WA Railway Employees lost in war

Rail Heritage WA honours all who have served in war to defend our country and our values. We have worked to identify WA railway employees who enlisted in wars, and particularly those who died as a result of their service.

For example, in the first World War WA railwaymen responded as willingly as other citizens, and over the next four years a total of 2184 men were given leave to enlist. Unfortunately, 346 of these men lost their lives as a result.

Information on these men from both government and private railways has been researched by Rail Heritage WA volunteers.

489 records found. Showing 151–175.

Railway employees lost in war
NameDesignationBranchMilitary unitEmployerDate of deathPlace of deathPDF
Farmery, ArthurAssistant Station MasterTraffic11th Australian Infantry Battalion.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways16 April 1917France Open PDF
Fawcett, Matthew HarryPlumberWay and Works2nd Pioneer BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways13 June 1918France Open PDF
Fitzgerald, WilliamMotormanTramways11th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways28 May 1917France Open PDF
Fitzpatrick, Michael Joseph FrancisChainmanWay and Works51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 September 1917Belgium Open PDF
Fleming, JamesRepairerCCE4 Reserve Motor Transport CompanyWestern Australian Government Railways14 September 1944Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru) Open PDF
Flood, John HopeClerkStores12th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 February 1917France Open PDF
Fogarty, Thomas JosephClerkTraffic28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways4 August 1916France Open PDF
Foster, Norman DouglasMoulderCMEHMAS Sydney (II)Western Australian Government Railways20 November 1941Indian Ocean Open PDF
Foster, Thomas CharlesFitterWay and WorksAustralian Army Medical CorpWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways22 June 1916England Open PDF
Francis, John RichardRepairerWay and Works16th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways29 August 1915Turkey Open PDF
Frankish, Robert Walter WetherallFiremanCMENo.1658 Conversion Unit RAFWestern Australian Government Railways18 September 1943England Open PDF
Frederick, Norman JamesConductorTramways2/16th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways26 August 1941Palestine Open PDF
Fry, Thomas LeonardBoilermakerLocomotive44th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways30 March 1918France Open PDF
Fuhrmann, Herbert LeonardStrikerCMENo.460 Squadron (RAF)Western Australian Government Railways30 July 1943Germany Open PDF
Fulcher, JamesRepairerWay and Works44th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways8 August 1918France Open PDF
Garrity, Howard WilliamJunior WorkerTraffic28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways3 May 1917France Open PDF
Gast, Charles ChandlerBoilermaker' s AssistantLocomotive51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 April 1918France Open PDF
Gathercole, JohnE. LinemanWay and Works15th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways28 September 1917Belgium Open PDF
Gaull, Norman JamesCleanerLocomotive44th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways1 August 1917Belgium Open PDF
George, William CharlesCleanerLocomotive11th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways28 June 1915Turkey Open PDF
Gibbard, Joseph HudsonLabourerLocomotive28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways3 November 1916France Open PDF
Gilbey, Frederick JamesActing ClerkTramways51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways2 May 1918England Open PDF
Gillies, William CliffordCleanerLocomotive 216th Field Artillery Brigade.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways28 May 1917Belgium Open PDF
Girvan, JohnStation MasterTraffic28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 March 1917France Open PDF
Goodfleld, WilliamMotormanTramways28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways22 May 1917France Open PDF