Sidney George – Blackburn – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 23/03/1918
Title
Sidney George – Blackburn – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 23/03/1918
Initials / forenames
Sidney George
Surname
Blackburn
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 10th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
43030
Railway department
Southend
Railway job
Acting Fireman
Date died
23/03/1918
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: July 1919, p141
Memorial
Pozieres Memorial
Notes
Blackburn was born on the 3rd December 1895. He joined the GER aged 18, as an engine cleaner. He enlisted in the 8th Essex Cyclists in August 1915. He was transferred to the 13th Essex Regiment in August 1916 at the Somme. He was wounded, taken prisoner and re-captured at Beaumont-Hamel on the 13th November 1916. He was reported missing and was presumed to have died on 23rd March 1918.
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
26/09/2016
Last updated
26/09/2016
Citation
“Sidney George – Blackburn – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 23/03/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61011.