Lawrence Guy
He was a joiner
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Lawrence Arthur Guy 'known as ' Lorry was born in 1868 at Nottingham he was the son of the late Thomas Dalton Guy a joiner and Mary Ann Booth.
His father Thomas Dalton was born in 1832 at King's Lyne, he died in 1900 aged 68 yrs, his Mary Ann Booth was born in 1831 at Swaffham, they were married on 28th December 1854 at St Marks Church, Nottingham, they had 14 children, sadly 7 were to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 census his widowed mother is shown as Marian 78 yrs, she is living at 6 Lamartine Street, St Ann's Nottingham, she is living with Amy Featherstone 58 yrs a widow a lace drawing hand,.
In the same 1911 census we find Lawrence (Lorry ) Guy 43 yrs a joiner living at 6 Sanderingham Terrace, Turner Street, Nottingham he is living with his wife Jane Guy 42 yrs he states that they have been married 23 yrs and have had 1 chid.
However on his pension record card it showns his depentdant as Jane Hackett of 6 Sanderingham Terrace, Pym Street, Nottingham, as his unmarried wife.
Private Lawrence Guy enlisted at Nottingham, he initially served with the service number 20200 in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment later transferring to the 161st Protection Coy Royal Defence Corps , he died of disease on 15th December 1916 at Rugelley Camp, Staffordshire. He is buried at the Nottingham General Cemetery
Known as Lorry
addition researchand information Peter Gillings
Lawrence Guy
Commonwealth wargrave headstone marking the grave of Lawrence Guy situated at the General Cemetery, Nottingham.
Courtesy of Peter Gillings