George William – Barker – Great Western Railway – Private – 26/09/1915

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Title

George William – Barker – Great Western Railway – Private – 26/09/1915

Initials / forenames

George William

Surname

Barker

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 8th Battalion, "D" Company

Military rank

Private

Military number

12329

Railway department

Traffic Department, Wednesbury

Railway job

Porter

Date died

26/09/1915

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine January 1916, p15. Photo: January 1916, p18

Memorial

Hill 10 Cemetery

Notes

Aged 2,2 son of John and Alice Barker of 15 Leicester St, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton. Barker was formerly as Telegraphist in the South signalbox at Wolverhampton. He died of wounds in the Dardanelles.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

12/04/2017

Last updated

12/04/2017

Citation

“George William – Barker – Great Western Railway – Private – 26/09/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 13, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61789.