Private John Blockley

Army Number : 52887

Battalion : 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at 43, Alfred Street South, Nottingham. Husband of Elizabeth Blockley. He was a chimney sweep prior to enlisting at Derby. He was killed in action, 28th April 1917, aged 34, whilst in the line at Hill 60, Belgium.

Private John Blockley

Buried : Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium. Plot 4. Row F. Grave 2.

Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium.

Private John Blockley is also commemorated on the following memorials:-
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.

Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.
Victoria Embankment War Memorial, Nottingham.