Thomas Henry – Bridgwater – Great Western Railway – Gunner – 19/05/1915

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Title

Thomas Henry – Bridgwater – Great Western Railway – Gunner – 19/05/1915

Initials / forenames

Thomas Henry

Surname

Bridgwater

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Royal Field Artillery, 20th Brigade Ammunition Column

Military rank

Gunner

Military number

58266

Railway department

Engineering Department, Berrington (Severn Valley)

Railway job

Packer

Date died

19/05/1915

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine, July 1915, p175. Photo: August 1915, p206

Memorial

Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery

Notes

Aged 26. He joined the GWR in September 1912. He was an army reservist who was called to the colours at the outbreak of war.

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

15/02/2017

Last updated

15/02/2017

Citation

“Thomas Henry – Bridgwater – Great Western Railway – Gunner – 19/05/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60459.