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.