Private John Jeffrey

Service Number 9133


Campaign:

World War 1


Died:

22.3.1915

1SG
KIA Aged 20
Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg L'Avoue, France. II, B, 13

He was a gardener and enlisted on 14 August 1914, among the very first to volunteer for the Regiment. Before he was killed he'd already been wounded in the leg on 1 January 1915.

Memorial(s):

Country Location Name of Memorial Campaign Names Date(s)
Scotland Town Square Moffat Annandale And Eskdale Dumfries And Galloway DG10 9EU Moffat War Memorial World War 1
World War 2
J Jeffrey 22-3-1915 View

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