Nunnerley, John Edward
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry
Rank: Private
Service No: 1283
Boer War service: Not Known
Date of enlistment: Not Known
Date of discharge: Not Known
Reason for discharge: Not Known
Other information: John’s brother Arthur died serving in WW1. Another brother, George, had emigrated to Canada by 1914 and served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Born: 24 November 1874 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and was baptised on 6 January 1875 in St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch
Family: He was the second of six children born to Thomas and Mary Ann Nunnerley. No marriage has been traced for John.
Residence: He was living in Bradley Green, Wirswall, Whitchurch up to the time he enlisted for the Boer War.
Employment: He was a farmer, taking over his father’s farm when he died
Death: 7 April 1922 in Whitchurch, aged 47, and was buried on 10 April that year in Whitchurch cemetery.
Other information: After the Boer War, John returned to South Africa. His father’s death brought him back to the UK some time before 1911.