PRIDDY, SIDNEY F.
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CWGC |
SDGW |
Uttoxeter Advertiser |
Other |
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Parents |
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Where born |
Hebburn-on-Tyne |
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7 |
When born |
Hebburn, Durham |
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Yes |
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Address |
Wife after remarrying: 36, Bradley Street |
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7 |
Spouse |
Mrs. D. E. Middleton (formerly Priddy) |
Yes |
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7 |
Children |
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Employment Before Joining up |
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Where enlisted |
Hebburn, Durham |
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Yes |
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Hebburn-on-Tyne |
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7 |
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Regiment |
Formerly 62636, R. D. C. |
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Yes |
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7 |
Northumberland Fusiliers |
Yes |
Yes |
1a |
3, 7 |
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Unit |
22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. |
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Yes |
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22nd (S) Bn |
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7 |
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Rank |
Private |
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Yes |
1a, 1b |
3 |
Service Number |
87579 |
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Yes |
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3, 7 |
Date of Death |
8 September 1918 |
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Yes |
1a, 1b |
7 |
Age at time of death |
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Where Killed or died |
France/Flanders |
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Yes |
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Pas de Calais – 1918 – Betham Salle |
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How he died |
Killed in Action |
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Yes |
1a, 1b |
7 |
Location of Grave or Memorial |
Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension - Grave N.3. |
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Uttoxeter Town War Memorial |
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7 |
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Awards |
Victory Medal O/1/105 B54 Page 13149 |
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British Medal O/1/105 B54 Page 13149 |
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Sydney was a native of Hebburn-on-Tyne1a and was attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers1a.
His obituary in the Uttoxeter Advertiser 1a gives a tantalising clue as to when he came to Uttoxeter, but we have not managed to convert it to a date yet. It was described as being at about the time when German prisoners were first sent to the camp on Uttoxeter Racecourse. This only tells us readily that he did not live in Uttoxeter before August 4 1914 (the outbreak of the war).
His wife was one of Joseph Hudson’s sisters1a, 1b, 7. Joseph was also killed in the war.
Sidney and his wife had married on the Easter Saturday of 19181a, 7, only about five months or so before he died. He was killed in action1a, 1b, but we do not know details yet.
The Uttoxeter Advertiser 1a quoted from a letter sent to Sydney’s widow by his platoon officer:
“During the short time that he was under me I always found him ready and willing to do any duty that had to be done”.
This memorial notice was placed in the Uttoxeter Advertiser in September 1919. Its primary purpose was to commemorate the third anniversary of Joseph Hudson’s death, but it also mentions Sydney |
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Sidney’s family still commemorate his memory on Remembrance Day. This memorial cross was appeared by the Uttoxeter War Memorial on Remembrance day in 2005. |
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