Thomas Bernard Cutts
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Thomas Bernard Cutts known as Tom was born in 1887 at Nottingham, he was the son of John a lace manufacturerand Annie Sophia Cutts née Rushworth and the brother of Ernest Cecil, John Leslie Neville, Hubert Cyril and Gladys Dorothy Elizabeth Cutts of 'Brooklyn' Private Road Sherwood Nottingham. John was born in 1859 and Annie Sophia Rushworth was born in 1861 both were born in Nottingham, they were married in 1884 at Nottingham they had 5 children. In the 1911 census the family are living at Brooklyn, Private Road, Sherwood, John 52 yrs is a lace manufacturer, he is living with his wife Annie Sophia 50 yrs and their children, Ernest Cecil 25 yrs a lace manufacturer, Thomas Bernard 24 yrs assisting in his father business, John Leslie 22 yrs assisting in his father business, Hubert Cyril 20 yrs a student and Gladys Dorothy 19 yrs, the family are living with two servants.
Captain Thomas Bernard Cutts originally enlisted and served with the service number 17473 as a Private in the Sherwood Foresters Regiment, He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant to the 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment on 11th March 1915. Promoted Captain to the 15th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment 1st October 1915. He went to France on 1st February 1916 and was killed in action during the attack near Trones Wood, Guillemont, France on 20th July 1916, aged 29, during the Battle of the Somme. Buried: Guillemont Road Cemetery, France. Plot 5, Row O, Grave 9
Family headstone Nottingham Church (Rock) Cemetery: '(Also) their beloved son T B Cutts (Tom) killed on the Somme July 20th 1916 aged 29 years.'“KILLED. “CAPTAIN T. B. CUTTS. “Official information was received this morning [27th July 1916] by Mr. John Cutts, of "Brooklyn," Private Road, Sherwood, that his second son, Captain Thomas Bernard Cutts, of the Sherwood Foresters, was killed in action on the 18th inst. [sic] Captain Cutts, who was a director of Messrs. T. B. Cutts, Limited, was educated at Uppingham School, and was at one time captain of the Nottinghamshire Football Club and a member of the Forest C.C. He joined the City Battalion soon after the outbreak of war, and was transferred to the 10th Lincolnshires [Grimsby Chums]. He received his commission in the Sherwood Foresters in March, 1915, was promoted lieutenant in July, and captain in October. It was early in February that went out to France. The deceased officer was 29 years of age.”Notice published 27/7/1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918 In September 1914 Frederick Ball the mayor announced the formation of a Nottingham pals battalion. Recruitment was to be amongst the city's professional classes and focused on University College Nottingham where the Registrar Thomas Porteous Black was asked to take charge. Despite an early rush of volunteers for the unit, insufficient men came forward to form a battalion mainly because potential volunteers were enlisting elsewhere. Some men responding to Alderman Ball's call served with 12th (Pioneer) Battalion Sherwood Foresters whilst around 300, including Tom Cutts, formed 'C' Coy of 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (The Grimsby Chums). He evidently transferred to 15th Sherwood Foresters when commissioned. Captain Thomas Porteous Black was killed in action at Gallipoli 9/8/1915 with 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. David Nunn
