Bertie William – Watson – Great Eastern Railway – Stoker 1st Class – 09/07/1917

Title

Bertie William – Watson – Great Eastern Railway – Stoker 1st Class – 09/07/1917

Initials / forenames

Bertie William

Surname

Watson

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Royal Navy, HMS Vanguard

Military rank

Stoker 1st Class

Military number

25594

Railway department

Oulton Broad

Railway job

Porter

Date died

09/07/1917

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1921/ p 88

Memorial

Chatham Naval Memorial

Notes

Age 22, joined GER at Homersfield, volunteered April 1915, killed in action. Age 21 son of Richard & Ellen Watson of 15 Southend Rd, Bungay, Suffolk.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919

Citation

“Bertie William – Watson – Great Eastern Railway – Stoker 1st Class – 09/07/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/43413.