Ernest Harry – Collcott – Great Western Railway – 2nd Lieutenant – 11/09/1916

Title

Ernest Harry – Collcott – Great Western Railway – 2nd Lieutenant – 11/09/1916

Initials / forenames

Ernest Harry

Surname

Collcott

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Middlesex Regiment, 1st/8th Battalion

Military rank

2nd Lieutenant

Railway job

See notes

Date died

11/09/1916

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway staff magazine (photo only): 1916/11/258

Memorial

Bray Military Cemetery

Notes

Entered Company's service in the Audit Office, Paddington in August 1897.. Transferred to Solicitor's Office January 1900 and since 1906 was attached to the Parliamentary Department of that office.. 34 of West Drayton, Mx. Rejected on medical grounds but ultimately joined up in October 1915. Had for many years served in the Queen Victoria Rifles and was one of their crack shots. Killed in action in France while gallantly leading his men

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919

Citation

“Ernest Harry – Collcott – Great Western Railway – 2nd Lieutenant – 11/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/58799.