Herbert Matthew – Benstead – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 04/08/1916
Title
Herbert Matthew – Benstead – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 04/08/1916
Initials / forenames
Herbert Matthew
Surname
Benstead
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
24066
Railway department
Hunstanton
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
04/08/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: October 1916, p266
Memorial
La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie
Notes
Aged 19, son of Thomas and Margaret Benstead of Hillside Cottages, Heacham, Norfolk. He had been with the GER for three years when he enlisted in February 1916. He died from wounds received in action.
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
09/11/2016
Last updated
09/11/2016
Citation
“Herbert Matthew – Benstead – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 04/08/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61250.