Alfred Ernest – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 13/08/1915
Title
Alfred Ernest – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 13/08/1915
Initials / forenames
Alfred Ernest
Surname
Smith
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment [2nd South Wales Borderers]
Military rank
Private
Military number
8174
Railway department
Parkeston Quay
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
13/08/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1916/January' Suppt 2
Memorial
Helles Memorial
Notes
Joined GER 30 Sept 1911; lost when 'Royal Edward' was sunk at Dardanelles. Age 31, husband of Mary A Smith of Upper Dovercourt, Harwich. Also served in Belgium, wounded 1914. Born Guildford, enlisted Hereford.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Citation
“Alfred Ernest – Smith – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 13/08/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/45804.