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Private

Stephen Hurt

Service number 330392
Military unit 11th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address Nottingham
Date of birth
Date of death 19 Oct 1918 (21 years old)
Place of birth Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies

In 1911 he was a stock lad.

Family history

Stephen Hurt was born in 1897 at Nottingham, he was the son of the late George Edward Hurt and Eliza Hurt née Evans (later Garton) and the brother of Mabel, Lucy and George Edward Hurt. He was the half brother of Harriet Garton.

His father George Edward was born in 1823 at Barton in Fabis, he died in 1897 at Radford, he was 74 yrs old, his mother Eliza Evans was born in 1857 at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, they were married on 17th September 1889 at St Leodegarius Church, Basford, Nottingham, they had 4 children.

Following his fathers death his mother went on to re marry Samuel Garton on 23rd June 1898 at Christ Church, Radford, they had 2 further children.

In 1911 they lived at 33a Sydenham Street Dulwich Road Radford Nottingham Samuel Garton 45 yrs a coal carter is living with his wife Eliza Garton 49 yrs a lace hand and her children, Mabel Hurt 25 yrs a blouse machinist, Lucy Hurt 19 yrs a lace making embroider, George Edward Hurt 1 yrs a paper factory worker, Stephen Hurt 14 yrs a stock lad and his daughter Harriett Garton 6 yrs of age.

Military history

Private Stephen Hurt enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 11th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he died of wounds on 19th October 1918, he is buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen

Extra information

additional research and information Peter Gillings

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