George – Pogson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918
Title
George – Pogson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918
Initials / forenames
George
Surname
Pogson
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Manchester Regiment, 2nd/6th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
270179
Railway department
Locomotive Department, Darlington
Railway job
Slinger
Date died
21/03/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine December 1918, pg 222; (Photo - North Eastern Railway Magazine December 1918, pg 223)
Memorial
Pozieres Memorial
Notes
Aged 34, husband of Esther Pogson of 41 High Northgate, Darlington. He worked for the North Eastern Railway for eleven years before he enlisted. Pogson was reported missing from 21 March 1918, and was then presumed to have been killed on this day.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
04/04/2016
Last updated
04/04/2016
Citation
“George – Pogson – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/48098.