Herbert William – Hardcastle – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 13/11/1916
Title
Herbert William – Hardcastle – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 13/11/1916
Initials / forenames
Herbert William
Surname
Hardcastle
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Division, Hawke Battalion
Military rank
Able Seaman
Military number
KP/915
Railway department
Bishop Auckland
Railway job
Lamp-Lad
Date died
13/11/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine January 1917, pg 11; (Photo - North Eastern Railway Magazine July 1916, pg 160)
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Aged 20, Hardcastle was employed at Bishop Auckland until he enlisted in September 1914. In April 1915, he was sent to the Dardenelles and included in some of the "very rough fighting" until invalided and sent home September of the same year. However Hardcastle was again sent back out in February 1916 to the evacuation of Gallipoli, and later transferring to the Western Front. He was reported as missing from November 1916.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
06/06/2016
Last updated
06/06/2016
Citation
“Herbert William – Hardcastle – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 13/11/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/54657.