The following has been submitted by Tess McTiernan:
John Cloe, born in 1878 at Dykes Head, Tanfield, was the son of John and Jane Cloe. His mother remarried having been widowed at a young age. In 1901 the family were living at Greens Buildings, Tantobie and John aged 23 was working as a coal miner hewer.
John married Amelia Carr in October 1901 at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Byermoor and fathered six children, one of whom died in infancy. In 1911 the family lived at 2 Havelock Terrace, Tantobie and John worked as a miner.
At the time of enlistment, September 1914, John was living at 14 Front Street, Tantobie and was aged 31 years 7 months. He served in France 11 Sept 1915 to 22 April 1917 where he died from anthrax aged 34 years.
He was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 14-15 Star.
Remembered with Honour Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France Grave ref: 1X.B.3
15th (Service) Battalion
Sept 1914 Formed at Newcastle as part of the Third New Army (K3) and then moved to Halton Park to join the 64th Brigade of the 21st Division and then moved to Maidenhead.
11 Sept 1915 Mobilised for war and landed at Boulogne and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including: 1915 The Battle of Loos; 1916 The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy. 1917 The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line.
John Cloe is remembered at Dipton on D46.06 at Leadgate on L65.01 and at Tanfield on T35.04
