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 326–350.

Railway employees lost in war
NameDesignationBranchMilitary unitEmployerDate of deathPlace of deathPDF
Moore, John William BeverhoudtPorterTraffic16th Australian Infantry Battalion.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways8 August 1916France Open PDF
Moore, William ReidCarpenterWay and Works28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways3 November 1916France Open PDF
Moran, Alfred StephenCadetTraffic27th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways8 August 1918France Open PDF
Moran, Bartholomew JohnStrikerWay and Works28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways20 September 1917Belgium Open PDF
Morgan, Charles HenryCarpenterWay and Works11th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways22 July 1916France Open PDF
Muir, Rollo MoncrieffFiremanLocomotive16th Australian Infantry Battalion.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways13 April 1917Germany Open PDF
Munro, Norman AlexanderCadetAccounts28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways16 December 1915Turkey Open PDF
Munro, Roy CampbellCadetWay and Works28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 February 1917France Open PDF
Murphy, John AnthonyApprentice Car & Wagon BuilderCMENo.640 Squadron (RAF)Western Australian Government Railways28 April 1944Belgium Open PDF
Murray, GeorgeFiremanLocomotive13th Light Trench Mortar BatteryWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways16 January 1917England Open PDF
Mussman, Alfred CharlesFitters AssistantTramways2/4th Machine Gun BattalionWestern Australian Government Tramways12 February 1942Malaya Open PDF
Nairn, Alex FrederickClerkTramwaysNo.83 Squadron (RAF)Western Australian Government Railways2 January 1944Germany Open PDF
Nash, Arthur Frederick RichardSub-station OperatorNo.27 Operational Training (RAF)Western Australian Government Tramways1 August 1942Belgium Open PDF
Nelson, HarryIron MoulderLocomotive28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways29 July 1916France Open PDF
Newman, William Charles FrederickCleanerLocomotive28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways29 July 1916France Open PDF
Nolan, Vivian MichaelCleaner -Locomotive16th Australian Infantry Battalion.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways10 August 1917Belgium Open PDF
Nugent, Harold RoyCadetCommissioner's51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 September 1917Belgium Open PDF
O'Connell, James AdolphusClerkTraffic5th Australian Machine Gun BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways27 April 1918France Open PDF
O'Connor, Thomas PatrickFettlerCivil28th Australian Infantry BattalionMidland Railway Company of Western Australia Ltd3 November 1916France Open PDF
O'Keeffe, Maurice CorbyForemanStores (Railway Sawmills)51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways8 August 1918France Open PDF
O'Leary, Daniel MartinFiremanLocomotive2/4th Machine Gun BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways14 November 1943Thailand Open PDF
Olive, George HenryAssistant Station MasterTraffic10th Australian Light Horse.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways3 May 1917France Open PDF
Oma, Norman FrederickClerkStores48th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways5 April 1918France Open PDF
Oswald, JohnApprentice MoulderLocomotive44th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways2 January 1917France Open PDF
Ottey, Thomas AlexanderClerkTramways27th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways28 February 1917France Open PDF