John Holroyd – Worth – North Eastern Railway – Private – 26/09/1917
Title
John Holroyd – Worth – North Eastern Railway – Private – 26/09/1917
Initials / forenames
John Holroyd
Surname
Worth
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
East Yorkshire Regiment, 8th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
37834
Railway department
Goods Department, Leeds
Railway job
Porter
Date died
26/09/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine September 1918, pg 171.
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial
Notes
Aged 34, husband of Annie Worth of 280 Burley Road, Burley, Leeds. The North Eastern Railway Magazine notes that Worth was attached to the West Yorkshire Regiment, not the East Yorkshire's as stated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Worth was also reported as missing from the 26 September 1917, was then presumed to have been killed on this date.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
07/03/2016
Last updated
07/03/2016
Citation
“John Holroyd – Worth – North Eastern Railway – Private – 26/09/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42195.