Son of William and Sarah Rigby, of Sharrock’s Farm, Blackrod, Lancashire. Recorded as 3rd Bn., Monmouthshire Regiment on SDGW.
Rigby, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Rigby
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Adlington, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Blackrod, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 6th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/2nd (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 291246
- Regiment: Monmouthshire (Territorial) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Preston, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. Katharine's C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Blackrod
- CWGC Memorial: Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: II. L. 10.