Pioneer 105372 John William STOTT
231st Field Company, Royal Engineers
Killed in Action, Saturday 17th June 1916, France, Age 37
Home address:
6 Vincent Terrace, Thurnscoe East, Near Rotherham, Yorkshire
Born:
1879, Hyde, Cheshire
Parents:
Sarah Ann Stott and John Stott
27 Green Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Married to Annie Rebecca Stott
6 Vincent Terrace, Thurnscoe East, Near Rotherham, Yorkshire
Occupation:
Colliery Dataller, way cleaner in coal mines.
Enlisted:
Doncaster, Yorkshire
Remembered:
Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, Pas de Calais, France, plot I, row A, grave 22.
Link to Hyde:
Born in Hyde
From the Manchester Evening News, 30th June 1916, page 2, column 7:
Hyde Sportsman Killed:
Private John William Stott, formerly of Hyde and latterly of Doncaster, who has been with the Royal Engineers, was killed instantly whilst in his billet on June 17th by a splinter from a shell. He was a well known cricketer and footballer.
Private John William Stott, formerly of Hyde and latterly of Doncaster, who has been with the Royal Engineers, was killed instantly whilst in his billet on June 17th by a splinter from a shell. He was a well known cricketer and footballer.