Private George Wyld

Army Number : 5430

Battalion : 2/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Ripley, Derbyshire. Son of Joseph and Mrs. Wyld, of Church Street, Waingroves, Ripley, Derbyshire. He lived at 7 Arches Street, Nottingham and was a framework knitter. He enlisted 7th December 1915 and was killed in action 26th April 1916, whilst attacking 25 North Road and Mount Street Bridge, Dublin, during the Irish rebellion.

Buried/Commemorated : Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Republic of Ireland. CE. 619.

Private George Wyld is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Ripley War Memorial, Ripley, Derbyshire.