Robert George – Woollard – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 26/09/1916
Title
Robert George – Woollard – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 26/09/1916
Initials / forenames
Robert George
Surname
Woollard
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Northumberland Fusiliers, 8th Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
21911
Railway department
Ipswich
Railway job
Under Shunter
Date died
26/09/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, April 1918, p83
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Age 30, the son of Thomas and E Woollard of Paper Mill Lane, Claydon, Ipswich. Joined the GER as a lad porter at Claydon in May 1902. Transferred to Wivenhoe in December 1902. In June 1907 moved to Ipswich where he was promoted to under shunter. Enlisted in May 1915, missing presumed killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
15/08/2016
Last updated
15/08/2016
Citation
“Robert George – Woollard – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 26/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42242.