Christian Henry – Root – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 27/03/1916

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Title

Christian Henry – Root – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 27/03/1916

Initials / forenames

Christian Henry

Surname

Root

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment, 6th Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

12144

Railway department

Bishopsgate, Goods Department

Railway job

Porter

Date died

27/03/1916

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine: May 1916, p139. Photograph: Great Eastern Railway Magazine: July 1916, p186

Memorial

Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery

Notes

Aged 23, Root joined the GER in March 1907 as a van-guard. He was killed in action. <br /><br />In the St Paul's booklet down as 'Root, H'.

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

17/10/2016

Last updated

17/10/2016

Citation

“Christian Henry – Root – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 27/03/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 4, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/46896.