Born: 1897, Shipley
Died: 31 July 1916, Somme
Buried: Worloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Address: 10 Spurr Road, Shipley
Parents: John Frederick & Annie Elizabeth
Spouse:
Siblings: Wm Henry, Herbert
Occupation: Dean & Thompson, Well Croft, Shipley
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: St Paul’s, Shipley
Children:
Regiment: West Ridiing
Fred Mouatt
Fred Mouatt was born in Shipley in
1897, the youngest son of West
Hartlepool born cab driver John
Frederick Mouatt and his wife
Annie Elizabeth, who came from
Shipley.
Fred had two older brothers,
William Henry who was 11 years
older, and Herbert, ten years older.
In 1901 they were living at 21
Henry Street but by the time of the
1911 census the family had moved
to 14 Windsor Street and 13-year-
old Fred was a factory office boy.
Yet another move
must have followed
because on 11 August
1916, the Shipley
Times & Express
casualty list included
the following:
“Pte Fred Mouatt, 10
Spurr Rd, Shipley and
of the Duke of
Wellington’s Regt is
reported to have died
of wounds. He was
nineteen years of age and the
youngest son of Mr and Mrs Fred
Mouatt who have received
many expressions of
sympathy in their sad
bereavement.
“A touching letter has been
received from the Rev C A
Shepherd (Wesleyan
Chaplain) who refers to the
burial of the deceased in a
resting place adjoining a
French cemetery.
“In one of this recent
letters Pte Mouatt wrote:
‘We have been in the great
advance and have had a right
smash up this time. The Germans
are a lot of cowards. When we
went for them they turned and fled
like a lot of kids.’
“Pte Mouatt was formerly
employed by Messrs Dean and
Thompson, Well Croft, Shipley.
“In a letter to Mrs Mouatt, Mr J A
Dean says: ‘Pte Mouatt was a true
Briton. He was a real hero and
sound to the end. We shall all
deeply mourn his death for he was
a splendid lad and one of great
promise.’ Others who knew the lad
have written in a similar strain.”
