William Thomas – Sharman – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 15/04/1917

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Title

William Thomas – Sharman – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 15/04/1917

Initials / forenames

William Thomas

Surname

Sharman

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Lancashire Fusiliers, 18th Battalion (att Royal Engineers]

Military rank

Private

Military number

32184

Railway department

Norton Folegate, Electrical Engineering Dept

Railway job

Labourer

Date died

15/04/1917

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine, August 1917, p190

Memorial

Thiepval Memorial

Notes

Age 25, killed in action after having previously been wounded.

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

16/11/2016

Last updated

16/11/2016

Citation

“William Thomas – Sharman – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 15/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/46289.