R W E – Barrett – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 12/03/1915
Title
R W E – Barrett – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 12/03/1915
Initials / forenames
R W E
Surname
Barrett
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Middlesex Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
1722
Railway department
Stepney
Railway job
Porter
Date died
12/03/1915
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: June 1915 Supplement (No.1) p1
Memorial
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Notes
Barrett joined GER in July 1912. He died of wounds received in action. <br /><br />Magazine gives unit as '5th Middlesex Regiment'. On Commonweatlh War Graves Commission name down as 'Barrett, R.W'.
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
15/08/2016
Last updated
15/08/2016
Citation
“R W E – Barrett – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 12/03/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 10, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61673.