Back to search results

Private JOHN WILLIAM SHIPLEY

Service Number: 1905
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

1st/6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 17 July 1918

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NEWBOLD (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD

B. 8. 5.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Shipley, of 25, Mountcastle St., Newbold Moor. His brother Robert Henry also fell.
  • Personal Inscription WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (2)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

NEWBOLD (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD
Derbyshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 38
View cemetery details