William James Dann Scutt ca 1892-1917
William
possibly 25 years old
Birth about May 1892 • Sutton, Surrey
Baptism on 16 August 1903
• Atherstone, Warwickshire
Death on 23 August 1917
• W.W.I.
Notes
[W J D S - (1911) residence Atherstone, Warwickshire.] [Tamworth Herald, Saturday 10 December 1904. Dangerous Football. Edward Perkins, Wm. Scutt, Frank Hunt. Wm. Orton, and Thomas Alkin, boys, all at Atherstone, were summoned for playing football in Church Street, on December 3. Defendants pleaded guilty. William Pugh, coachman, Grendon, said he was driving when his horse dashed into the lamp post. The trap was damaged. He tried to hold the horse in, when it pulled him over the trap and dragged him down the street. The boys had pieces of cardboard placed in the road to represent goal posts, which caused the horse to shy. His employer (Mr. Paul) did not wish to press the case. Defendants were fined 2s.6d. each.] [W J S 25yr., from Cornwall L/Sgt 1945 D.C.L.I. 19425. 6th.Bn.Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 23rd August 1917, son of the late Mrs. Ellen Scutt. Panel 80-82 and 163A. Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.]
Sources
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Birth:
Epsom 2a 4 / Tamworth Herald [1904 Dec 10]
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Death:
Indexes to War Deaths 1914-1921 1917 I. 56 186 / Com. War Graves Com.