Shared Photo: My dad Sidney. before 1914, when his regiment, the Essex regiment was deployed to France in WWI

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I wanted to share this family photo of Ann Ward's future husband with the community. Location: Warley Barracks, Essex, England. Date: 1913. Approx. He went on to serve in th Essex Regiment on the Western Front in France till the end of WWI meeting my mother Ann in 1946.

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Answer 1

Your dad Sidney certainly was a handsome man sitting there in his uniform,

How wonderful he married your mum, wonderful photo that you for sharing

You must have been very proud of him

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Hi Susan,

Thanks for that, yes he was special. He survived WWI on the front line, and after starting his career in the army as a private he retired as Regimental Sargent Major in 1945 but fell victim to cancer in 1948, so my mum only had a few years with him, but long enough for me to come along!

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Thank you John for give me a star how kind of you.

What a sad story about your dad he died 1948 of cancer, how devastating for your mum and you, how sad you never really know him.