Robert Henry – Craggs – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/11/1917
Title
Robert Henry – Craggs – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/11/1917
Initials / forenames
Robert Henry
Surname
Craggs
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Northumberland Fusiliers, 17th Battalion (NER Pioneers)
Military rank
Private
Military number
17/625
Railway department
Goods Department, Darlington
Railway job
Porter
Date died
13/11/1917
Magazine reference
Photo and Obituary - North Eastern Railway Magazine January 1918, pg 11.
Memorial
Mendinghem Military Cemetery
Notes
Aged 25, son of John James & Dorothy Craggs of 6 Maidendale Cottages, Darlington. He joined the North Eastern Railway in 1907, working in various roles from lamp-lighter to goods porter. In June 1914 he was appointed goods porter at Darlington, but enlisted 2 months later into the N.E.R Battalion. Craggs died from wounds he sustained.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
01/02/2016
Last updated
01/02/2016
Citation
“Robert Henry – Craggs – North Eastern Railway – Private – 13/11/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 8, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/58302.