Christopher R – Bye – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/05/1916
Title
Christopher R – Bye – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/05/1916
Initials / forenames
Christopher R
Surname
Bye
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
15476
Railway department
Buntingford
Railway job
Goods Porter
Date died
11/05/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, December 1918, p233
Memorial
Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension
Notes
Age 23, the son of David & Mary Bye of Cave Hall, Wyddiall, near Buntingford, Herts. Born in Anstey, Herts. (GER Magazine gives his age as 25 which would correct given his birth year of 1893 according to the 1911 Census, but this assumes he died in 1918 rather than 1916). Worked for the GER for over 5 years. Enlisted on 5 September 1914, reported as killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
09/11/2016
Last updated
09/11/2016
Citation
“Christopher R – Bye – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/05/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59791.