Tragheim, Ernest | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Tragheim, E.

Forename(s):

Ernest

Surname:

Tragheim

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

146227

Rank:

Pioneer

Service:

Army

Unit:

Royal Engineers, 4th Battalion, Special Brigade

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Ernest was the son of Bernard, a Watch Maker, and Sarah Tragheim. He had a younger brother Lionel, an older brother Edgar, and two older sisters, Gertrude and Laura. He was Jewish and his parents had emigrated from their birth pace of Germany according to the 1901 census, but in the 1911 census claimed to be of Russian descent.

Ernest was a talented chemist and was studying at Armstrong College, having first been educated at Gateshead Grammar School. Ernest was killed in action aged 21.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Ernest is buried in Tranchee De Mecknes Cemetery, Aix-Noulette, Pas de Calais, France.

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Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Ian Johnson