Arthur – Thurston – Great Eastern Railway – Sapper – 31/12/1917
Title
Arthur – Thurston – Great Eastern Railway – Sapper – 31/12/1917
Initials / forenames
Arthur
Surname
Thurston
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers (R.O.D.), 98th Light Railway Train Crew Company
Military rank
Sapper
Military number
217779
Railway department
Cambridge
Railway job
Porter
Date died
31/12/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: September 1919, p184
Memorial
Alexandria (Chatby) Military & War Memorial Cemetery
Notes
Aged 22, son of Frederick & Minnie Thurston of 3 Bridge Street, Cambridge. He was with the GER for a few months. He enlisted in December 1916. He was drowned by enemy action in the Mediterranean sea.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society); Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
03/10/2016
Last updated
03/10/2016
Citation
“Arthur – Thurston – Great Eastern Railway – Sapper – 31/12/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/44336.