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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| France & Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Doullens Communal Cemetery Ext No 1 |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After 1st January 1916 in France | ~ | Nether Whitacre War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Operations on the Ancre 1917 | November 1915 in Birmingham | West Midlands Police Roll of Honour |
| St James the Great, Shirley, Solihull | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Doullens | Pte 7476 5th Bn, Royal Warwicks Regt | |
Circumstances of Death
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Sidney is listed as dying of wounds on 4th March 1917 at either the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital or the 62nd (2/1st Northumbrian) Casualty Clearing Station both of which were using Doullens Cemetery for burials in March 1917. We do not know exactly when Sidney was originally wounded. The 8th Battalion spent the whole of February and early March on working parties, in the trenches and camps in the Miraumont area and they incurred casualties on a number of days during that time. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan-Mar Qtr 1891 in Nether Whitacre | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James and Ann Bayliss | The Heath, Nether Whitacre |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1891 - Cottage Lane, Nether Whitacre | 1901 - School age (10) |
| 1901 - The Post Office, Station Road, Nether Whitacre | 1911 - Farmers Son working on Farm |
| 1911 - The Heath, Nether Whitacre | 1913 - Police Constable 67, West Midlands Police |
| 1917 - The Heath, Nether Whitacre | |
- Sidney is recorded on the Nether Whitacre memomrial as being a Sergeant but all of his military records refer to him as a Private.
- Sidney served with the West Midlands Police from 27th October 1913 to 5th November 1915 (Source)
