H W – Whitten – North Eastern Railway – Private – 10/03/1915
Title
H W – Whitten – North Eastern Railway – Private – 10/03/1915
Initials / forenames
H W
Surname
Whitten
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Scots Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Railway department
Heddon on the Wall
Railway job
Platform Porter
Date died
10/03/1915
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, May 1915, p119
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial
Notes
Age 21, had joined the NER in June 1913. As a special reservist he was called up on 6 August 1914 and wounded in action in December 1914. He was brought to Newcastle for treatment and on his recovery went again to France where he was killed in action in the vicinity of Neuve Chappelle. NER Magazine gives date of death as 12 March 1915. CWCG gives age as 33.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
11/04/2016
Last updated
11/04/2016
Citation
“H W – Whitten – North Eastern Railway – Private – 10/03/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed November 13, 2025, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42896.