BORN HULL 6/06/1888. SON OF THOMAS HENRY COLLEY & KATE JOY, AT THIS ADDRESS. THIRD OF FOUR CHILDREN. BROTHERS THOMAS AND WILLIAM AND OLDER SISTER ANNE COLLEY. HIS MOTHER DIED IN 1902. HE WORKED AS A PLUMMER WITH MR W L HARRISON, GEORGE STREET, HULL. EMIGRATED TO CANADA ON 20/10/1911. EMPLOYED BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. ENLISTED IN CANADA ON 12/05/1915, AGED 26 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS. HIS MEDICAL RECORDS DESCRIBE HIM AS 5 FOOT 9 INCHES TALL, 35 INCH CHEST, BLUE EYES AND FAIR HAIR. HE SERVED AS PRIVATE, 439138, 52ND (MANITOBA) REGIMENT, IN THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. HE WAS KILLED AT YPRES, ON 9/06/1916, AGED 28. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE MENIN GATE MEORIAL. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL TIMES, ON 22/07/1916.
First name:
SYDNEY
Military Number:
439138
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/06/1916
Place died:
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
28
