Ernest Edwin – Edwards – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 15/09/1916
Title
Ernest Edwin – Edwards – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 15/09/1916
Initials / forenames
Ernest Edwin
Surname
Edwards
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
London Regiment, 1st/6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), B Company
Military rank
Rifleman
Military number
2803
Railway department
Stratford Works
Railway job
Fitter
Date died
15/09/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine March 1917 Supplement 2, pg 2.
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Age 20, son of Reuben and Dorah Edwards of 83 Stanley Road, New Southgate, London. He joined the Great Eastern Railway in April 1911, working there until the outbreak of war, when he enlisted at once. He was killed in action whilst stationed in France.
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
12/09/2016
Last updated
12/09/2016
Citation
“Ernest Edwin – Edwards – Great Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 15/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56955.