Samuel Watkins – Wright – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 13/08/1915
Title
Samuel Watkins – Wright – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 13/08/1915
Initials / forenames
Samuel Watkins
Surname
Wright
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Norfolk Regiment, 1st/4th Battalion (Territorial Force)
Military rank
Corporal
Military number
1719
Railway department
Watton
Railway job
Booking Clerk
Date died
13/08/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, October 1915 Supplement (No.2), p1
Memorial
Helles Memorial
Notes
Born in Watton c1890. Wright joined the GER in April 1903 as a probationary clerk at Watton. At the time of the 1911 Census he was living in the household of his mother, Sarah Wright, a licensed victualler, at the Railway Hotel in Watton. As a Territorial he was called up at the outbreak of war and had only been married a few weeks. He was killed in action at the Dardanelles.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission; information provided by Chris Clarke (private researcher)
Date entered
22/08/2016
Last updated
22/08/2016
Citation
“Samuel Watkins – Wright – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 13/08/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42158.