Alfred Philip – Bone – Great Eastern Railway – Sergeant – 28/10/1917
Title
Alfred Philip – Bone – Great Eastern Railway – Sergeant – 28/10/1917
Initials / forenames
Alfred Philip
Surname
Bone
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Engineers, 34th Divisional Signal Company
Military rank
Sergeant
Military number
85640
Military awards
MM
Railway department
Harling Road
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
28/10/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine,January 1918, p19
Memorial
Mendinghem Military Cemetery
Notes
Age 26, the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Mary Bone of East End, Wells, Norfolk. Joined the GER in July 1905 as a probationary clerk at Wells and later worked at Brandon, Cromer, North Walsham and Harling Road. Enlisted July 1915. He was awarded the MM (see GER Magazine October 1916 issue) and also the DCM. Died of wounds. GER Magazine has rank as Lance-Corporal.
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
08/08/2016
Last updated
08/08/2016
Citation
“Alfred Philip – Bone – Great Eastern Railway – Sergeant – 28/10/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 8, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60819.