George William – Allen – North Eastern Railway – Pioneer – 07/08/1918
Title
George William – Allen – North Eastern Railway – Pioneer – 07/08/1918
Initials / forenames
George William
Surname
Allen
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers, 18th Signalling Company
Military rank
Pioneer
Military number
221416
Railway department
York, Telegraph Office
Railway job
Telegraphist
Date died
07/08/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway staff magazine: Oct 1919 p173
Memorial
Pozieres Memorial
Notes
Age 23, son of John W & E E Allen of 8 Chaucer Street, Hull Road, York. Joined the NER in July 1912 as a telegraph learner at Church Fenton. Later transferred to Thirsk and then York.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; North Eastern Railway; Commonwealth War Graves
Date entered
04/01/2016
Last updated
04/01/2016
Citation
“George William – Allen – North Eastern Railway – Pioneer – 07/08/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 12, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62508.