Arthur Robert – Whatling – Great Eastern Railway – Telegraphist [Ordinary Seaman] – 02/02/1918
Title
Arthur Robert – Whatling – Great Eastern Railway – Telegraphist [Ordinary Seaman] – 02/02/1918
Initials / forenames
Arthur Robert
Surname
Whatling
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Military rank
Telegraphist [Ordinary Seaman]
Military number
7443
Railway department
Newbury Park
Railway job
Porter
Ship
HM Trawler Remindo
Date died
02/02/1918
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, April 1918, p83
Memorial
Chatham Naval Memorial
Notes
Age 18, the son of Arthur Silvanus Whatling of 238 Ley Street, Ilford, Essex. Joined the GER in November 1913 as a signal box lad at Chadwell Heath. Enlisted in the Navy in September 1917, killed in an explosion on his ship.
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
“Arthur Robert – Whatling – Great Eastern Railway – Telegraphist [Ordinary Seaman] – 02/02/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/43087.