Alfred – Burrup – Great Western Railway – Private – 21/10/1914

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Title

Alfred – Burrup – Great Western Railway – Private – 21/10/1914

Initials / forenames

Alfred

Surname

Burrup

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

South Wales Borderers, 1st Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

9420

Railway department

Engineering Department, Newport

Railway job

Excavator

Date died

21/10/1914

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine, January 1915, p2. Photo: January 1915, p18

Memorial

Bedford House Cemetery

Notes

Age 24, the son of Edwin and Mary Jane Burrup of Newport, Monmouthshire. Temporarily employed by the GWR.

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

“Alfred – Burrup – Great Western Railway – Private – 21/10/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59908.