William Henry – Gosling – Great Western Railway – Private – 22/04/1918

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Title

William Henry – Gosling – Great Western Railway – Private – 22/04/1918

Initials / forenames

William Henry

Surname

Gosling

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Hampshire Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

28378

Railway department

Swindon, Locomotive and Carriage Department

Railway job

Trimmer's Apprentice

Date died

22/04/1918

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine, (photo only): December 1918, p178

Memorial

St Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq

Notes

Age 19, the son of Mr FJ and mrs EL Gosling of 48 Whiteman St, Gorse Hill, Swindon

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)

Date entered

08/03/2017

Last updated

08/03/2017

Citation

“William Henry – Gosling – Great Western Railway – Private – 22/04/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55398.