Tillotson,+John+William

John William Tillotson

Born in 1892 he was killed in action aged 26 on 13-4-1918. He served in Duke of Wellington (West Riding Regiment ) as Corporal in the 1st and 6th Bns. Service number 266537.

John is buried at TROIS ABRES CEMETERY at STEENWERK. Grave ref. II. J. 26 Steenwerck is on the French/Belgium border about 25 miles north ok Lille. It was untouched for most of the war as used as a rest, hospital and recouperation area. It was taken by the Germans on 10-4-18 and not recaprured by the Allies until October.

His name is also recorded on Oxenhope war memorial.

The son of Edward Hargreaves Tillotson and Ellen neeCooney who married in Keighley in 1889, John appears to have been their only son and had 5 sisters. He married Lucy Hart in 1915. They had a son John born in 1915.The couple lived at 1 Yate Lane Oxenhope