James – Robson – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 26/10/1917

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Title

James – Robson – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 26/10/1917

Initials / forenames

James

Surname

Robson

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

Royal Naval Division, Hood Battalion

Military rank

Able Seaman

Military number

Tyneside Z/2047

Railway department

Ryton

Railway job

Platform Porter

Date died

26/10/1917

Magazine reference

Photo and Obituary - North Eastern Railway Magazine January 1918, pg 10.

Memorial

Tyne Cot Memorial

Notes

Aged 28, son of Mrs A. Robson of 10 Priestpopple, Hexham. He joined the North Eastern Railway in 1909 at Hexham as a lad parcels porter, but transferred to Ryton. Robson was killed in action.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

01/02/2016

Last updated

01/02/2016

Citation

“James – Robson – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 26/10/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/46990.