South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Atlantic Ocean | British War & Victory Medals | Tower Hill Memorial, London |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Other WW1 Campaign Medal | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Not applicable | Mercantile Marine War Medal | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Killed during the sinking of SS Minihaha | 1914 in Mercantile Marine | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Fastnet, SW of Ireland | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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Sydney is listed as being killed on 7th September 1917 when his vessel, SS Minihaha was sunk by a German U Boat. Wikipedia reports that on 7 September 1917 SS Minnehaha sank within four minutes with 43 fatalities, after being torpedoed by German U-boat U-48, off the Fastnet. Her sister ships Minneapolis and Minnetonka were sunk while in use as troop transports during World War I.
SS Minihaha was a 14,000-ton ship, built in 1900 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, and was an emblem of the transatlantic shipping industry, ferrying passengers and cargo between London and New York. Click here for a report on the 2024 expedition to explore the remains of the ship. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1892 in Leamington Spa | 25 May 1892 at Leamington Spa, St Paul's |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Arthur and Annie Baker | 39 Russell Terrace, Leamington Spa |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - 20 Morton Street, Leamington Spa | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1901 - 92 Plymouth Place, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Coach Body Maker in fathers business |
| 1911 - 47 Radford Road, Leamington Spa | 1915 - Coach Body Maker in fathers business |
| 1917 - 39 Russell Terrace, Leamington Spa | |
