William – Best – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/01/1915
Title
William – Best – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/01/1915
Initials / forenames
William
Surname
Best
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 5th Reserve Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
2668
Railway department
Parkeston Quay
Railway job
Quay Labourer
Date died
11/01/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1915/June/Supplement 1
Memorial
Peterborough Old Cemetery (or Broadway Cemetery)
Notes
Joined GER 29 Jan 1914; died at Peterborough, where he was buried. The photo is of the funeral not the man.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Citation
“William – Best – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 11/01/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 13, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61183.