John Booth – Ford – North Eastern Railway – Private – 17/09/1916
Title
John Booth – Ford – North Eastern Railway – Private – 17/09/1916
Initials / forenames
John Booth
Surname
Ford
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
York and Lancaster Regiment, 1st/5th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
6161
Railway department
Stores Department, Gateshead
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
17/09/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine November 1916, pg 253.
Memorial
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Notes
Aged 31, son of John Booth Ford and Matilda Ford of Gateshead; husband of Mary Beddoes Winters Ford of 71 Woodbine St, Gateshead. He had worked for the North Eastern Railway from 1913, up until he enlisted. Ford was killed in action.
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
“John Booth – Ford – North Eastern Railway – Private – 17/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56202.