Husband of Mrs. Wrigley, of 14, Gresham Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed as a shunter for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.
Wrigley, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Wrigley
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 16th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Driver
- Unit: "C" Battery, 298th Army Brigade.
- Service number: 710897
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: April 16th, 1915 - 1915-04-16
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: II. C. 28.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 30/04/1915 17/08/1917 07/12/1917 21/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h 6d/e* S2* 6g