Vansittert, Sydney Moyle –

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.

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: South African Imperial Forces
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

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

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