Rennison, John Henry
photo from Roy Johnson, son of his sister Doris
J.H. RENNISON
John Henry Rennison ('Jack')
T4/253720 Driver, Army Service Corps
Born January 1889 in Scotter
Son of George (a general farm labourer from Scotter) and Charlotte (nee Taylor; a twin of Grimsby)
Family lived on Sands Lane
Became a blacksmith
Married Mary Elizabeth 'Sis' Jenkinson of Clayworth at ‘The Parish Church, Nottingham’ in 1914
Lived at Blyth Road, Ranskill
Enlisted as 4319 Driver into the A.S.C. on 5th November 1915 at Barnby Moor
Described as 5 feet 4 inches tall
Sent overseas and arrived in Le Harvre from Southampton on 9th January 1917
Returned to England on 11th February 1919 and demobilized a month later
Address given as Trinkle Street, Gringley on the Hill
Awarded the Medaille Barbatie si Credinta 3rd Class by His Majesty the King of Roumania
‘for distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign’
Gazetted on 20th September 1919 (page 11757)
The award was for 'cutting horses free under heavy shell fire'
Made callipers for needy children at the local tuberculosis clinic
With children John ('Jack') and Arthur, he built the business into an engineering company
Died 15th February 1967 aged 78
Commemorated with a plaque on the wall in the garden at Gringley Cemetery
Parents buried in Scotter Cemetery
Brother of George William