Austin Tegart
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Austin Tegart was born in 1893 the son of the late Augustus a pianist and Alice Ann Tegart née James of Hyson Green Nottingham. Augustus was born in 1861 in London, he died in 1896 aged 35 yrs , Alice Ann James was born in 1865 at Nottingham, married in 1885 at Nottingham they had 6 children. His mother Alice re married in 1910 to Stephen Allen born 1874 a coal miner hewer. In 1911 the family are living at 60 Lenton Street, Hyson Green, Stephen Allen 37 yrs a coal miner hewer is living with his wife Alice Ann Allen 44 yrs and her children
Private Austin Tegart, enlisted at Nottingham whilst residing at Hyson Green, he served with 17th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment (Welbeck Rangers), he was killed in action on 11th July 1916. He is buried in Bethune Town Cemetery.
A younger brother, Herbert Tegart, was killed in an accident at Gedling Colliery on 9th March 1915 his obituary was published on 9th March 1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “TEGART. – In loving memory of Herbert Tegart, beloved son of Alice Allen (late Tegart), killed at Gedling Pit, March 9th, 1915. Gone from our home, but not our hearts. – From his sorrowing mother, stepfather in navy, brothers in France, and sister.” Above obituary is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
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