George – Brinded – Great Eastern Railway – Engineman (A.B.) – 09/05/1916
Title
George – Brinded – Great Eastern Railway – Engineman (A.B.) – 09/05/1916
Initials / forenames
George
Surname
Brinded
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Reserve
Military rank
Engineman (A.B.)
Military number
9242/DA
Railway department
Lowestoft
Railway job
Acting Fireman
Ship
HM Trawler 'Boy Roy' (HMS Retriever)
Date died
09/05/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: August 1916, p213
Memorial
Lowestoft (Beccles Road) Cemetery
Notes
Brinded joined the GER in August 1910 at Lowestoft. He became an engine cleaner six months after joining, then was promoted to acting fireman in October 1912. He joined the Royal Naval Reserve on the 20th October 1915. He died in an accident.<br /><br />In the St Paul's booklet the military rank is given as 'A.B.'. The GER Magazine reports that the ship he was on was called the 'Retriever'. Commonwealth War Graves Commission gives the ship's name as 'Boy Roy'.
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
24/10/2016
Last updated
24/10/2016
Citation
“George – Brinded – Great Eastern Railway – Engineman (A.B.) – 09/05/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 12, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60429.