Clifford Uttley

GUNNER CLIFFORD UTTLEY
d. 3 June 1944 AGED 34

Clifford was the second son of Fred and Minnie Uttley. Fred was born at 4 Upperfoot on 12th May 1909 Christened St Michael's Mythomroyd 27 April 1910). In 1911, the family is listed as parents Fred (25 years old, Dyer’s Labourer), Minnie (30 years old) and sons James William (aged 5) and Clifford (aged 1).
By the time of the 1921 census , the family had moved up the road to Paradise on Ellen Royd Lane. Three more children had arrived Ada Mary and the twins Fred and Marjorie. Their father was working as a motor transport assistant (drayman) for a local brewery, Richard Whitaker in Halifax.

Clifford married Eveline Lawton in Grimethorpe in August 1932 and the couple had 2 children. They were living at Tillotson Buildings on Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot in 1939, Clifford was working as a warehouse man for H Helliwell's (worsted spinners). There are three names redacted on this document (probably their children), but we can look on the UK birth Register for children’s whose surname is Uttley and whose mother’s maiden name is Lawton. Two hits are George W Uttley born Q2 1934 in Hemsworth (near Grimethorpe) and Peter G born Q2 1935 also in Hemsworth.

We are not sure when Clifford joined up as the WW2 Service records have not yet been released. He was a member of the 101st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment. The Regiment was formed in 1939 to defend the British Fleet at Scapa Flow from Air Attack.

The Regiment was posted to India in 1943, firstly to Avadi in the city of Chennai (formerly Madras) and later to Mumbai (formerly Bombay).

Clifford died of burns in hospital on 3 June 1944 aged 34 and is buried at the Kirkee War Cemetery in Pune (formerly Puna).

After his death, his wife Eveline moved back to Grimethorpe. She died in 1999 aged 88 in the Chester /Ellesmere Port area.

References

1911 Census, RG14/496/4/19/Schedule.No 18
1921 Census, RG15/496/4/22/Schedule No 206
1939 England and Wales Voters Register, Sowerby Bridge UD/496A-4/KOQR/Schedule No 29
Civil Marriage Registration, 1932/Q3/9c/402
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