Ernest – Allen – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 02/07/1916
Title
Ernest – Allen – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 02/07/1916
Initials / forenames
Ernest
Surname
Allen
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Essex Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Corporal
Military number
8834
Railway department
Parkeston Quay
Railway job
Permanent Way Labourer
Date died
02/07/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: September 1916, p241
Memorial
Bertrancourt Military Cemetery
Notes
Aged 30, son of Annie and the late Henry Allen of Little Oakley, near Harwich, Essex. He joined the GER on the 16th March 1914. He was a reservist who was recalled in 1914. He was wounded on the 1st July 1916 and died from his wounds. <br /><br />The GER Magazine reports that he died two days after being wounded.
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
09/11/2016
Last updated
09/11/2016
Citation
“Ernest – Allen – Great Eastern Railway – Corporal – 02/07/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed April 29, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62528.