Sydney Macalister Sharwood (abt. 1876 - 1906)

Born about 1876 in Walgett, New South Wales, Australia

Died 21 Feb 1906 at about age 30 in London, England

Biography

SYDNEY MACALISTER SHARWOOD (Sharwood-50)

PARENTS. Sydney Sharwood & Christina (Mcalister/Macalister) Sharwood

BIRTH. Abt. 1876, Walgett, New South Wales, Australia

BIRTH. NSW BDM Birth Reg: #21634/1876

Family name SHARWOOD

Given names SYDNEY MACALISTER

Father SYDNEY

Mother CHRISTINA MACALISTER

Place of birth WALGETT

(1987). A CENTRAL QUEENSLAND ATHLETE. LONDON, November 5. Mr. Sydney Macalister Sharwood, of Barcaldine, Central Queensland, won the prizes for the long jump and throwing the hammer in the competitions at the Cambridge University freshmen's Sports.

PRE FIRST WORLD WAR CONFLICTS NOMINAL ROLLS:

Sydney Macalister Sharwood

Service number 2378

Final Rank Corporal

Unit 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

Place Victoria

Conflict/Operation South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)

Native place Victoria, Australia

Source Murray page number - 322

South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902:

Australian Participation - Full Index

Embarkation Roll: SEA to SHE

2378 Corporal Sydney Macalister SHARWOOD, 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse, Victoria

DEATH. 21 Feb 1906, London, England

(1906). INQUEST. CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST'S DEATH. LONDON, Monday, 2.55 p.m.— At an inquest to-day on the body of Sydney Macalister Sharwood, brother of Mrs. Stephen Fairbairn, the evidence showed that he died In a London boarding house from fatty degeneration of the heart due to pernicious anaemia. The jury expressed regret that a doctor had not been summoned during his final illness. The evidence Indicated that deceased was a believer in Christian Scientist treatment, and that the people with whom he was boarding were of the same belief. [The cable probably refers to the wife of Mr. Stephen Fairbairn, the noted Victorian all-round athlete, who was a member of the Cambridge University crews which defeated Oxford in 1886 and 1887.]

(1908). TRANSMISSION BY DEATH. REAL PROPERTY ACTS OF 1861 AND 1877. . . CENTRAL DISTRICT. Name of Deceased Proprietor.— -Sydney Macalister Sharwood, late of 28 Elm Park road, London, England; Date of Death.— February 21, 1900. Name of Claimant.— Ellen Fairbairn, of Meltham, Gcolong, Victoria, wife ' . of Stephen Fairbairn, of Beaconsfield. grazier. . . .

Sources

• Birth: NSW BDM Birth Reg: #21634/1876

• (1987). A CENTRAL QUEENSLAND ATHLETE: Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) Mon 8 Nov 1897, Page 5: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52535656

• PRE FIRST WORLD WAR CONFLICTS NOMINAL ROLLS: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1440136

• South African (Second Boer) War, 1899-1902: http://alh-research.tripod.com/Light_Horse/index.blog/2015049/south-african-second-boer-war-18991902-embarkation-roll-sea-to-she/

• (1906). INQUEST. CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST'S DEATH: Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Tue 27 Feb 1906, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114227826

• (1908). TRANSMISSION BY DEATH: The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Mon 9 Mar 1908, Page 3: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175148394