O – Christmas [Christtmass] – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 31/10/1917
Title
O – Christmas [Christtmass] – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 31/10/1917
Initials / forenames
O
Surname
Christmas [Christtmass]
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Drake Battalion
Military rank
Able Seaman
Military number
R/2033
Railway department
Hull Docks
Railway job
Crane Lad
Date died
31/10/1917
Magazine reference
Photo and Obituary - North Eastern Railway Magazine January 1918, pg 9.
Memorial
New Irish Farm Cemetery
Notes
Christmas was with the North Eastern Railway for 9 months before enlisting. He served first with the East Yorkshire Regiment, before transferring to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
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
“O – Christmas [Christtmass] – North Eastern Railway – Able Seaman – 31/10/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed April 29, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59195.