Albert Edwin – Akers – North Eastern Railway – Private – 11/08/1918
Title
Albert Edwin – Akers – North Eastern Railway – Private – 11/08/1918
Initials / forenames
Albert Edwin
Surname
Akers
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
East Yorkshire Regiment, 10th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
41034
Railway department
Shildon
Railway job
Oiler
Date died
11/08/1918
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine October 1918, pg 196; (Photo - North Eastern Railway Magazine October 1918, pg 195)
Memorial
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
Notes
Aged 19, son of Alfred Matthew Akers and Frances Ann Akers of New Shildon, Co Durham. He started working for the North Eastern Railway in February 1914, and enlisted in May 1917. Akers died after being gassed.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
21/03/2016
Last updated
21/03/2016
Citation
“Albert Edwin – Akers – North Eastern Railway – Private – 11/08/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62592.