Herbert James – Ashton – North Eastern Railway – Corporal – 27/05/1918
Title
Herbert James – Ashton – North Eastern Railway – Corporal – 27/05/1918
Initials / forenames
Herbert James
Surname
Ashton
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st/6th Battalion
Military rank
Corporal
Military number
40284
Railway department
Hull
Railway job
Fieman
Date died
27/05/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: August 1919 p138, picture p139
Memorial
Soissons Memorial
Notes
Aged 22, son of Mrs SE Leggett of 53 Redbournes Street, Boulevard, Hull. He was with the N.E.R. for five years. His father was killed in the South African War. Presumed to have been killed on the 27th May, 1918. <br /><br />Listed in magazine as Sergeant and 'Aston'.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
04/07/2016
Last updated
04/07/2016
Citation
“Herbert James – Ashton – North Eastern Railway – Corporal – 27/05/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62207.