John William Machin
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John William Machin was born in 1891 at Hucknall and was the son of Edward a coal miner loader and Mary Ann Machin née Chadwick of 3 Florence Street, Hazel Grove, Hucknall. His father Edward was born in 1863 at Hucknall, his mother was born in 1863 in Derbyshire, they were married in 1885 their marriage was recorded in the Mansfield Registration district, they went on to have 14 children, sadly 4 died in infancy or early childhood, their children were all born in Hucknall and were, Sarah b1887, John William b1891, Edward b1892, Hannah b1894, Maud b1896, Elizabeth b1899, Winifred b1900, Mary b1902, Kate b1903 and Jedediah b1906. In the 1911 census the family lived at 3 Florence Street Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire and were shown as Edward 48 yrs a coal miner loader, he is living with his wife Mary Ann 48 yrs and their children, John William 20 yrs a colliery banksman on the surface, Edward 19 yrs a coal miner underground, Hannah 17 yrs a hosiery machinist, Maud 15 yrs a hosiery hand, Elizabeth 12 yrs a scholar, Winifred 11 yrs a scholar, Mary 9 yrs, Kate 8 yrs and Jedediah 5 yrs of age. Mary Ann later moved to 14 Hazel Grove Hucknall Torkard.
Rifleman John William Machin enlisted at Hucknall, he served with the 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. He landed in France on 19th May 1915 and died of wounds* on 25th September 1915. It was reported that the '12th Royal Lancasters' buried his body on 9th November but the grave was lost. He is, therefore, commemorated on the Loos Memorial. * The King's Royal Rifle Corps tend to record men as having died of wounds when their fate was unknown. It is likely that men such as John Machin were reported as being wounded and missing and then presumed to have died of their wounds. Above information is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebok pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
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