Herbert – Rawling – North Eastern Railway – Private – 28/12/1917
Title
Herbert – Rawling – North Eastern Railway – Private – 28/12/1917
Initials / forenames
Herbert
Surname
Rawling
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Durham Light Infantry, 38th Company. Labour Corps.
Military rank
Private
Military number
22534
Railway department
Hotel Department, York
Railway job
Waiter
Date died
28/12/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine April 1918, pg 70-71.
Memorial
Oxford Road Cemetery
Notes
Aged 37, husband of Annie Rawling of 62 Russell Street, Scarcroft Road. Formerly of the Durham Light Infantry. He worked for the North Eastern Railway for 24 years before enlisting, and was killed by shrapnel in December 1917. Further information given by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, states that he was originally with the 38th Labour Company of the Durham Light Infantry, with the service number "67083."
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
25/01/2016
Last updated
25/01/2016
Citation
“Herbert – Rawling – North Eastern Railway – Private – 28/12/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47591.