Richard – Adcock – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 26/09/1916
Title
Richard – Adcock – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 26/09/1916
Initials / forenames
Richard
Surname
Adcock
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Suffolk Regiment, 8th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
13893
Railway department
Chief Civil Engineer's Department, Lowestoft
Railway job
Permanent Way Labourer
Date died
26/09/1916
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine January 1917 Supplement, pg 4.
Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Notes
Adcock joined the Great Eastern Railway in March 1914, and just after 6 months service he enlisted in the army. He was killed in action.
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
22/08/2016
Last updated
22/08/2016
Citation
“Richard – Adcock – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 26/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 2, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62627.