J – Free – North Eastern Railway – Sapper – 01/10/1918
Title
J – Free – North Eastern Railway – Sapper – 01/10/1918
Initials / forenames
J
Surname
Free
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers, 226th Railway Construction Company
Military rank
Sapper
Military number
290050
Railway department
York
Railway job
Renewal Gangman
Date died
01/10/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, Dec 1918 p224
Memorial
Ramleh War Cemetery
Notes
Age 33, son of Frederick & Annie Free; husband of Alice Free of 19 Rosebery St, Leeman Rd, York; native of Tollerton. Died of malaria in Alexandria, Egypt. Had worked for the NER for over 11 years.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
18/01/2016
Last updated
18/01/2016
Citation
“J – Free – North Eastern Railway – Sapper – 01/10/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56027.