Private 80496 1st/5th Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt)
Died Sunday 31st March 1918 (Age unknown)
At Rest: Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Grave Ref: VI. C. 1.
John W Riley is commemorated on both the Jacksdale and Ironville War Memorials. Little is known of his family connections or military career.
He was a recipient of the British War and Victory Medals.
The Imperial War Graves Commission wrote to a Mrs F Riley of Old Westwood, Near Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire to request an inscription for John’s headstone but it seems that no reply was received.
Christchurch, Ironville Marble Memorial Plaque
