Harry – Bucknell – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918
Title
Harry – Bucknell – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918
Initials / forenames
Harry
Surname
Bucknell
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Durham Light Infantry, 15th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
73104
Railway department
Chester-le-Street
Railway job
Platform Porter
Date died
21/03/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: September 1918 p174. Picture April 1919, p61.
Memorial
Pozieres Memorial
Notes
Aged 27, son of Mrs Rebecca Bucknell of 23 Victor St, Chester le Street; husband of Jane Bucknell of 7 Louisa Terrace, Chester le Street, Co Durham. He joined N.E.R. in May 1907 as a lamp-lad at Stella Gill. He was a porter at Chester-le-Street before enlisting in August 1917. No further news received of Bucknell who was reported missing March 21st 1918.
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
“Harry – Bucknell – North Eastern Railway – Private – 21/03/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60083.