Edward – Airy [Airey] – North Eastern Railway – Private – 10/05/1918

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Title

Edward – Airy [Airey] – North Eastern Railway – Private – 10/05/1918

Initials / forenames

Edward

Surname

Airy [Airey]

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

York and Lancaster Regiment, 6th Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

33652

Railway department

Brandon Colliery

Railway job

Lad Porter

Date died

10/05/1918

Magazine reference

North Eastern Railway Magazine August 1918, pg 151.

Memorial

Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport

Notes

Aged 19, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Airey of Front Street, Frosterley, Co Durham. He died abroad, after being gassed. His surname is spelt "Airey" on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

07/03/2016

Last updated

07/03/2016

Citation

“Edward – Airy [Airey] – North Eastern Railway – Private – 10/05/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 7, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62598.