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