Private John Jeffery

Army Number : 27758

Battalion : 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. Son of John Atkin and Jane Jeffery, of Red Hill, Arnold, Nottingham. He was an Errand Boy and went to France 7th June 1916. He died of wounds 24th June 1916, aged 19.

Buried : Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Plot 5. Row E. Grave 73

Private John Jeffery is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Arnot Hill Park War Memorial, Arnold, Nottinghamshire.
Redhill Baptist Church War Memorial, (Howard House Scout Headquarters), Redhill, Nottingham.