Advertisement

Pvt Ernest Wrigley

Advertisement

Pvt Ernest Wrigley Veteran

Birth
Saddleworth, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Death
5 May 1917 (aged 24–25)
France
Burial
Achiet-le-Grand, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
I. E. 26
Memorial ID
View Source
WRIGLEY Ernest
Mother's Maiden Name PLATT
Birth Registered 1892 Delph, Saddleworth

1901 Census
6 Wellesley Street, Oldham
John Wrigley 1844 Sheffield, Yorkshire - Tailor
Jane Wrigley 1860 Rotherham, Yorkshire
John Wm Wrigley 1877 Sheffield, Yorkshire - Labourer
Albert Wrigley 1887 Oldham, Lancashire - Brass Finisher
Elizabeth Ann Wrigley 1889 Oldham, Lancashire
Ernest Wrigley 1892 Oldham, Lancashire
Fanny Wrigley 1894 Oldham, Lancashire
Minnie Wrigley 1897 Oldham, Lancashire
Lillie Wrigley 1899 Oldham, Lancashire

1911 Census
9 Berry Street, Oldham
Jane Wrigley 51
Elizabeth Ana Wrigley 22: Ring Spinner In Cotton
Ernest Wrigley 19: Piecer In Cotton Spinning
Fanny Wrigley 17: Cop Winder
Minnie Wrigley 14 Tenter In Card Room
Lilian Wrigley 11

Marriage
Ernest Wrigley
a Cotton Spinner
Marriage Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1916
Marriage Place: Holy Trinity, Coldhurst, Oldham
Father: John Wrigley, a Tailor (deceased)
Spouse: Emma Vickerman , a Reeler
Father: Stephen Vickerman, a Hairdresser

Ernest Wrigley
Birth Place: Greenfield, Yorks
Residence: Oldham
Death Date: 5 May 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Upper Mill
Rank: Private
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Battalion: 2 5th Battalion
Regimental Number: 241872
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Ernest Wrigley
Death Date: 5 May 1917
Death Place: No 45 Casualty Clearing Station
Rank: Private
Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Regimental Number: 241872

Ernest Wrigley
Rank: Private
Regiment or Corps: West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellington´s)
Regiment Number: 241872
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
WRIGLEY Ernest
Mother's Maiden Name PLATT
Birth Registered 1892 Delph, Saddleworth

1901 Census
6 Wellesley Street, Oldham
John Wrigley 1844 Sheffield, Yorkshire - Tailor
Jane Wrigley 1860 Rotherham, Yorkshire
John Wm Wrigley 1877 Sheffield, Yorkshire - Labourer
Albert Wrigley 1887 Oldham, Lancashire - Brass Finisher
Elizabeth Ann Wrigley 1889 Oldham, Lancashire
Ernest Wrigley 1892 Oldham, Lancashire
Fanny Wrigley 1894 Oldham, Lancashire
Minnie Wrigley 1897 Oldham, Lancashire
Lillie Wrigley 1899 Oldham, Lancashire

1911 Census
9 Berry Street, Oldham
Jane Wrigley 51
Elizabeth Ana Wrigley 22: Ring Spinner In Cotton
Ernest Wrigley 19: Piecer In Cotton Spinning
Fanny Wrigley 17: Cop Winder
Minnie Wrigley 14 Tenter In Card Room
Lilian Wrigley 11

Marriage
Ernest Wrigley
a Cotton Spinner
Marriage Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1892
Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1916
Marriage Place: Holy Trinity, Coldhurst, Oldham
Father: John Wrigley, a Tailor (deceased)
Spouse: Emma Vickerman , a Reeler
Father: Stephen Vickerman, a Hairdresser

Ernest Wrigley
Birth Place: Greenfield, Yorks
Residence: Oldham
Death Date: 5 May 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Upper Mill
Rank: Private
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Battalion: 2 5th Battalion
Regimental Number: 241872
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Ernest Wrigley
Death Date: 5 May 1917
Death Place: No 45 Casualty Clearing Station
Rank: Private
Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
Regimental Number: 241872

Ernest Wrigley
Rank: Private
Regiment or Corps: West Riding Regiment (Duke of Wellington´s)
Regiment Number: 241872
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal

Gravesite Details

Private, 2nd/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Age Unknown.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Maintained by: Rita
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56389177/ernest-wrigley: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Ernest Wrigley (1892–5 May 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56389177, citing Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Achiet-le-Grand, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Rita (contributor 49423073).