Reference
X770/6
Title
Printed memorial book. "In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway who Gave their Lives in the Great War, 1914-1919". Includes illustration of the memorial and facsimile letter by the General Manager of the Company describing the memorial and proposed dedication ceremony.
Contains names of 2833 dead (out of a total of 22941 serving). Format: Name (alphabetical order), initials, rank and unit in the forces, position, department and station on the railway. (P Worboys was a drayman in the Goods Department at Luton Station).
Includes tables of railway employees who joined the forces, men who died, men wounded or invalided and men taken prisoner. List of decorations conferred on employees and summary of work carried out in the Company's shops.
Date free text
1921
Production date
From: 1921 To: 1921
Format
photocopy
Level of description
item