John James – Steele – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 02/07/1917
Title
John James – Steele – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 02/07/1917
Initials / forenames
John James
Surname
Steele
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
London Regiment, 1st/5th (London Rifle Brigade)
Military rank
Rifleman
Military number
303466
Railway department
Restaurant Cars
Railway job
Attendant
Date died
02/07/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, October 1917, p231
Memorial
Guemappe British Cemetery, Wancourt
Notes
Age 25, the son of John and Martha Steele of London; husband of Florence Steele of 25 Newington Crescent, Newington Butts, London. Joined the GER on 23 October 1904 as a page in the Fenchurch Street Refreshment Rooms. Transferred to restaurant cars as a page on 23 June 1907 and later promoted to attendant. Enlisted on 28 August 1916, killed in action. GER Magazine records his age at death as 27.
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
30/11/2016
Last updated
30/11/2016
Citation
“John James – Steele – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 02/07/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45262.