Walter Ernest – Anderson – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 23/04/1917
Title
Walter Ernest – Anderson – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 23/04/1917
Initials / forenames
Walter Ernest
Surname
Anderson
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Norfolk Regiment, 1st Battalion
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
22967
Railway department
Peterborough
Railway job
Porter
Date died
23/04/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, September 1917, p209
Memorial
Arras Memorial
Notes
Age 20. Joined the GER as a lad porter at North Wootton in July 1914. Worked as a porter at Heacham before his appointment to Peterborough in December 1915. He enlisted in January 1916, and was 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
23/11/2016
Last updated
23/11/2016
Citation
“Walter Ernest – Anderson – Great Eastern Railway – Lance Corporal – 23/04/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62434.