H. Arthur Yorke
Board of Trade inspector for Railways
Lt.-Col. Sir Horatio Arthur Yorke was born on 3 June 1848. He was the son of Venerable Hon. Henry Reginald Yorke and Flora Elizabeth Campbell. He married Rebecca Caroline Garstin, daughter of Reverend Anthony Garstin, on 26 July 1893 He died on 10 December 1930, age 82.
He participated in the Afghan War, and the Nile Expedition. He was invested as a Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.). He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Engineers . He was Chief Inspector of Railways, Board of Trade between 1900 and 1913[1] [2]
Investigated a number of accidents/incidents on the railway. See Day Logs below
References[edit]
- ^ http://thepeerage.com/p30357.htm
- ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1777. ISBN:9780971196629
See also[edit]
- Day Log/1896-08-28 Penrhyn Derailment incident
- Day Log/1896-10-07 Report on Penrhyn Derailment incident
- Day Log/1897-07-23 Dinas Collision
- Day Log/1897-08-18 Visited to report on Dinas Collision
- Personalities