George Henry – Wix – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 22/11/1917

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Title

George Henry – Wix – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 22/11/1917

Initials / forenames

George Henry

Surname

Wix

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

King's Royal Rifle Corps, 11th Battalion

Military rank

Rifleman

Military number

R/31691

Railway department

Stratford, Stores Dept

Date died

22/11/1917

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine, October 1918, p202

Memorial

Cambrai Memorial, Louverval

Notes

Age 26, the son of Samuel Wix of 875 High Rd, Leytonstone; husband of Kate Wix of 57 Colegrave Road, Stratford, London. Joined the GER in March 1915. Enlisted in August 1916, 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

10/10/2016

Last updated

10/10/2016

Citation

“George Henry – Wix – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 22/11/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42400.