Albert John – Sansom – Great Western Railway – Private – 18/08/1917
Title
Albert John – Sansom – Great Western Railway – Private – 18/08/1917
Initials / forenames
Albert John
Surname
Sansom
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 1st/6th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
306733
Railway department
Swindon, Locomotive and Carriage Department
Railway job
Wagon Painter
Date died
18/08/1917
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, December 1917, p241. Photo, May 1918, p78
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial
Notes
Age 38, the son of John & Elizabeth Jane Sansom of 136 William St, Swindon. Surname given as "Sansum" in GWR Magazine.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)
Date entered
15/02/2017
Last updated
15/02/2017
Citation
“Albert John – Sansom – Great Western Railway – Private – 18/08/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/46606.