Sidney Green

SIDNEY GREEN

1579, Drummer, Sydney Mervin Green, 1/5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment.

Born in 1897 at St Mary’s Trimulgherry, Deccan, India, son of Colour Sergeant John and Jane Green (nee, Parker), their address in the 1911 census is given as 7th Battalion Cheshire Drill Hall, Congleton.

Sydney attested at Congleton into the 7th Battalion Cheshire’s as a bugler. After training, he volunteered to go to the front with the 5th Cheshire’s; he entered France, 14/02/1915. His unit progressed to the Ypres Salient and were in the trenches for the YPRES battle 1915. Sydney died of a bullet wound to the head, received during this battle, Friday, 11 June 1915, he was aged 17 years.

Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Drummer, Sydney Mervin Green is buried at Spoilbank Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. C.W.G.C. Ref: – I. G. 13.

Also refer to

• Macclesfield Troops pre WWI
• Photos from Barnswood archive Macclesfield WW1
• ‘Great war history of 3rd Macclesfield’ by Sue Henderson
• Photos of 3rd Macclesfield Troop pre WW1/li>
• ‘Big Hats, Shorts and Dyb Dyb Dyb’ – a history of Macclesfield and Congleton Scouts by Norman Gosling
• WWI List of Addresses Trevor Druce Macclesfield Reflects