J.+W.+GREGORY

CWGC: J W Gregory, 269286 Private, 1st/5th Battalion, Notts and Derby Regiment. Died 22nd March 1918, aged 22. Buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Lapugnoy, France. Grave reference: IX A 12. Son of James and Hannah Gregory, of Lydgate, Holmesfield, Sheffield.

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19: John William Gregory. Born – Holmesfield; Derbyshire; Enlisted – Chesterfield, Derbyshire; Residence – Dronfield, Derbyshire. Formerly 40483 Notts S. R. Yeomanry. Died of wounds – France and Flanders.

1911 Census: John William Gregory was a 15 year old farm labourer, residing in Fanshaw Gate, Holmesfield. He was the son of James Gregory, a farmer, and Hannah Gregory.