William – Strickland – Great Western Railway – Sapper – 04/09/1917
Title
William – Strickland – Great Western Railway – Sapper – 04/09/1917
Initials / forenames
William
Surname
Strickland
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers, Railway Operating Department
Military rank
Sapper
Military number
247708
Railway department
Exeter, Traffic Department
Railway job
Ticket Collector
Date died
04/09/1917
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, December 1917, p241. Photo, June 1918, p94
Memorial
Calais Southern Cemetery
Notes
This is probably William, the son of Samuel & Eliza Strickland of 26 Halesleigh Road, Bridgwater; late of Thorn Falcon. Age 27.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)
Date entered
15/02/2017
Last updated
15/02/2017
Citation
“William – Strickland – Great Western Railway – Sapper – 04/09/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 9, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45010.