John Pickering – Cook – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918
Title
John Pickering – Cook – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918
Initials / forenames
John Pickering
Surname
Cook
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
15229
Railway department
Middlesbrough
Railway job
Shunter
Date died
21/03/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: April 1919 p61
Memorial
Pozieres Memorial
Notes
Aged 23, son of Thomas Cook of Broxa, Hackness, Scarborough. He joined N.E.R. in February 1915 and originally enlisted in the East Yorks. No news received about him, reported missing March 21st 1918. <br /><br />Also reported missing in September 1918 magazine, p 178.
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
“John Pickering – Cook – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/58636.