William – Dredge – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 11/11/1914
Title
William – Dredge – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 11/11/1914
Initials / forenames
William
Surname
Dredge
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Corporal
Military number
8005
Railway department
Chief Civil Engineer's Department
Railway job
Gas Fitter's labourer
Date died
11/11/1914
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: December 1915 Supplement (No. 2) p1
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Notes
Dredge joined the GER in 1913;. He was a reservist, who fought at Mons and Aisne. He died from wounds received while fighting at Ypres.
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
05/09/2016
Last updated
05/09/2016
Citation
“William – Dredge – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 11/11/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/57259.