G H – Best – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/04/1918
Title
G H – Best – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/04/1918
Initials / forenames
G H
Surname
Best
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
22243
Railway department
York
Railway job
Viceman
Date died
19/04/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine, July 1918 p132
Memorial
Etaples Military Cemetery
Notes
Age 27, son of G H and Elizabeth Ann Best of York. Died of wounds. He had been with the NER for seven years.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway Magazine; Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
11/01/2016
Last updated
11/01/2016
Citation
“G H – Best – North Eastern Railway – Private – 19/04/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61180.