Samuel Arthur – Chinn – Great Western Railway – Private – 21/11/1914
Title
Samuel Arthur – Chinn – Great Western Railway – Private – 21/11/1914
Initials / forenames
Samuel Arthur
Surname
Chinn
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
7196
Railway department
Traffic Department, Newquay
Railway job
Porter
Date died
21/11/1914
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, February 1915, p32. Photo: February 1915, p44
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Notes
Aged 31, Chinn joined the GWR in May 1911. He had been at Hayle and Gwinear Road, before becoming a porter at Newqauy.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway) Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
25/01/2017
Last updated
25/01/2017
Citation
“Samuel Arthur – Chinn – Great Western Railway – Private – 21/11/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59224.