R W E – Barrett – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 12/03/1915

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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.