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Jun 28, 1896
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Born at
Hadstock, Cambridge, England
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Mar 25, 1916
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Attested into
the 91st Battalion at St Thomas Ontario
Ø Number 190107
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Emma Farrant, mother, of 43 Bartlow End,
Haverhill, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Boilermaker
Ø Previous military experience given as 1 year in the 25th
Regiment Canadian Militia at St Thomas
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
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Jun 28, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Jul 15, 1916
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Transferred to
the 12th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Aug 21, 1916
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Transferred to
the 75th Battalion
Arrived at
the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre France and TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 75th Battalion
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Oct 8, 1916
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While still at
the CBD, Pte Cutter was transferred to and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Oct 9, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in billets at Fieffes. Their War
Diary records “about 80 reinforcements were received”. The Battalion was in desperate need of those
reinforcements after the heavy losses at Courcelette.
He was assigned to No 6 Platoon, “B” Company
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the
advance on Vimy Ridge, Pte Cutter was wounded and removed first to a Field Ambulance for
first aid, then to the No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for further treatment
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Apr 11, 1917
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Pte Cutter died
of his wounds while at the No 22 CCS
Bruay
Communal Cemetery Extension
Bruay France
The plate at the base
of the headstone reads
"In memory
of my brother
Pte James Cutter
No 191107, 75th BTTN
Canadian, Killed in Action on
April 11, 1917"
Following the war,
the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Mrs ML Fenn, at 441
Talbot St, St Thomas Ontario.
The Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs Farrant, at 43
Burton End, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
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