A W – Frost – Great Western Railway – Private – 04/05/1917
Title
A W – Frost – Great Western Railway – Private – 04/05/1917
Initials / forenames
A W
Surname
Frost
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Hampshire Regiment, 3rd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
6923
Railway department
Cardiff station
Railway job
Porter,
Date died
04/05/1917
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine July 1917 p140. Photo: Oct 1917 p203
Memorial
Hyeres New Communal Cemetery
Notes
He was drowned when SS Transylvania (troop ship) was torpedoed. His body was washed ashore and buried near Hyeres, France.
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
26/07/2017
Last updated
26/07/2017
Citation
“A W – Frost – Great Western Railway – Private – 04/05/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55979.