In the 1901 census Sidney (age 8) was living in Newton St Petrock, Devon, England. Relation to Head of House: Son.[1]
Sidney served in the military on 16 August 1917 in Enlisted: Bargoed, Glamorgan.[2]
Sidney served in the military on 16 August 1917 in Service: Western European Theatre. 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment. Rank: Private.[3][4]
Sidney died at the age of 25 on 16 August 1917 in France & Flanders.[2][5][6]
Sidney was buried after 16 August 1917 in Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium.[6]
Research Notes
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On an unknown date Sidney was living in Shebbear, Devon.[2]
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A burial fact had no date. Changed its date to be after the death date.
A fact of type 'Military' had no date but shared a ref with a 'Died' fact with the date '16 August 1917'. So the fact with no date had its date set to that.
↑ 2.02.12.2Death: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 Military-Genealogy.com, comp Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Ancestry Record 1543 #243267 (accessed before 12 September 2021).
↑Military: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Name: Sidney Blight Gender: Male Death Date: 16 Aug 1917 Rank: Private Regiment: Devonshire Regiment Regimental Number: 14295.
↑Military: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919. Name:Sidney Blight Birth Place: Torrington, Devon Residence: Shebbear, Devon Death Date: 16 Aug 1917 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Bargoed, Glam. Rank: Private Devonshire Regiment Battalion: 2nd Battalion: Regimental Number: 14295 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre.
↑Death: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929,
National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 524501-526000; Reference: 302. Ancestry Record 60506 #659093 (accessed before 12 September 2021).
↑ 6.06.1Burial: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current. Ancestry Record 60541 #287109 (accessed before 12 September 2021).
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