G D – Banning – North Eastern Railway – Private – 05/07/1916
Title
G D – Banning – North Eastern Railway – Private – 05/07/1916
Initials / forenames
G D
Surname
Banning
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Northumberland Fusiliers, 17th Battalion (NER Pioneers)
Military rank
Private
Military number
17/1281
Railway department
Hull
Railway job
Fireman
Date died
05/07/1916
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine October 1916, pg 237.
Memorial
St Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Notes
Aged 22, Banning worked for the North Eastern Railway for five years before he enlisted in March 1915. He worked as a cleaner as well as a fireman at Hull. Banning was killed in action. His officer stated that he was "the most cheery of boys that an officer could wish to command."
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
27/06/2016
Last updated
27/06/2016
Citation
“G D – Banning – North Eastern Railway – Private – 05/07/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61842.