Whitley William Charles – Barber – Great Eastern Railway – Mess Room Steward – 17/07/1917
Title
Whitley William Charles – Barber – Great Eastern Railway – Mess Room Steward – 17/07/1917
Initials / forenames
Whitley William Charles
Surname
Barber
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Mercantile Marine Reserve, HMS Newmarket
Military rank
Mess Room Steward
Railway department
Continental Marine Staff
Railway job
Pantry boy
Date died
17/07/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1917/ p225
Memorial
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Notes
Joined GER 3 April 1912. Age 22 son of Mrs Richmond (formerly Barber) of 6, 3rd Avenue, Dovercourt, Essex. HMS Newmarket proceeded to sea for the Eastern Mediterranean and was not heard of after 16 July 1917.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919
Citation
“Whitley William Charles – Barber – Great Eastern Railway – Mess Room Steward – 17/07/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 16, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/61822.