John Harold Sanders
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John Harold Sanders was born in 1892 he was the son of Francis Lewis a dropper maker in the lace industry and Rose Ellen Sanders née Langham of 6 Knox Street, Carrinton.Francis Lewis was born in 1859 at Nottingham, Rose Ellen Langham was born in 1859 also at Nottingham, they were married in 1883 at Nottingham, they went on to have 8 children, sadly 1 died in infancy or early childhood. In 1911 his father was living at 6 Knox Street, Nottingham, he is shown as being 52 yrs a dropper maker, he is living with hsi son Edward 11 yrs. John Harold emigrated to Canada in 1908.
Royal Flying Corps, 59th Squadron. The squadron was formed on 1 August 1916 at Narborough airfield, Norfolk, which was the largest aerodrome of the war.He had initially joined the Canadian infantry in which he reached the rank of company sergeant major before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in which he gained a commission in March 1915.He was in France for only a few weeks when he died of wounds. He is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery (grave ref II.C.22).
Boys' Brigade 2nd Nottingham Company roll of honour: 2nd Lieut JH Sanders, RFC.Nottingham Evening Post, Roll of Honour, 3 November 1917: ‘Died of Wounds. Second-Lieutenant JH Sanders. News has been received that Second-Lieutenant JH Sanders, son of Mrs Sanders of Edwalton, died of wounds on October 27th. A member of the Dakeyne-street Lads’ Club, he emigrated to Canada in 1908, and was doing well in business. In 1915 he returned to this country with the Canadian infantry, and rose to the rank of company sergeant-major. He subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, and received a commission in March last. The deceased officer, who was 25 years of age, had only been in France a few weeks.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
