John Harry Addison

A Private with 1st Bn. John died on 20th of April 1918 at the age of 44. 

John was born at Woodbridge in 1879, a son of Leonard and Elizabeth Addison. 

In 1881 he was living with his grandparents, John and Susannah Cory, at Melton Road, Melton, near Woodbridge, and he was still living with his grandparents at Melton Road in 1891.

On 25 July 1898 John married Clara Wright at All Saints' Church, North Peckham. John was working as a barman and they both lived at 207 Saint George's Road, Peckham. Clara came from Lowestoft. In 1899 they lived at Sydney House, Abercore Crescent, Catford. By 1901 John and Clara were living at 54 Brownhill Road, Lewisham, London, and John was the manager of a public house. 

By 1911 John, Clara, and family had moved to Lowestoft and John was the licensee at The Kings Arms public house on Bevan Street. Later Clara lived at 20 Raglan Street. 

John joined the Army at Lowestoft and he served initially with the Army Service Corps, number 4/236077. He was then transferred to the Northamptonshire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion in France. 

At 1 am on 20 April 1918 the 1st Battalion moved from Cambrin to trenches in front of Givenchy. At 4.45 they began an attack and within two hours had captured the enemy trench that was their objective. John was killed in the attack along with 35 other men of the 1st Battalion.