SMITH Sydney Owen

  • First Name(s):
    Sydney 
    Owen 
  • Surname:
    SMITH
  • Service Number:
    22954
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    1st August 1916
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France, Grave E. 48.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born Hallow, Worcestershire, resident and enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Second son of the late Reuben and Harriet Smith

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SMITH Sydney Owen Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester All Saints Church
Worcester Guildhall
Worcester Royal Grammar School

Further Information About SMITH Sydney Owen

Sydney Smith attended Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1907 to 1909. He enlisted in Worcester, joining the 3rd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. On 31st July the battalion went into the trenches immediately west of the River Ancre on the Somme. Despite the heavy fighting across the river, the battalion had a fairly quiet time according to the war diary. Between 31st July and 6th August when the battalion were relieved from the trenches, 8 men lost their lives, one of whom was Sydney Smith.

Source for additional information: In Dedication to a Future World By Mark Rogers, 1999.

Entered the Balkan theatre of war on 4th October 1915. Awarded the 1915 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

All Saints Parish Church War memorial minutes: “The second name is Owen”.

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Credits: War memorial minutes and medal roll index cards researched and transcribed by Paul Hudson.