The Bowes Museum Sissons Sydney

Person Details

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Name:

Sydney Sissons

Casualty No.:

Initials:

Service No.:

317698;307051

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Brocklesby, Lincs

Age at Death:

Ranks:

Private

Unit:

Suffolk Regiment; 1st Battalion, Tank Corps

Teesdale Township:

Barnard Castle, Bowes

Place Enlisted:

Home Address:

Flatts View, Barnard Castle

Civilian Employment:

Gas worker

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

3-January-1918

Place of Death:

Battles & Campaigns:

Locally Commemorated:

Barnard Castle St Mary's Church, Bowes Museum Obelisk

UK Commemorated:

Overseas Commemorated:

Pozieres Memorial

Buried:

Decoration and Medals:

Service :

Army

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Sydney was reported missing at the beginning of May 1918, but confirmation of his death near Amiens only came through via the Red Cross Inquiry department in early December.

Teesdale Mercury-11/12/1918: Local and other notes: Killed in action

Family Details:

Son of Oliver and Mary Sissons of 2 Vere Terrace. Husband of Madeline Sissons and related by marriage to Thomas Shepherd (see separate entry on the database).

Notes:

Prior to the war Sydney had worked for the Barnard Castle Gas Company, which was managed by his father.

Teesdale Mercury-27/11/1918: Local and other notes: Missing since April

Images:

Sources:

First Name: St Mary's data; Private Individual; cwgc.org; Last Name: St Mary's data; Private Individual; cwgc.org; Service: St Mary's data; cwgc.org; Ranks: St Mary's data; cwgc.org; Service Number: St Mary's data; cwgc.org; Unit: St Mary's data; cwgc.org; Date of Birth: St Mary's data; Place of Birth: St Mary's data; Home Address: www.cwgc.org; cwgc.org; Civilian Employment: St Mary's data; Age at Death: cwgc.org; Cause of Death: St Mary's data; Date of Death: St Mary's data; cwgc.org; Overseas Commemorated: St Mary's data; Private Individual; Local Memorials: www.newmp.org.uk; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914;