Sidney (Francis Sidney) Evans
Memorial: Kingswood - Summerhill Methodist
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Sergeant (Service No. 79613)
Parents: Enoch and Sarah Ann (Nee Young) Evans
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 2 Hudds Vale Road, Whiteway Road, St George, Bristol Lived: 1901 and 1911 Census – Hudds Vale Road.
Pre-war occupation: Worked at the Chocolate Factory
Date of birth: 1890
Place of birth: St. George, Bristol
Date of death: 01/01/1919
Buried/Commemorated at: Bristol (Avon View) Cemetery
Age: 28
Further information:
Although the correct Christian names are Francis Sidney, the census records for 1901 and 1911 record him as Sidney.
In September 1914, Sidney joined the Red Cross and served in the Duchess of Westminster Hospital at La Touquet, France, in November 1915 he enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He served at No.24 General Hospital, Etaples, France from 1917. He died on 1/1/1919 Bristol General Hospital from Erysipelas whilst home on leave.
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.