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Surname: NUTTER
Forename(s): Harry
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 202828
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion
Division: 17th (Northern) Division
Age: 38
Date of Death: 1917-10-23
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: X. G. 2.
CWGC Cemetery: DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Harry Nutter was the son of Levi and Martha Nutter, née Broughton and was the brother of Private Wilfred Ewart Nutter (38487) (q.v.). Both parents were born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire. Harry's cousin, Mary Ann Nutter, was married to Private Robert Hebden (29/618) (q.v.).
1881 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Chapel Street - Harry Nutter, aged 1 year, born Barnoldswick, son of Levi and Martha Nutter.
1891 Atherton, Lancashire Census: 302, Baglane - Harry Nutter, aged 11 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, son of Levi and Martha Nutter.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 29, Rook Street - Harry Nutter, aged 21 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Levi and Martha Nutter.
Harry was married to Nancy Jane Hargreaves in 1907.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 39, Rook Street - Harry Nutter, aged 31 years, born Barnoldswick, husband of Jane Nutter.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Harry Nutter, 202828, East Yorkshire Regiment.
A short biography of Harry is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
NUTTER, Harry, aged 38 years, East Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mrs. Nutter, Rook Street, [Barnoldswick], died of wounds Oct. 17, 1917.
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Private Harry NUTTER
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Yorkshire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division
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Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick
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Ghyll Undenominational Burial Ground, Barnoldswick
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26 October 1917
BARNOLDSWICK – ANOTHER SOLDIER KILLED
Private Harry Nutter, West Riding Regiment, is officially reported killed in France. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Nutter, he was 38 years of age, and leaves a wife and one daughter living in Rook Street. We will give a photo next week.
02 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK – THE LATE PRIVATE HENRY NUTTER
Mrs. Nutter, Rook Street, has received further particulars of the death of her husband, Private Harry Nutter, East Yorks. Regiment, who (as briefly intimated last week) died from gunshot wounds at a Casualty Clearing Station in France on October 17th. He went out to France in December last, and was invalided home with trench fever in February. Since returning to France in September he has been attached to the Royal Engineers. He was 38 years of age and leaves a wife and one daughter, seven years old. A nursing sister at the Casualty Clearing Station states that Private Nutter had sustained compound fractures of the right thigh and right arm, besides other injuries, and was too ill to realise that he was dying. He was buried with military honours, along with many of his comrades. Prior to joining the Army, Pte. Nutter was employed by Messrs. J. Nutter and Sons, Bankfield Shed. He was an enthusiastic musician and a member of the Barnoldswick Orchestra, in which he played the cello. He was also intimately connected with the Baptist Church (Manchester Road) in the capacity of financial secretary, and is the first Church member to fall in the war.
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26 October 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
Private Harry Nutter, West Riding Regiment, is officially reported killed in France. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Nutter, he was 38 years of age and leaves a wife and one daughter living in Rook Street.
02 November 1917
NUTTER – Died of wounds, Oct. 17th, Pte. Harry Nutter, of the East Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mrs. Nutter, of Rook Street, Barnoldswick, aged 38.
02 November 1917
BARNOLDSWICK
THE LATE PTE. HARRY NUTTER
Mrs. Nutter, Rook Street, has received further particulars of the death of her husband, Pte. Harry Nutter, East Yorkshire Regiment, who (as briefly intimated last week) died from gunshot wounds at a Casualty Clearing Station in France on October 17th. He went out to France on December last and was invalided home with trench fever in February. Since returning to France in September he has been attached to the Royal Engineers. He was 38 years of age and leaves a wife and one daughter, seven years old. A nursing sister at the Casualty Clearing Station states that Pte. Nutter had sustained a compound fracture of the right thigh and right arm, besides other injuries, and was too ill to realize that he was dying. He was buried with military honours along with many of his comrades. Prior to joining the army Pte. Nutter was employed by Messrs. J. Nutter and Sons, Bankfield Shed. He was an enthusiastic musician and a member of the Barnoldswick Orchestra, in which he played the cello. He was also intimately connected with the Baptist Church (Manchester Road) in the capacity of financial secretary and was the first church member to fall in the war.
22 November 1918
Barnoldswick Soldier Dies in Germany
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Nutter, 29, Rook Street, Barnoldswick, received news on Sunday, through the Red Cross, that their youngest son, Pte. Wilfred Ewart Nutter (West Yorks. Regiment) was included in the list of prisoners of war who had died of wounds in Germany, and that his death took place on Aug, 12th. Pte. Nutter was 22 years of age, and had served 14 months on the Western front before being captured on March 27th last. His parents had received no previous intimation that he was wounded. His last letter (received three weeks ago) was dated Aug. 4th, up to which date he had received no parcels from home, though quite a number had been sent. Pte. Harry Nutter, his eldest brother, was killed in October last year, and another brother (Pte. James Nutter) is still in France.
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