Robert E – Crosby – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 06/07/1916
Title
Robert E – Crosby – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 06/07/1916
Initials / forenames
Robert E
Surname
Crosby
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Northumberland Fusiliers, 17th Battalion (NER Pioneers), D Company
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
17/498
Railway department
Hull Docks
Railway job
Dredgerman
Date died
06/07/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine September 1916, pg 205.
Memorial
Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe
Notes
Aged 22, son of E. A. Martin (Formerly Crosby) of 42 Brazil St, Hull and the late William Crosby. He worked for the North Eastern Railway for one year before he enlisted. Crosby died while at a Casualty Clearing Station in France, after receiving wounds in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
13/06/2016
Last updated
13/06/2016
Citation
“Robert E – Crosby – North Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 06/07/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/58161.