William – Andrews – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 20/07/1917
Title
William – Andrews – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 20/07/1917
Initials / forenames
William
Surname
Andrews
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 8th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
22353
Railway department
Civil Engineer's Dept
Railway job
Permanent Way Labourer
Date died
20/07/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, November 1917, p253
Memorial
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Notes
Age 26, the son of Albert Walter and Fanny Frances Andrews of 59 Albert Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Joined the GER in March 1915; enlisted in the Training Reserve Battalion on 15 March 1917. 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
07/12/2016
Last updated
07/12/2016
Citation
“William – Andrews – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 20/07/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 4, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62403.