James Richard – Austin – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 06/09/1916
Title
James Richard – Austin – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 06/09/1916
Initials / forenames
James Richard
Surname
Austin
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Devonshire Regiment, 8th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
18505
Railway department
Bishopsgate
Railway job
Assistant Porter
Date died
06/09/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, Jan 1918, p18
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Age 21, the son of William and Sarah Jane Austin. Joined the GER in Oct 1914, enlisted June 1915, missing presumed killed in action.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
08/08/2016
Last updated
08/08/2016
Citation
“James Richard – Austin – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 06/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62102.