Simeon John – Carter – Great Western Railway – Private – 26/08/1914
Title
Simeon John – Carter – Great Western Railway – Private – 26/08/1914
Initials / forenames
Simeon John
Surname
Carter
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Somerset Light Infantry, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
7160
Railway department
Traffic Department, Llantrisant
Railway job
Shunter
Date died
26/08/1914
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, December 1914, p312. Photo: January 1915, p18
Memorial
La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial
Notes
Age 28. With the GWR for nearly 7 years. Worked first as a porter at Ebbw Vale, later as a signal porter at Cross Keys, before moving on to Nantyglo and Llantrisant as a shunter.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)
Date entered
17/01/2017
Last updated
17/01/2017
Citation
“Simeon John – Carter – Great Western Railway – Private – 26/08/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59541.