Ernest – Winn [Whinn] – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/02/1918
Title
Ernest – Winn [Whinn] – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/02/1918
Initials / forenames
Ernest
Surname
Winn [Whinn]
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Durham Light Infantry, 8th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
301729
Railway department
Darlington
Railway job
Porter
Date died
19/02/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine June 1918, pg 116.
Memorial
Nine Elms British Cemetery
Notes
Different spelling of surname - spelt "Whinn" on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, but "Winn" in the North Eastern Railway Magazine and the St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919. He worked for the North Eastern Railway for just 6 weeks before he enlisted. Whinn died from wounds he received in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Date entered
29/02/2016
Last updated
29/02/2016
Citation
“Ernest – Winn [Whinn] – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/02/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42443.