George – Barker – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 10/01/1915

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Title

George – Barker – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 10/01/1915

Initials / forenames

George

Surname

Barker

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion, "C" Company

Military rank

Private

Military number

7176

Railway department

Carriage & Wagon Dept

Railway job

Washer and Lifter

Date died

10/01/1915

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway Magazine: March 1915 Supplement (No.1) p1

Memorial

Calvaire (Essex) Military Cemetery

Notes

Aged 28, son of James and Arthur Barker of Radwinter, Saffron Walden; husband of Edith Barker of 14 Manbey Grove, Stratford, London. He was born November 1886 and was married. He was a long term reservist. He entered GER service in February 1914. He fell at Le Gheer.

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

“George – Barker – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 10/01/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61792.