Ernest William – Eary – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/11/1916
Title
Ernest William – Eary – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/11/1916
Initials / forenames
Ernest William
Surname
Eary
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 13th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
17266
Railway department
Stratford Works
Railway job
Gasman
Date died
14/11/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine March 1917 Supplement 2, pg 2.
Memorial
Bertrancourt Military Cemetery
Notes
Aged 27, son of Mary Elizabeth and the late Alfred Eary of 31 Fowler Road, Forest Gate, London. He joined the Great Eastern Railway in March 1912, working at Loughton and Stratford until he enlisted early 1915. Eary 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
12/09/2016
Last updated
12/09/2016
Citation
“Ernest William – Eary – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/11/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/57037.