Frederick Henry – Beechey – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 02/11/1917
Title
Frederick Henry – Beechey – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 02/11/1917
Initials / forenames
Frederick Henry
Surname
Beechey
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 1st/7th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
300239
Railway department
Rectory Road
Railway job
Porter
Date died
02/11/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, March 1918, p61
Memorial
Gaza War Cemetery
Notes
Age 23, entered GER service in April 1913. A member of the Essex Territorial Force he was called up at the outbreak of war and served in the Dardanelles campaign from July 1915. He is reported to have stayed with a wounded comrade for several hours before he could be evacuated under fire to an ambulance station. Killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
08/08/2016
Last updated
08/08/2016
Citation
“Frederick Henry – Beechey – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 02/11/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61390.