Francis Atkinson – Wrightson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/07/1917
Title
Francis Atkinson – Wrightson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/07/1917
Initials / forenames
Francis Atkinson
Surname
Wrightson
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
42209
Railway department
Scalby
Railway job
Lad Porter, Operations
Date died
13/07/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: April 1919, p64. Picture May 1919, p82
Memorial
Coxyde Military Cemetery
Notes
Aged 20, son of Francis and Eliza Wrightson of Rose Cottage, Station Road, Hawsker, Whitby. Born Hawsker, enlisted Scarborough. Formelry 32/764 Northumberland Fusiliers. He was killed in action in France. <br /><br />Magazine and Soldiers Died give date as 10 July
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
20/06/2016
Last updated
20/06/2016
Citation
“Francis Atkinson – Wrightson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/07/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42083.