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ARC TBC...Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:27 am
by mallosa
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:47 am
by mallosa
eldest son Thomas not here.....
1911: 24 Pear Tree Lane, Old Hill, Staffs
Ellen Sidaway 43 Head Dudley Married 23 or 28? years - children 16?/10/4
William Gill 24 Son in Law Marr Iron Worker Rowley
Lily Gill 20 Dau Dudley Marr 1 year - children 1/1/-
James Sidaway 14 Son Iron Worker Saltney? Lancs
David Sidaway 13 Son Iron Iron Worker
Sarah Sidaway 12 Dau
Fred Sidaway 4 Son
Joseph Sidaway 2 Son
Thomas Gill under 1 mth Grd Son
(others born Old Hill, Staffs)
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:53 am
by mallosa
Could this be our Thomas....
(from Ancestry)
1911 England Census
Name: Thomas Sidaway
Age in 1911: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birth Place: Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Civil Parish: Dover Castle Dover
County/Island: Kent
Street Address: 3Rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, Shaft Barracks, Western Heights, Dover
Marital Status: Single
Military Unit: 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
Registration District: Dover
Registration District Number: 65
Sub-registration District: Dover
ED, institution, or vessel: 27-31
Piece: 4617
from the article...
“They are Pte. James Sidaway 1/5 South Staffs - killed on October 13, 1915, aged 19; Corporal David Sidaway 1/5 South Staffs - killed on July 1, 1916, aged 18 years; Pte. Thomas Sidaway 3rd Worcs - killed on October 15, 1916, the day previous to his 29th birthday.”
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:59 am
by mallosa
James and David's ages are spot on
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:11 am
by feral-underclass
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:11 pm
by mallosa
I'm not able to access that site
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:06 pm
by feral-underclass
sorry mallosa
doesn't say much more than what you put other than information from thomas sidaway service papers.
enlisted 1905 into worcesters at halesowen
wounded 28th sept 1914 gsw arm
wounded 4th sept 1915 gsw back
wounded 27th aug 1916 gsw face
rejoined unit 13th sept 1916
wounded 13th oct 1916 gsw thigh
died of wounds 15th oct 1916
Re: Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Heroes?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:55 am
by Northern Lass
I am adding to bcc now.
then flagging to archive
Re: ARC TBC...Three Sidayaway brothers - Three Forgotten Her
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:32 am
by mallosa
Thanks for that, not forgotten though...are they?
Yes Jan, can be archived now please