Sydney George – Brookman – Great Western Railway – Able Seaman – 04/06/1915
Title
Sydney George – Brookman – Great Western Railway – Able Seaman – 04/06/1915
Initials / forenames
Sydney George
Surname
Brookman
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Military rank
Able Seaman
Military number
Bristol Z/534
Railway department
Passenger Department, Swindon (Swansea Docks)
Railway job
Telephonist
Date died
04/06/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, September 1915, p235. Photo: October 1915, p263
Memorial
Helles Memorial
Notes
Aged 15, son of James & Matilda Brookman of 17 Vincent St, Swansea. He joined the GWR Jan 1915. He enlisted on the 4th of January 1915. <br /><br />The GWR magazine gives his location as Swindon on page 235 and Swansea Docks on page 263.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
22/02/2017
Last updated
22/02/2017
Citation
“Sydney George – Brookman – Great Western Railway – Able Seaman – 04/06/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed April 29, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60356.