Sneinton, Nottingham.
Rfn. Strutt attested in Nottingham on 13th June 1915 and he was posted to the Rifle Brigade in Winchester. He was involved in the fighting in the Ypres Salient and was killed on 23rd November 1915. His body was never recovered for burial but his name was commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres.
In memoriam notice published 21st November 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :-
“STRUTT. – In loving memory of Jack Strutt, killed in action November 21st, 1915. Fondly remembered. – Loving mother, brothers, and sisters.”
Above in memoriam is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914/1918
additional researc and information Peter Gillings
Photo of John Wilfred Strutt
Ypres Menin Gate memorial, Belgium, courtesy of the cwgc