BORN CASTLEFORD 1888. SON OF JOHN W. & MARGARET JANE FERRY, OF, 12, SCULCOATES LANE AND 8, VICTORIA VILLAS, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL.
HE HAD A BROTHER, JIM AND SISTERS BELLA AND JASMINE.
HIS WIFE EVA FERRY & BABY VERA BORN 24/12/1915, LIVED AT 22, EVAS AVENUE, DE LA POLE AVENUE, HULL, WITH SISTER, EMMIE DARBY (CWGC ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 07/09/1914, AGED 26 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 7 INCHES TALL, 134 LBS, 36 INCH CHEST, GOOD PHYSIQUE, AUBURN HAIR, GREY EYES AND FAIR COMPLEXION. CHIRCH OF ENGLAND RELIGION. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 1/4TH EYR. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 30/11/1915. PROMOTED LANCE CORPORAL 05/05/1916, CORPORAL, 07/08/1916, AND SERGEANT, ON 05/11/1916.
TRANSFERRED TO DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, ON 18/12/1916. KILLED IN ACTION ON 04/10/1917, AGED 29.
COMMEMORATED AT TYNE COT CEMETERY, BELGIUM.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON THE MEMORIAL AT ST MARY CHURCH, SCULCOATES LANE, HULL & ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL AT ST JOHNS, NEWLAND, CLOUGH ROAD, HULL.
| Name | John Ferry |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Castleford |
| Death Date | 4 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Regiment | Durham Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 15th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 53312 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 814, East Yorks Regt. |
