Frank – Robinson – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 01/09/1918

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Title

Frank – Robinson – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 01/09/1918

Initials / forenames

Frank

Surname

Robinson

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), 8th Battalion

Military rank

Rifleman

Military number

49941

Railway department

Picton Junction

Railway job

Clerk

Date died

01/09/1918

Magazine reference

North Eastern Railway Magazine: February 1919 p30

Memorial

Vaulx Hill Cemetery

Notes

Aged 19, son of Joseph and Mary Jane Robinson of Station Yard, Kirkby Stephen, Penrith. Joined N.E.R. at Kirkby Thore, served at Westgate before going to Picton where remained until enlisted in 1917. Reported missing and wounded on September 1, 1918 and his death was presumed to have happened that day as well.

Information source

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

Date entered

23/05/2016

Last updated

23/05/2016

Citation

“Frank – Robinson – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 01/09/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47024.