Notes
Service, death and biographical detail sourced from Swithun and Mary.org (see References). 'Private Sidney Smith born abt. 1886 in Birmingham, Warwickshire lived at Merchant Road & 38 Llanthony Road - Sidney age 15 a "Tram Conductor" Sidney enlisted the Gloucestershire Regiment 2/5th Battalion and at some point transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Battalion Service no. 19034. He died on 18 November 1916 "Last day Battle of the Somme" (age 28). CWGC - "Remembered with Honour at Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France"'