A – Pettitt – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 01/09/1915
Title
A – Pettitt – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 01/09/1915
Initials / forenames
A
Surname
Pettitt
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 6th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
25097
Railway department
Stratford, Civil Engineer's Department
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
01/09/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: November 1915 Supplement (No. 1) p1
Memorial
West Ham Cemetery
Notes
Pettitt, joined GER in 1896. He was a reservist who was called up with the National Reserve in 1915. He served in the South African War. He died in hospital from wounds.
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
“A – Pettitt – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 01/09/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/48296.