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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 8014 Sidney Ernest EARLEY - 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment

Died on Sunday 2nd May 1915 aged 27

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Military History
   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Home British War Medal Stratford-on-Avon Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
Did not serve abroad ~ CWGC Grave in Stratford Cemetery
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason DiedDate and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Died of Double Pneumonia  1907 or 1908 in Southampton  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units  
Red Cross Hospital, Stratford on Avon none   
     

Circumstances of Death

Sidney died of Double Pneumonia at the Red Cross Hospital in Stratford-on-Avon on 2nd May 1915. 

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Sidney was not awarded the Victory medal which means that it is most likely he did not serve abroad in WW1. He would have been in Stratford because the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment moved to Stratford-upon-Avon to join the 88th Brigade, 29th Division on February 13, 1915 and from there the Battalion moved off to Gallipoli and it appears that he was taken ill before the Battalion went to Gallipoli.

Sidney had served in South Africa prior to WW1.His service number suggests that he originally enlisted between 29th July 1907 and 4th February 1908.

Short History of the Movements of the 2nd Battalion:

  • Mhow, India:
    The battalion was stationed here at the outbreak of the war in August 1914.
  • Plymouth, England:
    The battalion arrived here on December 22, 1914, after returning from India.
  • Romsey, England:
    After Plymouth, they moved to Romsey.
  • Stratford-upon-Avon:
    On February 13, 1915, they moved to Stratford-upon-Avon to join the 88th Brigade, 29th Division.
  • Warwick, England:
    From Stratford-upon-Avon, they moved to Warwick to continue their training for deployment to France and the Gallipoli campaign.
After the Gallipoli campaign, the battalion was sent to France in March 1916, where it fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.

 
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1890 in Stoneham, Hants  
   
Parents NamesAbode
Francis and Harriet Earley  Portswood, Southampton
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1891 - 26 Alfred Street, Southampton 1901 - School age
1901 - 1 Broadlands Road, South Stoneham 1911 - Private in 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
1911 - Lymberg Barracks, Cape of Good Hope 1914 - Private in 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
1915 - 33 Wales Street, Winchester  
   

 

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