J – Wyatt – Great Eastern Railway – Able seaman – 16/02/1918
Title
J – Wyatt – Great Eastern Railway – Able seaman – 16/02/1918
Initials / forenames
J
Surname
Wyatt
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Mercantile Marine
Military rank
Able seaman
Railway department
SS Brussels
Railway job
Able Seaman
Ship
SS Brussels
Date died
16/02/1918
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, May 1918, p106
Memorial
Not Listed in Official Military Records
Notes
Age 54. Joined the GER on 12 Sept 1904 as an able seaman on Continental steamers. He served for a time as boatswain before reverting to his previous rank in 1914. His ship, the Brussels, was captured on 23 June 1916 en route from the Hook of Holland. The crew were taken prisoner. (See GER Magazine, June 1916, p.222). Died as a prisoner of war at Brandenberg, Germany. Wyatt is not listed as a casualty by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
22/08/2016
Last updated
22/08/2016
Citation
“J – Wyatt – Great Eastern Railway – Able seaman – 16/02/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42076.