George Thomas John – Auker – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 01/07/1916
Title
George Thomas John – Auker – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 01/07/1916
Initials / forenames
George Thomas John
Surname
Auker
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
26243
Railway department
Liverpool St, CTMO
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
01/07/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine August 1917, pg 188.
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Aged 21, son of Richard and Kate Auker of 53 Palace Gardens, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. He joined the Great Eastern Railway in April 1911, working there for three years before he enlisted February 1916. He was very popular amongst his fellow clerks. Auker was killed in action.
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
24/10/2016
Last updated
24/10/2016
Citation
“George Thomas John – Auker – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 01/07/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62109.