BORN HULL 1889. SON OF SAMUAL SISSONS (1860-1931) & ANNIE ELIZABETH GIBBON (1864-1940), OF 1, GREENLAND FISHERY, CLEVELAND STREET, HULL, (1901 CENSUS) AND CLOWES CHAPEL, JARRETT STREET, HULL. HE HAD FOUR SISTERS AND ONE BROTHERS. BEFORE THE WAR HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A MOULDER AT THE RADIATOR WORKS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT 6 INCHES TALL, 36-38 INCH CHEST, 147 LBS WEIGHT. HE MARRIED AMY AYER (1890-1962), ON 23/03/1913 AT SCULCOATES REGISTRY OFFICE. THEY LIVED AT 10 LINTON AVENUE, PERTH STREET, HULL (ARMY ADDRESS).
HE ENLISTED IN THE 13TH EYR (HULL PALS), ON 12/01/1915. PROMOTED TO SERGEANT, ON 01/04/1916. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 16/04/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, ON 15/05/1916. KILLED IN ACTION ON THE 14TH JULY 1916, AGED 28. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 1 YEAR AND 185 DAYS.
HE LEFT A WIDOW, AMY AND THREE CHILDREN. HIS COMMANDING OFFICER, LIEUT, WIGNAL, WROTE: “HE WAS MY PLATOON SERGEANT, AND LED THE GREAT ATTACK ON THE 14TH JULY, HE DIED FIGHTING AT THE HEAD OF HIS MEN.”
SGT. SISSONS IS LISTED ON THE CLOWES CHAPEL SHRINE, JARRATT STREET, HULL. (HDM 10/11/1916).
HIS DEATH AND ADDRESS WERE REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON THE 8TH AUGUST 1916.
