No.250658, Lance Corporal, Job CUTMORE
Aged 20
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Job Cutmore was born in Ridgewell (Halstead Q1-1898 4A:724), son of Job and Julia CUTMORE (née SMITH).
1901 census...Aged 3, he was at Chapel Green, Ridgewell with his father Job CUTMORE [37] stockman; his mother Julia [37] born Litte Yeldham; sisters Kate [13], Eva [10] and Clara [5]; brothers Victor H. [11], William [9], Frank [7] and Wince [1]. All except his mother were born in Ridgewell. 1911 census...Aged 13 a farm labourer, he was in Ridgewell with his parents (father now a smallholder); sister Minnie [8] born Ridgewell; brothers William and Frank (farm labourers) and Wince. All eleven siblings survive. Brother Wince joined the Scots Guards in May 1918 and survived the war.. His brother Frank was killed in 1917 in Palestine in the Essex Regiment. see here |
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Job enlisted in Chelmsford .
He died during the battle raging SE of Amiens in the German Spring Offensive when the Germans came very close to breaking through to Amiens. The war diary has:- 26/4/18- 1 am - Bn dug in by 3:50 am. Considerable enemy shelling on this area. Bn frontage was 600 yards from U.15.b.7.5.inclusive to U.15.d.6.2. inclusive. Dispositions in front line 2 Coys, C on right, B on left. D Coy acting as moppers up and in close support, A Coy in reserve. One platoon of A Coy was detailed to keep liaison with troops of Moroccan Division on the left. The objective of the Bn was road running through western and eastern portions of BOIS DE HASNGARD in U.17.a and c. Zero hour 5.15 am Troops moved forward under a most indifferent artillery support. There seemed to be no barrage on the Bn sector and very few shells fell on the wood. The leading Coys suffered considerable casualties from hostile machine gun fire. Shortly after zero 3 British tanks moved toward the objective but did not locate a German strong point at the northern edge of the wood from where most of the machine gun fire seemed to come. The Bn was considerably decimate, dug in on track running north and south through the wood at U.16.b.2.4. to U.16.d.3.5. This line was consolidated and touch was established with the 7th Queens on our right and Moroccan Div on the left. Casualties 12 Officers 201 OR. Strength of Coys 60 to 70 ORs During the night 26/27 our line was reorganised. CWGC records give 76 all ranks killed, 54 of them with no known grave. In 1923 Job and others who were buried initially at 62d.U.16.b.4.3., identified by crosses, were moved into Hangard Communal Cemetery extension |
the line consolidated at end of day. photo:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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