John James Jewitt (1888-1917)
Northumberland man served with 10th DLI killed at the Battle of Arras
John James Jewitt was born in Stocksfield, Northumberland, in about 1888. At the time of the 1901 census he was living with his grandparents at Mickley Grange. It is not possible to say for definite who his mother was from this source, although it could have been Jane Anne Jewitt, the unmarried daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Jewitt.
John was killed in action on 9 April 1917 at the Battle of Arras and his name appears in the Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance. The Book of Solders’ Effects lists his legatees as Uncle John and Aunt Sarah. However, his testator according to the probate calendars of 1919 was Joseph Jewett of Mickley Grange. It is possible that this was his grandfather but he would have been 95 years old by this date. John James’s estate was valued at £338 15s 4d for probate.
Birth date: 1888
Death date: 09-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: Mickley Grange Farm, Stocksfield, Northumberland (1901 and 1911 census)
Family: Grandparents: Joseph Jewitt, Elizabeth Jewitt
Mother or aunt: Jane Anne Jewitt
Sister or cousin: Beatrice Jewitt
Uncle: John Jewitt (married to Sarah Jewitt)
Cousin?: Sarah Jewitt, Joseph Jewitt, Henry Jewitt
Military service:
10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Service number: 26221
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial Bay 8
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
Gender: Male
Contributed by Susan Metcalfe
