H – Buxton – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 06/04/1918
Title
H – Buxton – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 06/04/1918
Initials / forenames
H
Surname
Buxton
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Bedfordshire Regiment, 6th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
39775
Railway department
Stowmarket
Railway job
Truck Horse Driver
Date died
06/04/1918
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, September 1918, p187
Memorial
Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2, Hebuterne
Notes
Age 20. Joined the GER in September 1914, and enlisted on 27 February 1917. 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
10/10/2016
Last updated
10/10/2016
Citation
“H – Buxton – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 06/04/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed April 27, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59801.