B E – Rawe – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 23/07/1915
Title
B E – Rawe – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 23/07/1915
Initials / forenames
B E
Surname
Rawe
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
York and Lancaster Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
8855
Railway department
Hull Docks
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
23/07/1915
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway magazine: Nov, 1915,. p268.
Memorial
New Irish Farm Cemetery
Notes
Lance-Corporal B. E. Rawe, York and<br />Lancaster Regiment, entered the N.E.R. service on November 14, 1913, as general labourer in the<br />Docks Engineer's Department, Hull Docks. He was a reservist of the York and Lancaster Regiment, and was recalled to the Army on the outbreak of war and proceeded to France. In July he received leave of absence, but a few days before his leave commenced, he was killed in action, and was buried near Ypres.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Date entered
09/05/2016
Last updated
09/05/2016
Citation
“B E – Rawe – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 23/07/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47595.