Joe John – Benson – Great Northern Railway – Private – 30/10/2017

Title

Joe John – Benson – Great Northern Railway – Private – 30/10/2017

Initials / forenames

Joe John

Surname

Benson

Railway company

Great Northern Railway

Military unit

5th Bedfordshire

Military rank

Private

Military number

25729

Railway job

Sheet Dresser

Date died

30/10/2017

Memorial

Tyne Cot Memorial

Notes

Born and brought up in Southrey, Lincolnshire. Killed in action in October 1917.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)

Date entered

10/10/2018

Last updated

10/10/2018

Citation

“Joe John – Benson – Great Northern Railway – Private – 30/10/2017,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61256.