| WW2 Memorial Profiles for West Mersea
DOUGLAS BENJAMIN CUTTS
Aircraftman 2nd Class, Royal Air Force. 1195965.
Died 27 April 1941 age 20 in Blackpool Sanatorium.
Buried Barfield Road Cemetery Grave 689
Attended West Mersea School
Commemorated West Mersea War Memorial and plaque in West Mersea School
Douglas Cutts. Grave 689, Barfield Road Cemetery, West Mersea
Douglas 'Jim' Cutts was the son of Albert William and Bessie May Cutts of Captains Road, West Mersea. Albert was born 1882 and died c1939. Bessie May Brand was born c1887, daughter of William and Charlotte Brand. In 1939 Douglas was living with his widowed mother at 2 Captains Road, West Mersea.
Essex County Standard- 3rd May 1941
Death of Douglas Cutts - Considerable sympathy will be extended to Mrs Bessie Cutts of Churchfields in the death of her only son Douglas (Jim) Cutts who died in the Blackpool Sanatorium on Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. Previously joining the RAF a little under six months ago, he had been employed in his uncles Mr W. Wyatt's shipwrights office. Of a very quiet and retiring disposition he was a devoted son and had a wide circle of friends and his early death (he would shortly have reached his majority) will cause deep regret. Following upon a post mortem, arrangements are being made by the RAF for the internment at West Mersea. Mrs Cutts, who was only made aware of her sons illness a few days ago was widowed just two years since. There are no other children.
10 May 1941
Widespread scenes of sympathy attended the funeral of Mr Douglas (Jim) Cutts, which took place on Saturday afternoon. Officials and members of the Fire Brigade and the AFS accompanied the cortege to the Methodist Church, where in addition to many relatives and friends many members of the Foresters' Club, the British Legion and the Home Guard had also assembled.
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