Benjamin James – Roberts – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal [Private] – 07/06/1917
Title
Benjamin James – Roberts – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal [Private] – 07/06/1917
Initials / forenames
Benjamin James
Surname
Roberts
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles), 1st/15th Battalion
Military rank
Corporal [Private]
Military number
531295
Railway department
General Manager's Office
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
07/06/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1918/ p 147
Memorial
Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
Notes
Born 24 Aug 1897, joined GER March 1914, enlisted April 1915, killed in action (full details given in article). Age 19 youngest son of Mary Elizabeth Roberts of 51 Stanley Road, South Harrow and the late Willam James Roberts.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Citation
“Benjamin James – Roberts – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal [Private] – 07/06/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47172.