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241456 Rflmn. John Insley British Army 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles from:Linton Road, Castle Gresley (d.14th August 1917) I understand that my uncle John Insley joined the 11th Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters at Derby, presumably in September 1914. At some point during the war he and many others of the battalion were transferred to the 10th Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles. To date I have not discovered when and why this occurred. I had no idea where he had been killed until I took a party of cubs and scouts to Ypres and the Menin Gate in the 1990s. Whilst there I said to my son that I had a feeling that he was there somewhere. We searched the local regiments Notts & Derby, South Staffs etc, with no luck. The guide informed us that to find out where relatives were buried we could contact the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This I did to be told that he was on panel 40 of the Menin Gate under the Royal Irish Rifles. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**