Margaret Allison reports that he lived at 32 Sycamore Street, Ashington, and that he was 29 years old when he died.
Colin Boyd has submitted the following:
John was born on March 17th 1888 and was working as a miner living at 32, Sycamore Street, Ashington when he enlisted in the Royal Naval Division on August 21st 1915. His next of kin is shown as his father, Samuel living at 73, Ninth Row, Ashington.
John joined the Nelson Battalion in France on June 16th 1916 and was killed in action on April 23rd 1917.
He is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27), A17.08 and A17.43