James Ernest – Lancaster – North Eastern Railway – Private – 14/04/1917
Title
James Ernest – Lancaster – North Eastern Railway – Private – 14/04/1917
Initials / forenames
James Ernest
Surname
Lancaster
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
42172
Railway department
Scarborough
Railway job
Carriage Cleaner
Date died
14/04/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, July 1917, p147
Memorial
Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon
Notes
Age 32, son of the late Police Constable Lancaster, husband of Rose Louisa Lancaster of 31 Cambridge Street, Scarborough. Killed in action. Originally enlisted in the NER Reserve Battalion. Employed by the NER for six years.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
22/02/2016
Last updated
22/02/2016
Citation
“James Ernest – Lancaster – North Eastern Railway – Private – 14/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/51798.