Frederick William – Burrows – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 22/08/1918
Title
Frederick William – Burrows – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 22/08/1918
Initials / forenames
Frederick William
Surname
Burrows
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 29th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
115174
Railway department
London District
Railway job
Under Goods Guard
Date died
22/08/1918
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: March 1919, p57
Memorial
Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery
Notes
Aged 27, son of Fred and Naomi Burrows, of Witchford, Isle of Ely, Cambs. He joined the GER in Fordham Jan 1910. He had enlisted in the Royal Engineers (ROD) in May 1917. He died from wounds received in action.<br /><br />In GER magazine date of death as 21/08/1918. Probably this person on Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
12/09/2016
Last updated
12/09/2016
Citation
“Frederick William – Burrows – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 22/08/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59913.