William – Puncher – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 29/11/1916
Title
William – Puncher – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 29/11/1916
Initials / forenames
William
Surname
Puncher
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Berkshire Regiment, 7th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
13929
Railway department
Stratford, Carriage Dept
Railway job
Fitter
Date died
29/11/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine February 1917, pg 53.
Memorial
Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece
Notes
Aged 20, son of Mr and Mrs A. E. Puncher of 200 Chandos Road, Stratford, London. He had worked for the Great Eastern Railway for seven years when he enlisted in September 1914. Puncher was mortally wounded whilst with the machine gun section, and was described by his platoon officer to have "displayed fearless courage in his duties..." and was seen to be a "thoroughly good lad, and very popular."
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
22/08/2016
Last updated
22/08/2016
Citation
“William – Puncher – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 29/11/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/47761.