Edwin – Austin – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/03/1915
Title
Edwin – Austin – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/03/1915
Initials / forenames
Edwin
Surname
Austin
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1st/3rd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
1667
Railway job
Riveter's Assistant (Riveter's Boy)
Date died
10/03/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, May 1915, p121
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial
Notes
Austin joined the GWR in January 1913, as a Fitter's Assisitant at Wormwood Scrubs Shops. He was subsequently transferred to the riveters' gang as riveter's assistant. He was killed in the action at Neuve Chappelle. <br /><br />The St Paul's Booklet lists his railway job as 'Riveter's Boy'.
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
08/02/2017
Last updated
08/02/2017
Citation
“Edwin – Austin – Great Western Railway – Private – 10/03/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62100.