Albert Edward – Gallant – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 27/09/1918

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Title

Albert Edward – Gallant – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 27/09/1918

Initials / forenames

Albert Edward

Surname

Gallant

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), 1st Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

G/21550

Railway department

Ipswich

Railway job

Engine Cleaner

Date died

27/09/1918

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine: May 1919, p99

Memorial

Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery

Notes

Gallant was born on Trafalgar Day in 1895. He joined the GER on the 22nd December 1913. He enlisted at the outbreak of war as territorial in 6th (Cyclists) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He was killed in action.

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

19/09/2016

Last updated

19/09/2016

Citation

“Albert Edward – Gallant – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 27/09/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55894.