Lionel – Lilley – Great Eastern Railway – Stoker, 1st Class – 04/06/1915
Title
Lionel – Lilley – Great Eastern Railway – Stoker, 1st Class – 04/06/1915
Initials / forenames
Lionel
Surname
Lilley
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Navy, Royal Naval Division, Hood Battalion
Military rank
Stoker, 1st Class
Military number
CH/355532
Railway department
Stratford Works, Iron Foundry
Railway job
Labourer
Date died
04/06/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: January 1916, Supplement (No. 2) p2
Memorial
Helles Memorial
Notes
Aged 36, Lilley joined the GER in June 1913. He was a naval reservist who was called out in August 1914. He was part of the naval contingent involved at Antwerp. He went missing and was thought to be wounded in the Gallipoli landings. Since then presumed that he was killed. <br /><br />The GER Magazine gives the date that he went missing as 05/06/1915.
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
03/10/2016
Last updated
03/10/2016
Citation
“Lionel – Lilley – Great Eastern Railway – Stoker, 1st Class – 04/06/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/51383.