Sidney Haskins
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 205064 (formerly 202783 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann Haskins
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: Cheltenham Road, Kingswood, Bristol. Lived: (1901 and 1911 Census) Cheltenham Road (although in 1901 referred to as being in Soundwell)
Pre-war occupation: Boot Maker
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 04/10/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age: 26
Further information:
Sidney Haskins served with the 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 4/10/1917 age 26.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.