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Lt. John Cutcliffe

British Army 9th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment

from:7 Strand, Dawlish, Devon

(d.26th Aug 1918)

John Cutliffe was born in Dawlish in 1887. He died 26 August 1918, aged 31. He was a lieutenant in the East Yorkshire Regt, 2nd Battalion, attached to Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regt, 9th Battalion.

It is not clear where John Cutcliffe was for the 1911 census and he may have joined the Army and been serving abroad. There is a record at the National Archives, Kew, which contains copies of telegrams, as follow:

  • 18-9-16 to Mrs Cutcliffe, 16 Camden Gardens, Uxbridge - Beg to inform you that 2nd Lieut J Cutcliffe, 2nd East Yorks, admitted 42 General Hospital, Salonica August 31, sick, any further news will be sent.
  • 10-10-16 to Mrs E Cutcliffe, 82 Holland Park Avenue [London W] Beg to inform you that 2nd Lieut J Cutcliffe, 2nd East Yorks discharged from 42 General Hospital, Salonica Sept 25 after treatment for malaria.
  • 16-12-16 to Mrs E Cutcliffe, 82 Holland Park Avenue [London W] Beg to inform you that 2nd Lieut J Cutcliffe, 2nd East Yorks transferred to Insulanfa Military Hospital Malta November thirtieth for treatment for dysentery following malaria.
  • 12-1-17 to Mrs E Cutcliffe, 2 Batoun Gardens, West Kensington Beg to inform you that 2nd Lieut J Cutcliffe, 2nd East Yorks left Malta for England Jan seventh.
  • 31-8-18 to Mrs E Cutcliffe, 2 Batoun Gardens, Deeply regret Lt J Cutcliffe, East Yorks attached 9th West Ridings killed in action August 26th. Army Council expresses sympathy.
Dawlish WW1 Project



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