GWR Magazine Dec 1917 Alfred Boxall's Obituary
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAGAZINE
For bravery in action the Military Medal has been
awarded to two of the Company's employees in the
Signal Works at Reading, namely, Henry C. Goddard, a
fitter's mate, and Norman G. Waite, a machinist. Both
these men joined H. M. Forces within a few weeks of the
outbreak of war.
Two oval-shaped photos of men in military outfits.
Cpl J. Vaughan Pte. W. H. Piff
For rescuing a wounded man under heavy shell fire
Corporal J. Vaughan, Railway Troops, R. E. (a packer
in the Engineering Department at Berwyn) has been
awarded the Military Medal.
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Private W. H. Piff, R.E. (a painter in the Locomotive
and Carriage Department at Swindon), has been
awarded the Military Medal for gallant conduct and
devotion to duty on the field. He volunteered for the
Colours on September 2, 1914.
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For galland conduct and devotion to duty on the
field, the name and deed of Corporal F. J. Serjent, R.F.A.,
has been ordered to be entered in the record of the Irish
Division, to which he was attached. Corporal Serjent
was a clerk in the Audit Office at Paddington.
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Many readers will learn with regret that Second-Lieut.
Alfred Boxall, one of the officers of the 262nd (G.W.R.)
Constructional Company,
was killed on October 25th
by an enemy shell whilst
carrying out work in an
advanced position in
France. At the time of
joining the Colours on
February 3rd last, Lieutenant
Boxall was an
assistant on the staff of
the divisional engineer at
Shrewsbury, and previously
was for some time
in the chief engineer's
office at Paddington. He
was the youngest son of
Mr. G. Boxall, for many
years the Company's Chief
Cashier. Letters received
from his late fellow officers
speak in the highest terms of his gallant behaviour and
soldierly qualities.
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Captain John Manley, R.F.C., formerly a premium
apprentice in the Locomotive Works at Swindon, was
killed in action in France on September 18th. He entered
the Company's service in August, 1914, and enlisted
twelve months afterwards, when he was eighteen years
of age.
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News has been received of the death of Second-Lieut.
R. H. Crane, East Yorks Regiment, who was killed in
action on October 4th. Lieut. Crane was educated
at Wyggeston School, and later went to Keble College,
Oxford, where he graduated, taking his B.A. in 1911,
and three years later his B.Sc. Prior to enlisting he
held a position on the district goods manager's staff at
Manchester.
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Second-Lieut. George F. Dean, R.F.A., a clerk in
the Chief Accountant's office at Swindon, met his death
in action in Flanders on October 16th. He was 28 years
of age and had been in the Company's service since
October, 1904. He joined the Colours in August, 1914.
Two oval-shaped photos of men in military outfits.
Capt. J. Manley 2nd Lt. H. R. Crane
Rifleman William John Maunder, of the Solicitor's
(Parliamentary) Office, Paddington, a son of the late
Mr. W. H. Maunder, of the Audit Office, was reported
wounded and missing on September 9th, 1916, and his
death is assumed by the War Office. He entered the
Company's service in June, 1898, in the Audit Office.
Five years later (1903) he was transferred to the
Solicitor's Office, where he remained till he joined the
Army. In April, 1915, he joined the Queen Victoria
Rifles, and after a period of training in this country,
was sent to France. He was 34 years of age, of a quiet
and unassuming disposition, a keen, capable business
man, and greatly liked by all his colleagues.
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The G.W.R. Volunteer Company which was recently
formed at Paddington held a parade on the afternoon
of Sunday, November 4th, at the grounds of the G.W.R.
Athletic Association, Castle Bar Park, where tactical
operations were gone through under the command of
Captain F. T. Barrington Ward, who afterwards entertained
them to tea. Upwards of a hundred officers and
men of the company were in attendance. In the earlier
part of the day the company had a route march for six
or seven miles in the vicinity of Ealing and Greenford.
Two oval-shaped photos of men in military outfits.
2nd Lt. G. F. Dean Rifleman W. J. Maunder
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAGAZINE
For bravery in action the Military Medal has been
awarded to two of the Company's employees in the
Signal Works at Reading, namely, Henry C. Goddard, a
fitter's mate, and Norman G. Waite, a machinist. Both
these men joined H. M. Forces within a few weeks of the
outbreak of war.
Two oval-shaped photos of men in military outfits.
Cpl J. Vaughan Pte. W. H. Piff
For rescuing a wounded man under heavy shell fire
Corporal J. Vaughan, Railway Troops, R. E. (a packer
in the Engineering Department at Berwyn) has been
awarded the Military Medal.
-----
Private W. H. Piff, R.E. (a painter in the Locomotive
and Carriage Department at Swindon), has been
awarded the Military Medal for gallant conduct and
devotion to duty on the field. He volunteered for the
Colours on September 2, 1914.
-----
For galland conduct and devotion to duty on the
field, the name and deed of Corporal F. J. Serjent, R.F.A.,
has been ordered to be entered in the record of the Irish
Division, to which he was attached. Corporal Serjent
was a clerk in the Audit Office at Paddington.
-----
Many readers will learn with regret that Second-Lieut.
Alfred Boxall, one of the officers of the 262nd (G.W.R.)
Constructional Company,
was killed on October 25th
by an enemy shell whilst
carrying out work in an
advanced position in
France. At the time of
joining the Colours on
February 3rd last, Lieutenant
Boxall was an
assistant on the staff of
the divisional engineer at
Shrewsbury, and previously
was for some time
in the chief engineer's
office at Paddington. He
was the youngest son of
Mr. G. Boxall, for many
years the Company's Chief
Cashier. Letters received
from his late fellow officers
speak in the highest terms of his gallant behaviour and
soldierly qualities.
-----
Captain John Manley, R.F.C., formerly a premium
apprentice in the Locomotive Works at Swindon, was
killed in action in France on September 18th. He entered
the Company's service in August, 1914, and enlisted
twelve months afterwards, when he was eighteen years
of age.
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAGAZINE
For bravery in action the Military Medal has been
awarded to two of the Company's employees in the
Signal Works at Reading, namely, Henry C. Goddard, a
fitter's mate, and Norman G. Waite, a machinist. Both
these men joined H. M. Forces within a few weeks of the
outbreak of war.
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