Name
John Bertram Scoote
1887
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/07/1916
31
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
14289
Bedfordshire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE
III.H.2
France
Headstone Inscription
None
UK & Other Memorials
St Mary the Virgin Roll of Honour, Welwyn, St Mary's Church Memorial. Wallington
Pre War
John Bertram Scoote (known as Bertie or Bertram)) was born in Marylebone, London in 1887 to John William and Fanny Scoote (nee Cook). He was one of six children, although two later died. His father had been born in Wallington and his parents had married in Sundon, Bedford in 1884.
He was baptised on 20 August 1887 at St Marks Church in St Johns Wood, Westminster, when they were living at 3 Inkerman Road, Kentish Town. It appears he was also baptised on 7 June 1891 at Wallington, Herts.
On the 1891 Census his parents and siblings Fanny (born 1889) and George (born 1891), were living at 16 Alderminster Road, Bermondsey, London where his father was working as a carman. At the same time Bertram was living with his widowed grandmother Sarah Scoote at Wallington, Herts. She was said to be 'living on her own means'. He remained with her in 1901 while his parents lived in Camberwell in 1901.
On the 1911 Census, he was living with his Aunt Rose Scoote and five cousins in Wallington, nr Baldock and working as a Labourer. His parents were then living at Lambeth, London, with siblings Fanny, George and Helen.
He was said to be living in Brixton, Surrey on enlistment.
Wartime Service
Bertram enlisted in Welwyn, Herts and served with the 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment in France from 11 Aug 1915.
He was killed in action on 15 July 1916 during the Battle for Bazentin Ridge in an attack on Pozieres from Contalmaison The attack was held up by heavy fire and they had to dig in. Bertram was one of 35 soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, known to have died on that day, although many more were wounded or listed as missing.
He is buried in the Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle, France.
Additional Information
His mother received a war gratuity of £8 10s and pay owing of £8 6s.
His brother George served in 99th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery from November 1914 and died, aged 26, from dysentery while on deployment on the Salonika Front.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper, Brenda Palmer
www.bedfordregiment.org.uk,
