J.+KNOWLES

Knowles, John, Lance Corporal, 4781, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards Born Bentinch (sic), Derbyshire Enlisted Sheffield Resided Ripley, Derby Killed in action 14th September 1914

Aged 32 Husband of Mary Lizzie Knowles, of 30, Chapel St., Ripley, Derbyshire. Born at Ripley. Vailly British Cemetery, I, F, 2

1911 Census: John Knowles was a 29 year old coal miner, born in Pentrich and residing at 43, Chapel Street, Ripley. He was the husband of Mary (23), and father of Nelly (2).