Clarence Hutchinson
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Clarence was the son of John and Eliza Ellen Hutchinson (née Wilson). His father John was born in Sutton in Ashfield in 1868 and his mother Eliza Ellen was born in 1869, also in Sutton in Ashfield. They were married in 1888 and by 1911 had had eight children, two of whom had died in infancy. All the children were born in Sutton in Ashfield: Luther birth registered 1889 (J/F/M), Francis (Frank) b. 1890, May b. 1892, Hilda b. 1895, Clarence b. 1898, Sarah Jane b. 1900 d. 1900, Edith b. 1902 and John Sidney birth registered 1904 (J/F/M) d. 1905. There may have been another son, John, who was born in 1912 (J/F/M Mansfield, mother's maiden name Wilson). John, a hosiery factory hand, his wife Eliza and their five surviving children Luther, Frank, May, Hilda and Clarence were living at 46 St Michael Street, Sutton in Ashfield, in 1901. Their daughter Sarah had died the previous year. The family had moved to Herne Street, Sutton in Ashfield, by 1911: John, a hosiery worker, Eliza, Luther a buyer (hosiery), Frank, May and Hilda who were hosiery hands and Clarence and Edith who were still at school. Their eighth child, John, had died in 1905. His father John probably died in December 1931. At the time the 1939 England & Wales Register was compiled, his widow Eliza was living on Bath Street, with her unmarried daughter, Edith. Eliza died in January 1941. Clarence's brother, Luther, probably served in the Labour Corps (637829 Private), and was discharged in February 1919.
7th Bn Leicestershire Regiment Clarence died of wounds on 10 October 1918 and was buried in Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas de Calais, France (grave reference I.B.22). CWGC - History of Beaulencourt British Cemetery (extract): the village of Beaulencourt is near Bapaume, 20km from the town of Arras. 'The cemetery was made originally by the 3rd, 4th, 43rd and 58th Casualty Clearing Stations, which were posted in Beaulencourt at different periods after the middle of September, 1918; and the burials from these hospitals are in Plot I, Rows A to D [Clarence's grave, I.B.22]. It was greatly enlarged after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the neighbouring battlefields and from certain other cemeteries [listed with histories of these cemeteries].' (www.cwgc.org)
His brother, Frank Hutchinson, served with the 2/5th Bn The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 42084 Private, and was killed in action on 20 July 1918. He is buried in Marfaux British Cemetery. He left a widow and daughter. (See record on this Roll of Honour) CWGC Additional information: 'Son of John and Eliza Ellen Hutchinson, of 30, Bath St., Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham.' CWGC headstone personal inscription: 'Farewell until we meet again' Registers of Soldiers' Effects: his parents John and Eliza were joint legatees.
