Research Notes
On the Ancestry.co.uk record it shows Jack Wragg of Crich killed in action but as a private not lance corporal.
Derbyshire Times 25 August 1917
ANOTHER CRICH LOSS
On Friday news was received by Mr and Mrs John Wragg of Crich, that their son John Wragg (21), Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry had been killed in action. Gunner Wragg had been on ten days leave during this month, and he looked quite happy and cheerful amongst his old Crich friends, who mourn his loss. He enlisted soon after the war began.
| Name | WRAGG, JACK |
| Initials | J |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment/Service | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| Unit | 7th Bn |
| Date of Death | 16/08/17 |
| Service Number | 10874 |
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Grave/Memorial Reference | Panel 80 to 82 and 163A. |
| Cemetery | TYNE COT MEMORIAL |
Memorial inside the Wesleyan Chapel, Crich
1901 Census: Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| John | Wragg | Head | 34 | Limestone getter | Tupton |
| Zilla | wife | 33 | Bagthorpe | ||
| Ada | daughter | 8 | Crich | ||
| Jno T | son | 7 | Crich | ||
| Hannah | daughter | 5 | Crich | ||
| Luke | son | 3 | Crich | ||
| Fanny | daughter | 1 | Crich | ||
| Hettie | Coleman | boarder | 15 | Factory hand, hosiery | Crich |
1911 Census: Crich Common, Crich
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| John | Wragg | Head | 42 | Newsagent | Crich |
| Zilla | wife | 43 | Bagthorpe | ||
| Ada | daughter | 19 | Buttoning machinist, hosiery | Crich | |
| John T | son | 18 | Limestone quarryman | Crich | |
| Luke | son | 16 | Farm labourer | Crich | |
| Fanny | daughter | 12 | School | Crich | |
| Jas | son | 9 | School | Crich | |
| Ellen | daughter | 2 | Crich | ||
| Luke | Wragg | father (wdwr) | 72 | Retired limestone quarryman | Matlock |
| Wm | Wragg | brother | 33 | Limestone quarryman |
John Wragg's brother Luke Wragg is also on the Roll of Honour.