William Albert – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 15/05/1917
Title
William Albert – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 15/05/1917
Initials / forenames
William Albert
Surname
Smith
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
London Regiment, 2nd/3rd Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
Military rank
Private
Military number
252499
Railway department
Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department
Railway job
Casual Labourer
Date died
15/05/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine August 1917, pg 189.
Memorial
Arras Memorial
Notes
Aged 22, son of John Thomas and Emily Jane Smith of 29 Chandos Road, Stratford, London. He joined the Great Eastern Railway in February 1915, working there for a year before he enlisted. Smith was killed in action.
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
24/10/2016
Last updated
24/10/2016
Citation
“William Albert – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 15/05/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45783.