Henry James – Lambert – Great Western Railway – Corporal (Private) – 15/09/1915
Title
Henry James – Lambert – Great Western Railway – Corporal (Private) – 15/09/1915
Initials / forenames
Henry James
Surname
Lambert
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Welsh Regiment, Depot (Wiltshire Regiment, 1st Battalion)
Military rank
Corporal (Private)
Military number
2639
Railway department
Locomotive and Carriage Department, Hereford
Railway job
Shedman
Date died
15/09/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine April 1916, p98
Memorial
Hereford Cemetery
Notes
Aged 48. Lambert joined the GWR in 1899. He served 12 years in the Army in Egypt and India. He rejoined in November 1914 and did duty at Cardiff Depot, where he died from disease.<br /><br />The GWR Magazine reports that he was in the Wiltshire Regiment, 1st Battalion. The St Paul's booklet lists his rank as 'Private'.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
21/06/2017
Last updated
21/06/2017
Citation
“Henry James – Lambert – Great Western Railway – Corporal (Private) – 15/09/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/51826.