Samuel James – Acland – Great Western Railway – Lance-corporal – 02/11/1915
Title
Samuel James – Acland – Great Western Railway – Lance-corporal – 02/11/1915
Initials / forenames
Samuel James
Surname
Acland
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal North Devon Hussars
Military rank
Lance-corporal
Military number
2368
Railway department
Bugle, Traffic Department
Railway job
See notes
Date died
02/11/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway staff magazine (photo only): 1916/01/17
Memorial
Hill 10 Cemetery
Notes
In GWR service since June 1910. Signalman at Truro. Previously employed in various capacities at Luxulyan, Bugle, Kingsland and Liskeard stations. Aged 25 Killed in action. Name given as Ackland in St Paul's Roll of Honour.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; GWR Great War Book
Date entered
07/12/2015
Last updated
07/12/2015
Citation
“Samuel James – Acland – Great Western Railway – Lance-corporal – 02/11/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 4, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62672.