Frederick William – Samways – Great Western Railway – Stoker 1st Class – 12/10/1918

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Title

Frederick William – Samways – Great Western Railway – Stoker 1st Class – 12/10/1918

Initials / forenames

Frederick William

Surname

Samways

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Royal Navy

Military rank

Stoker 1st Class

Military number

31798

Railway department

Weymouth, Locomotive Department

Railway job

Carriage Cleaner

Ship

HMS Rocket

Date died

12/10/1918

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway staff magazine (photo only): 1918/12/181

Memorial

Melcombe Regis Cemetery

Notes

Age 36, the son of Robert & Mary Samways of Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, and husband of Beatrice Mary Samways of Little Bredy, Dorchester

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

15/03/2017

Last updated

15/03/2017

Citation

“Frederick William – Samways – Great Western Railway – Stoker 1st Class – 12/10/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/46641.