Basic Details
Surname
Marchant
Forenames
Sidney
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
18165
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 57 High Street, Old Fletton, and that he was entitled to the 1914-15 Star medal. It wrongly lists his regimental number as 18165.

(CWGC records that Lance Corporal S Marchant, regimental number 18164, died on 21/4/1916 serving in 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave I.A.6 at Maroc British Cemetery in France. Soldiers Died in the Great War records that he was a native of Stanground who enlisted in Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his mother Elizabeth was his legatee. The Medal Rolls are noted that he went to France on 28/7/1915. On the 1911 census Sidney had been aged 15, living with his parents John and Elizabeth at 9 Fleet View, High Street, Stanground).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Loos
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Maroc
Cemetery
Maroc British Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
April
Day of death
21
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
37 High street, Old Fletton
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial