William Edward – Light – North Eastern Railway – Private – 12/10/1914
Title
William Edward – Light – North Eastern Railway – Private – 12/10/1914
Initials / forenames
William Edward
Surname
Light
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion, "D" Company.
Military rank
Private
Military number
6753
Railway department
Police Department, Newcastle
Railway job
Police Constable
Date died
12/10/1914
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, January 1915, p16
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial, France
Notes
Aged 28, son of the late Edward and Sarah Light of Parkstone, Dorset. Lived with his widowed mother and 2 sisters at 247 Whitehall Road, Bensham, Gateshead on Tyne. Joined the North Eastern Railway Company in 1911, and was deployed to France just after the outbreak of the war. His sister Lillian Elizabeth married Percy Arthur Tavener, who worked with William at the police department, and also fought and died in the war.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Information sourced from private researcher.
Date entered
11/01/2016
Last updated
11/01/2016
Citation
“William Edward – Light – North Eastern Railway – Private – 12/10/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/51391.