Albert Stanley – Fidgett – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 21/02/1917

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Title

Albert Stanley – Fidgett – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 21/02/1917

Initials / forenames

Albert Stanley

Surname

Fidgett

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Northamptonshire Regiment, 6th Battalion

Military rank

Lance Corporal

Military number

12670

Railway department

Continental steamers

Railway job

Cook's Mate

Date died

21/02/1917

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine May 1917, pg 127.<br /><br />

Memorial

Varennes Military Cemetery

Notes

Fidgett joined the Great Eastern Railway in April 1911, working as a cook's boy until he was promoted to cook's mate. He remained in that job role until enlisting in August 1914. Fidgett died from wounds received 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

10/10/2016

Last updated

10/10/2016

Citation

“Albert Stanley – Fidgett – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 21/02/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56451.