William A – Brassington – Great Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 25/04/1917

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Title

William A – Brassington – Great Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 25/04/1917

Initials / forenames

William A

Surname

Brassington

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Gloucestershire Regiment, 8th Battalion

Military rank

Lance Corporal

Military number

11955

Railway department

Severn and Wye Railway, Lydney Town

Railway job

Carman

Date died

25/04/1917

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway magazine (photo only): july 1917 p143

Memorial

Yores (Menin Gate) Memorial

Notes

Age 31, the son of W and MA Brassington of 35 Cooper St, Milton, Stoke on Trent

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)

Date entered

14/06/2017

Last updated

14/06/2017

Citation

“William A – Brassington – Great Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 25/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60525.