Daniel – Greene – North Eastern Railway – Lance Sergeant – 04/08/1916

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Title

Daniel – Greene – North Eastern Railway – Lance Sergeant – 04/08/1916

Initials / forenames

Daniel

Surname

Greene

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

Northumberland Fusiliers, 10th Battalion

Military rank

Lance Sergeant

Military number

19847

Military awards

DCM and MM

Railway department

Newcastle Forth

Railway job

Casual Goods Porter

Date died

04/08/1916

Magazine reference

North Eastern Railway Magazine, Dec 1916, p278

Memorial

Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle

Notes

Age 28, the son of James and Catherine Greene of Grouse Lodge, Kilcolman, Ardagh, Co Limerick. The NER Magazine described him as 'one of the bravest of soldiers'.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

27/06/2016

Last updated

27/06/2016

Citation

“Daniel – Greene – North Eastern Railway – Lance Sergeant – 04/08/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55184.