Loughton, John Thomas
The Loughton family - John extreme left; photo from Lesley Norris, granddaughter of his sister Mary
John Thomas Loughton (wrongly listed)
800995 Driver, 2/1st North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
(see also his cousin J.F. Loughton in 'served but not listed' section)
Born 1883 at Messingham
Son of Alfred (a bricklayer from Sheffield) and Christina (nee Trickett of Ecclesfield near Sheffield)
Mother died in 1893 and buried in Scotter churchyard
Step son of Mary Jane ('Jane'; nee Windsor of Kirton-in-Lindsey)
'ran away to join the Army' in the early 1900's
Became a bricklayer
Married Mary Sarah Jennings of Owston Ferry in 1911
Lived at Victoria Cottage, North Street, Owston Ferry
Enlisted on 14th June 1915 at Grimsby
Described as 5 feet 7 and a quarter inch tall, weight 126 pounds
Posted to 246th Brigade, RFA on 17th March 1919 and ‘C’ Company, 113th Brigade on 29th November 1919
Suffered with pneumonia over Christmas and New Year and hospitalised in Woolwich
Demobilized at No. 4 Depot in March 1920; address given as 14 East View, Wath-on-Dearne
Lived at Wrawby
Died at a care home at 34 Wrawby Street, Brigg on 1st April 1946 aged 62
Buried in Scotter Cemetery with the surname 'Laughton'
Brother of Alfred Ernest
Brother of Uriah Francis