Thomas William – Newton – North Eastern Railway – Sapper – 04/09/1917
Title
Thomas William – Newton – North Eastern Railway – Sapper – 04/09/1917
Initials / forenames
Thomas William
Surname
Newton
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers, 67th Wagon Erecting Company
Military rank
Sapper
Military number
229958
Railway department
York, Wagon Works
Railway job
Painter
Date died
04/09/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, Dec 1917 p268
Memorial
Calais Southern Cemetery
Notes
Age 49, husband of Mrs T W Norton of 56 Bishophill Senior, York. Native of Worksop. Killed by a bomb during an air raid on a continental port. Joined the NER in 1898 after a long career in the regular army. Called up as a reservist for the South African War, during which he earned two medals and four bars. He returned to the NER in 1902 and volunteered for active service again at the outbreak of war.
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
“Thomas William – Newton – North Eastern Railway – Sapper – 04/09/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 9, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/49204.