BORN GOXHILL MARSH, LINCS, 1896. SON OF MR GEORGE HENRY MARRITT (1867-1941) & ELIZA MARRITT (1869-1944). AN ERRAND BOY (1911 CESNUS) AND LATER EMPLOYED BY WARREN SHIPBUILDERS, NEW HOLLAND, LINCS. HE ENLISTED AT HULL, IN OCTOBER 1914. SERVED WITH 92ND COMPANY, MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 10/01/1917, AGED 21. HE IS BURIED AT EUSTON ROAD CEMETERY, FRANCE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 01/02/1917. HIS GRAVE READS, “IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS”
| Name | Sydney Marritt |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barton – upon- Humber, Lincolnshire, 1896. Son of George and Eliza Marriott of 41 Arundel Road, Holderness, Hull. |
| Death Date | 10 Jan 1917 |
| Death Place | Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull – Oct 1915 |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 92nd Company |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 14886 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 13816, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
SYDNEY
Military Number:
14886
Rank:
Private
Date Died
10/01/1917
Place died:
Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France
Age:
21
