John Isaiah Rigley
Service Number
56650
Military Unit
Heavy Artillery signal section Royal Engineers
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
31 Aug 1915 (35 Years Old)
Place of Birth
St John's Parish Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
John was a bricklayer who enlisted in the Royal Engineers 18/12/1899 standing 5' 8" tall and weighing 168 lbs. He received 2 Days CB (Confined to Barracks) 12/5/1900 for being absent from a kit parade, 3 days 1/8/1900 for being drunk on night work and 7 days 4/11/1901 for using insubordinate language to an nco. He bought himself out for £18 24/11/1902.
He re-enlisted 5/11/1914 and embarked for the Dardanelles 30/6/1915. He died from wounds inflicted by a bomb at Kara Bigha.
- Family History
- Military History
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Family History
He was the son of William and Hannah Rigley and the brother of Nehemiah, Frank and George Rigley (who also served) and William, Sarah Ellen and Dorothy Hannah Rigley. In 1899 the family lived on New Street East Kirkby but by the end of the war had moved to 219 Exchange Road West Bridgford Nottingham.
Military History
68th Field Coy
Extra Information
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Anzac
