Pte
Sidney Arthur Homer
Information about birth
Date of birth: 24/09/1897 |
Place of birth: Peckham, Londen, England, United Kingdom |
General information
Last known residence: 13, Colls Road, Peckham, England, United Kingdom |
Religion: Church of England |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 267101 |
Units: — Hertfordshire Regiment, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 31/07/1917 |
Place of death: Nieuwebeek, Sint Juliaan, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 19 |
Cemetery
Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XIII Row: B Grave: 6 |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 7
112 Infantry Brigade (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), British Army war diaries 1914-1922, WO 95/2590/2. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
1901 England Census (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
1911 England Census (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915, General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ Sources used |
National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60 (NAM) 1991-02-333. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60 (NAM) 1991-02-333. https://www.nam.ac.uk/ Sources used |
War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 329). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
More information 2
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/463226 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=aab67f89-6be8-4c84-b563-0a4f4aa24a1a |