George Edward – Spencer – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 16/09/1916
Title
George Edward – Spencer – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 16/09/1916
Initials / forenames
George Edward
Surname
Spencer
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Fusiliers, City of London, 1st/23rd Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
703591
Railway department
Stratford, Locomotive Accountant's Office
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
16/09/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, October 1917, p230
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Age 21, the son of Charles W and Alice Spencer of 8 Vicarage Rd, Leyton, London. Joined the GER in September 1908. Enlisted in September 1914 with a group of office colleagues. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and finally France, where he was reported as missing presumed killed.
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
23/11/2016
Last updated
23/11/2016
Citation
“George Edward – Spencer – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 16/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45435.