Herbert – Andrews – Great Western Railway – Sergeant – 24/10/1914
Title
Herbert – Andrews – Great Western Railway – Sergeant – 24/10/1914
Initials / forenames
Herbert
Surname
Andrews
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Wiltshire Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Sergeant
Military number
6710
Railway department
West Drayton
Railway job
Signalman
Date died
24/10/1914
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, January 1915, p2. Photo: April 1915, p93
Memorial
Le Touret Memorial
Notes
Aged 29, Andrews entered the GWR in July 1912, as a porter in Reading. He was then a Signal Porter at Lichfield in February 1913. In November 1913 he was made a Signalman at West Drayton.
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
01/02/2017
Last updated
01/02/2017
Citation
“Herbert – Andrews – Great Western Railway – Sergeant – 24/10/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62395.