Everett Hutchinson
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Everett was the son of John Frank and Mary Hutchinson (née Walters). His father John Frank was born in 1865 in Sutton in Ashfield and his mother Mary Ann Walters was born in 1864 in Somercotes, Derbyshire. They were married at Sutton in Ashfield St Mary Magdalene in February 1884 and had 19 children, six of whom died in infancy or early childhood. Their surviving children, who were all born in Sutton in Ashfield, were: William Thomas b. 1884, Eliza Ann birth registered 1886 (J/F/M), Arthur M. b. 1888, Henry (Harry) b. 1891, George Albert b. 1892, Everett b. 1894, Frank b. 1896, Beatrice b. 1898, John b. 1901, Edith b. 1902, Minnie birth registered 1904 (J/F/M) and Lily b. 1905. Five of the six children who died young were: Sarah Ann b. 1885 d. 1886, John Frank b. 1890 d. 1892, Elizabeth b. 1893 d. 1895 (reg. J/F/M), Elizabeth b. 1900 d. 1903 (reg. J/F/M) and Sarah Jane b. 1906 d. 1907. In 1891, seven years after their marriage, John, a coal miner, and Mary were living on Hardwick Street, Sutton in Ashfield, with their five children William, Eliza, Arthur, John and Henry. A daughter, Sarah Ann, had died in infancy and John died the following year. Another daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1893 but died before her second birthday. The family was living at Willis's Yard, 12 King Street, Sutton in Ashfield by 1901. The two eldest of the nine children were in work, William a colliery engine driver (below ground) and Eliza a hosiery factory hand. The youngest child, Elizabeth, who was born in 1900, died in 1903, while another daughter Sarah Jane, who was born in 1906 died in 1907. By 1911, John and Mary were living at 13 Brook Street, Sutton in Ashfield. Ten of their thirteen surviving children were in the home on the night of the census: Henry a colliery banksman (overground), George a coal miner loader (underground), Everett a pony driver (underground), Frank a colliery bank lad (overground), Beatrice, John, Edith, Minnie, Lily and Alfred. Three of their children were married. William had married Beatrice Brown in 1906. Eliza married Thomas Freeman, a coal miner loader, in 1908 and they and their son were living on Mill Street, Sutton in Ashfield. Arthur, a miner loader, his wife Mary Jane (née Armstrong m. 1909) and their son were living on Duke Street, Sutton in Ashfield. Everett's mother probably died in 1925 and his father died in 1936.
2nd Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. Formerly 13463 Leicestershire Regiment. The 2nd Battalsion Lincolnshire Regiment was a battalion of the Regular Army and was serving in Bermuda on the outbreak of war. It moved first to Nova Scotia (Canada) but returned to England on 3 October 1914 when it came under command of 25th Brigade, 8th Division. The Battalion served in France from 6 November 1914 and the following year took part in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle (10-13 March) in the Artois region of France. The village of Neuve Chapelle lies between Bethune, Fleurbaix and Armentieres. The opening attack of the battle took place in poor weather, light snow having turned to damp mist on the day of the attack. Casualties were heavy, and the Battalion's commanding officer, Lt. Col. George McAndrew, was one of those killed. Everett landed in France on 23 February 1915 and was killed in action less than three weeks later on 10 March 1915. The date of his death was deemed 'on or since 10 March 1915, death presumed.' He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France (Panel 8). He qualified for the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. CWGC - History of the Le Touret Memorial (extract): 'The Le Touret Memorial commemorates over 13,400 British soldiers who were killed in this sector of the Western Front from the beginning of October 1914 to the eve of the Battle of Loos in late September 1915 and who have no known grave ... Almost all of the men commemorated on the Memorial served with regular or territorial regiments from across the United Kingdom and were killed in actions that took place along a section of the front line that stretched from Estaires in the north to Grenay in the south. This part of the Western Front was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting of the first year of the war, including the battles of La Bassée (10 October – 2 November 1914), Neuve Chapelle (10 – 12 March 1915), Aubers Ridge (9 – 10 May 1915), and Festubert (15 – 25 May 1915) ... In October 1914, II Corps of the British Expeditionary Force moved north from Picardy and took up positions in French Flanders where they were immediately engaged in the series of attacks and counter attacks that would become known as the ‘race to the sea’. Over the course of the next year most of the British activity in this sector focused on attempting to dislodge the German forces from their advantageous position on the Aubers Ridge and capture the city of Lille, a major industrial and transport centre which the Germans had occupied early in the war. The ridge is a slight incline in an otherwise extremely flat landscape from which the Germans were able to observe and bombard the British lines. Following the British capture of the village of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, the Germans greatly strengthened their defences along the ridge, reinforcing their positions with thick barbed wire entanglements, concrete blockhouses and machine gun emplacements. These extra defences frustrated British attempts to break through enemy lines and led to very heavy casualties at the battles of Aubers Ridge and Festubert in May 1915.' (www.cwgc.org)
His brother Henry Hutchinson served with the 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (24221 Private) and was killed in action on 15 August 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. (See record on this Roll of Honour) Registers of Soldiers' Effects: his parents John Frank and Mary Hutchinson were joint legatees.
