Alfred Birch – Bolas – Great Western Railway – Private – 07/11/1914
Title
Alfred Birch – Bolas – Great Western Railway – Private – 07/11/1914
Initials / forenames
Alfred Birch
Surname
Bolas
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Worcestershire Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
10344
Railway department
Traffic Department, Hartlebury
Railway job
Shunt-horse Driver
Date died
07/11/1914
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine July 1916, p169. Photo: September 1916, p212
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Notes
Aged 28. Bolas had been in the GWR Company's service since September 1912. He was formerly Porter at Great Malvern.
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
16/08/2017
Last updated
16/08/2017
Citation
“Alfred Birch – Bolas – Great Western Railway – Private – 07/11/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60856.