Thomas – Blackett – North Eastern Railway – Private – 05/05/1918
Title
Thomas – Blackett – North Eastern Railway – Private – 05/05/1918
Initials / forenames
Thomas
Surname
Blackett
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 10th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
205537
Railway department
Engineer's Department, Darlington
Railway job
Slater
Date died
05/05/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine July 1918, pg 135; (Photo - North Eastern Railway Magazine July 1918, pg 134)
Memorial
Red Farm Military Cemetery
Notes
Aged 35, son of Christopher & Harriet Blackett of Darlington; husband of Susannah Blackett of 16 Zetland Street, Darlington. He enlisted in June 1916. Blackett died from wounds received in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
29/02/2016
Last updated
29/02/2016
Citation
“Thomas – Blackett – North Eastern Railway – Private – 05/05/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61004.