John Ernest – Bessey – Great Eastern Railway – Deck Hand – 28/11/1916
Title
John Ernest – Bessey – Great Eastern Railway – Deck Hand – 28/11/1916
Initials / forenames
John Ernest
Surname
Bessey
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Reserve
Military rank
Deck Hand
Military number
9029
Railway department
Lowestoft, Chief Civil Engineer's Department
Railway job
Bargeman
Ship
H.M. Drifter "Pelagia"
Date died
28/11/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine April 1917, pg 107.
Memorial
Chatham Naval Memorial
Notes
Bessey was killed after his ship was struck by a mine, on the 28 November 1916.
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
12/09/2016
Last updated
12/09/2016
Citation
“John Ernest – Bessey – Great Eastern Railway – Deck Hand – 28/11/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 8, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61186.