N – Gargett – North Eastern Railway – Bombardier – 16/05/1917
Title
N – Gargett – North Eastern Railway – Bombardier – 16/05/1917
Initials / forenames
N
Surname
Gargett
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Field Artillery, 160th Brigade, A Battery
Military rank
Bombardier
Military number
7324
Railway department
Ryhope
Railway job
Assistant Signalman
Date died
16/05/1917
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, July 1917, p145
Memorial
St Nicolas British Cemetery
Notes
Age 21, son of Mr & Mrs J Gargett of 12 Lyndhurst Terrace, Pallion, Sunderland. Killed in action. Joined the NER in June 1910 as a learner signal lad at Millfield. Worked as signal lad at Gateshead from September 1910 and at Sunderland from August 1912. In April 1913 he went to Washington as assistant signalman before transferring to Ryhope in August 1914.<br />
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
“N – Gargett – North Eastern Railway – Bombardier – 16/05/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55848.