Birth registration 1872 (J/A/S Radford). Enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters in 1890 age 18y. 5m. CWGC and notices in paper give age as 43 at death. RN & RM War Graves Roll DOB 7 August 1882 - correct year 1872.
WW1 Pension Ledgers (Naval): his named relative was his wife, Hannah Dring.
Notices in the paper gave his rank as lance corporal but the CWGC record has 'private'.
Nottingham Evening Post. ‘Roll of Honour’, 6 September 1915: ‘Dring. Wounded August 19th, died August 23rd, Lance Corporal John Dring, Royal Marines, late 2nd Sherwood Foresters, aged 43 years, dearly beloved husband of Hannah Dring, of 60a, St Peter’s-street, Radford. He did his duty. His loving wife and mother.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, 29 September 1915, photograph with caption: ‘Lance-corpl J Dring, 60a, St Peter’s Street, Nottingham, died of wounds August 23.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
'In memoriam' notice published Nottingham Evening Post, 22nd August 1916 :-
“DRING. – In loving memory of 3025 Corpl. John Dring, late 1st Sherwood Foresters, 60a, St. Peter's-street, Radford, killed in action August 22nd, 1915. Ever in our thoughts. – From his nieces and nephews.”
'In memoriam' notices published Nottingham Evening Post, 23rd August 1916 :-
“DRING. – In loving memory of John Dring, Royal Marines, died from wounds August 23rd, 1915. Too far away thy grave to see, but not too far to think of thee. – Loving wife.
“DRING. – In memory of my dear chum, Lance-Cpl. Dring, died August 23rd, 1915, from wounds. Jack Meese.'
Note: Pte. John Cecil Meese of the Portsmouth Battalion lived near Drings at 56 St. Peter's Street, Radford.
'In memoriam' notice published Nottingham Evening Post, 22nd August 1917:-
“DRING. – Died of wounds at Alexandria [sic], August 23rd, 1915. L.-Cpl. John Dring, Royal Marines. Ever in our thoughts. – Loving nieces and nephew (at sea).”
Above notices and information courtesy of Jim Grundy and his faceboook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918