John Percy Clarence Mortimore
Royal Engineers, Sapper, Watermen and lightermen, 504835 and 228879
Date of Birth: 14th of January 1888
Place of Birth: Teignmouth, Devon
Date of Death: 3rd quarter 1981
Buried: Teignmouth Cemetery, plot unknown. Unable to trace the grave but could be in the new cemetery.
Awarded the British War and Victory Medals
John Percy Clarence Mortimore was born on the 14th of January 1888 to parents Charles, a retired builder, and Anne Mortimer.
In 1901, the Mortimore family were living at 18, Higher Brook Street, West Teignmouth.
| Charles Reginald Paul Mortimore 1886 | John Percy Clarence Mortimore 1888 |
| Henry Cecil Mortimore 1889 | Dorothy Helena Mortimore 1892 |
John married Ivy Violet Wheeler on the 1st of March 1913.
John enrolled for military service on the 29th of May 1916 and was mobilized on the 12th of January 1917, on home leave from 11th January 1917 until the 1st of February 1917. His occupation is noted as Laundry Proprietor.
Royal Engineers
Cap Badge
John embarked for France as a Pioneer on the 2nd of February 1917.
John was admitted to hospital on the 6th of February 1917 and rejoined his unit from hospital on the 17th of February 1917.
Troops being transported by barge along the Canal de Furnes, 4 August 1917 © IWM (Q 3251)
John was mustered from Pioneer to Sapper, Watermen, and lightermen, on the 1st of August 1917 with an increase in pay to Engineer.
John was despatched back to the UK on the 29th of May 1919 and demobbed on the 27th of June 1919.
| Dorothy Constance Elizabeth Mortimore 1913 | Maurice Louis Charles Mortimore 1916 |
| Ivy Phyllis Mortimore 1917 | Noreen K M Mortimore 1919 |
| John (Jack) Percy 1928 |
In 1939, the Mortimore family was living at Sunny Crest, Bitton Road, Teignmouth. John was a Laundry Proprietor and Ivy a Laundry Manageress. Dorothy Constance Elizabeth Lobb (Mortimore) was a Female Forewoman At a Factory, Maurice Louis Charles Mortimore was a Garage Proprietor, and Ivy Phyllis Davey (Palmer, Mortimore) was a Factory Worker.
John and Ivy's son, Fireman Maurice Louis Charles Mortimore, was killed on active service on the 14th of August 1942 during World War 2.
Fireman Maurice Louis Charles Mortimore killed on active service WW2
Inscription: In memory of
Fireman
Maurice Louis Charles
Mortimore
Born 28th February 1916
Killed on active service
14th August 1942
Aged 26 years
Husband of Marion
Father of Vivien
Not forgotten
John Percy Clarence Mortimore died in the 3rd quarter of 1981.
