Charles Alfred – Brittain – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 14/10/1916

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Title

Charles Alfred – Brittain – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 14/10/1916

Initials / forenames

Charles Alfred

Surname

Brittain

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, D Company

Military rank

Lance Corporal

Military number

325510

Railway department

Whitemoor

Railway job

Number taker

Date died

14/10/1916

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine, May 1918, p105

Memorial

Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval

Notes

Age 21, the son of Mrs S A Brittain of 102 West End, March, Cambs Joined the GER in September 1912. Enlisted in August 1914. Missing presumed killed.

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

22/08/2016

Last updated

22/08/2016

Citation

“Charles Alfred – Brittain – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 14/10/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60409.