Thomas Bernard Cutts

Known as Tom, he was the son of John and Annie Sophia Cutts and the brother of Ernest Cecil, John Leslie Neville, Hubert Cyril and Gladys Dorothy Elizabeth Cutts of 'Brooklyn' Private Road Sherwood Nottingham.

Tom assisted in lace manufacturing business owned by his father.

Buried Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont Grave Reference: V O 9

Family headstone Nottingham Church (Rock) Cemetery: '(Also) their beloved son T B Cutts (Tom) killed on the Somme July 20th 1916 aged 29 years.' “KILLED. “CAPTAIN T. B. CUTTS. “Official information was received this morning [27th July 1916] by Mr. John Cutts, of "Brooklyn," Private Road, Sherwood, that his second son, Captain Thomas Bernard Cutts, of the Sherwood Foresters, was killed in action on the 18th inst. [sic] Captain Cutts, who was a director of Messrs. T. B. Cutts, Limited, was educated at Uppingham School, and was at one time captain of the Nottinghamshire Football Club and a member of the Forest C.C. He joined the City Battalion soon after the outbreak of war, and was transferred to the 10th Lincolnshires [Grimsby Chums]. He received his commission in the Sherwood Foresters in March, 1915, was promoted lieutenant in July, and captain in October. It was early in February that went out to France. The deceased officer was 29 years of age.” Notice published 27/7/1916 in the Nottingham Evening Post courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918 In September 1914 Frederick Ball the mayor announced the formation of a Nottingham pals battalion. Recruitment was to be amongst the city's professional classes and focused on University College Nottingham where the Registrar Thomas Porteous Black was asked to take charge. Despite an early rush of volunteers for the unit, insufficient men came forward to form a battalion mainly because potential volunteers were enlisting elsewhere. Some men responding to Alderman Ball's call served with 12th (Pioneer) Battalion Sherwood Foresters whilst around 300, including Tom Cutts, formed 'C' Coy of 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment (The Grimsby Chums). He evidently transferred to 15th Sherwood Foresters when commissioned. Captain Thomas Porteous Black was killed in action at Gallipoli 9/8/1915 with 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. David Nunn