Sydney was in the Durham Police Force, but was said to have been called up to serve in Belgium.
He was a reservist, meaning that he was in military reserves.
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First Name: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Last Name: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Initials: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Service: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Ranks: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Home Address: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Notes: http://teesdalemercuryarchive.org/pdf/1914/August-12/August-12-1914-05.pdf; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914;