Private John Hawley

Army Number : 8383

Battalion : 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Nottingham. Son of Samuel Hawley, of 45A Boville Street, Radford, Nottingham. He was a lace hand prior to enlisting 21st July 1902 at Nottingham. He served in Hong Kong from 5th March 1904 to 6th December 1904 and the Strait Settlements, 7th December 1904 to 19th July 1911. He went to France 10th October 1914 and was killed in action, 12th March 1915, during the German counter-attack at Neuve Chapelle, France.

Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial, France. Panel 26 and 27.