BORN HULL 1895. SON OF GEORGE LEONARD & SARAH ANN I’ANSON, OF 4 RUTLAND TERRACE, NORFOLK STREET, HULL AND 9 WORHIP STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A FORMER, HULL CORPORATION WORKER. HE ENLISTED ON 22/03/1915 AND WENT TO WHITLEY BAY. HE LEFT THERE FOR THE DARDENELLES, ON 20/09/1915.
HIS GRAVE READS, “FELL, DOING HIS DUTY”. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 29/12/1915. *
HIS BROTHER, HAROLD ALSO SERVED IN THE WEST YORKSHIRE REGIEMNT AND WAS KILLED IN THE WAR
First name:
SYDNEY
Military Number:
18979
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/12/1915
Place died:
Hill 10 Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age:
20
9 , WORSHIP STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
