S W – Downham – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 25/04/1917
Title
S W – Downham – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 25/04/1917
Initials / forenames
S W
Surname
Downham
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 88 Company
Military rank
Corporal
Military number
21436
Railway department
CCE Dept
Railway job
Bricklayer's Labourer
Date died
25/04/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1917/ p210
Memorial
Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun
Notes
Joined GER March 1914, enlisted Essex Regiment, died of wounds. Photograph in April 1916 Supplement 1. Son of WG Downham of 15 Mount Pleasant, Saffron Walden
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Citation
“S W – Downham – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 25/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/57296.