Henry Christian [Christopher] – Amendt – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917
Title
Henry Christian [Christopher] – Amendt – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917
Initials / forenames
Henry Christian [Christopher]
Surname
Amendt
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons), A Squadron 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
115225
Railway department
Hotel Dept
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
14/08/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, October 1917, p230
Memorial
Gaza War Cemetery
Notes
Age 25, the son of H C T Amendt of 55 Queen's Ave, Muswell Hill, London. Entered GER service on 2 Jan 1911. Enlisted on 4 Aug 1914, wounded in Egypt, returned in December 1916 and was killed in a Turkish ambush. His photo shows him in the uniform of an assistant purser on one of the Orient liners.
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
“Henry Christian [Christopher] – Amendt – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 17, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62456.