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The Great Eastern Railway War Memorial in Liverpool Street Station
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The Great Eastern Railway War Memorial was installed at Liverpool
Street station in London. The memorial commemorates over 1100 staff and employees
of the Great Eastern Railway who lost their lives in the First World War.
These 1100-plus names are shown in 11 columns on a large marble memorial plaque.
The names of those commemorated, with biographical details, are shown on the Roll of Honour website.
The memorial was originally located in the station's booking hall. It was unveiled on 22 June 1922 by Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. The memorial was relocated c.1990 when the station was renovated, and moved to a site above the main station concourse, near the entrance from Liverpool Street.
Beneath the memorial are two memorials which are of special
note.;-
1 The memorial plaque to Field Marshal Sir Henry
Wilson, was shot and killed on his own doorstep in Eaton Place, Belgravia,
by members of the Irish Republican Army as he returned home from unveiling
the memorial.
and
2. Captain
Charles Fryatt, an officer of the Great Eastern Railway's marine service
who was executed by the Germans in 1916.
3 soldiers of the Yorkshire Regiment are amongst those commemorated on the memorial.
Private Thomas Creasey. 8713. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 9 November 1914.
Born Enfield (London), Enlisted Stratford, Resided Lower Edmonton.
Buried MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY.
(Spelt CREASY on Railwaymen Memorial. Incorrectly shown in the Roll of Honour
website as serving in the KOYLI. Was a Labourer in the Creosoting Works, Ponders
End.)
Private Herbert Ernest Moxon. 243288. 5th Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Husband of Rose Clarke (formerly Moxon), of Bedlam
Corner Farm, March, Cambs. Born at March. Killed 19 July 1917. Aged 31.
Enlisted Cambridge, Resided March.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
Private James Henry Savory. 35241. 5th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 34794 9th T R Battn. Son of William James and
Agnes Emma Savory, of 75, Broadwater, Flordon, Norwich. Killed 27 May 1918.
Aged 19.
Born Flordon (Norfolk), Enlisted Attleborough, Resided Flordon.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
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