W – Mackley – North Eastern Railway – Private – 31/03/1916
Title
W – Mackley – North Eastern Railway – Private – 31/03/1916
Initials / forenames
W
Surname
Mackley
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), 5th Reserve Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
2069
Railway department
York, Wagon Works
Railway job
Labourer, Loco.
Date died
31/03/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, June 1916 p133
Memorial
York Cemetery
Notes
Age 54, had been in NER service for 25 years. Was a member of the National Reserve, having served in the old Volunteer Force. Enlisted in the West Yorks Regiment and was employed as a warder at detention camps in various places in England. Transferred to the 2/5th Battalion and after an operation for appendicitis to the 26th Provisional Battalion at Louth. He had only been there a week when he contracted pneumonia and died. Buried at York on 5 April 1916 with full military honours.
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
“W – Mackley – North Eastern Railway – Private – 31/03/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/50986.