Son of Peter John and Sarah Sophia Vansittert, of South Africa. Obituary placed by his ‘sorrowing friend’ Pte. Charles Blackshaw in the BJ&G. Previous service in the South African Campaign and in German West Africa.
Vansittert, Sydney Moyle –
Personal details
- Surname: Vansittert
- Forename: Sydney Moyle
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: South Africa
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 36
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 24th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry.
- Service number: 7516
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: IV. D. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/09/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h