John Thomas Hough
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John Thomas Hough was born in 1891 at Hawton and was the son of Richard a publican and Mary Hough née Hill of Crown Inn Bathley Newark. His father Richard was born in 1855 at Caunton and his mother Mary Hill was born in 1857 at Market Raisen, Lincolnshire, they were married on 30th December 1875 at North Muskham and went on to have the following children, Elizabeth Ann b1876 Bathley, Florence b1879 Bathley, Jessie b1881 Eakring, Ada b1883 Bathely, Kate Lavinia b1884 Bathley, Rachel Anne b1886 Bathley, William Sydney b1889 Hawton, John Thomas b1891 Hawton and Cecil Bertie b1895 Hawton. In the 1911 census the family are living at The Crown Inn, Bathley and are shown as Richard Hough 56 yrs a publican, he is living with his wife Mary 54 yrs and their son Cecil Bertie 15 yrs a farm labourer, In the same 1911 census John Thomas has left the family home and is living at Stuffynwood Farm near Mansfield, he is shown as 18 yrs of age, single and a servant a horseman on a farm, he is living with William Arthur Bower 31 yrs a farmer and his family.
Private John Thomas Hough enlisted at Newark November 1916, he served with the Machine Gun section 6th battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action on 28th August 1916 and having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
An officer wrote to Hough's parents 'It will doubtless be some consolation to you to know that your son died an honourable death whilst performing a very important and dangerous duty right in the thick of the fighting. Where he lies I am unable to tell you, but the divisional chaplain has a record of exactly where our men are buried and will doubtless do everything in his power to inform you when our lips are once more unsealed and this dreadful war is over.' Article published 13th September 1917 in the Newark Advertiser :- Second son and eighth child of Richard & Mary Hough, Crown Inn, Bathley. Joined the army in Nov. 1916, for twelve months prior to which he was employed at Messrs. J. Howitt & Son, Stodman Street. As a boy he attended the Muskham Day School and the Batley Wesleyan School. He had only been in France about five weeks when killed in action.
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