SIDNEY EDWARD WILCOX
- Died: 06 Aug 1915
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Service no at death: 17197
- Died: 06 Aug 1915
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Service no at death: 17197
Personal
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- Surname: WILCOX
- Forename: SIDNEY EDWARD
- Initials: S E
- Date of Birth: bap. 17/02/1897
- Place of Birth: Gaunt's Common, Dorset
- Place of Birth Source: 1911 Census
- Address: 1911: Woodcutts Lane, Gaunts Nr Wimborne
- Schools attended:
- Employment / trade: Boy on Farm
- Place of work:
- Family (parents and grandparents): Parents Edward & Martha Wilcox. 2 brothers, 4 sisters
- Spouse Name:
- Notes: a.k.a. Edward Sidney Wilcox
Military
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- Regiment at call-up: Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
- Regiment at discharge:
- Rank at call-up: Private
- Service no at call-up: 3/17909
- Date of attestation:
- Date of call-up:
- Area reported to:
- Source: 1911 Census
- Naval vessels served:
- Decorations and awards:
- Other service details:
- Other rank: Lance Corporal
- Other service no:
- Service facts: Medal records suggest rank of L/Cpl. Awarded 1914/15 Star so in the Army very early in War.
Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 18
- Date of death: 06 Aug 1915
- Regiment at death: Hampshire Regiment
- Battalion at death: 2nd Bn.
- Rank at death: Lance Corporal
- Circumstances of death: Killed in Action
- Service no at death: 17197
- Field of action at death: Balkan Theatre
- Place of death: Gallipoli
- Location of grave: Helles Memorial
- Position:
- Other memorials: Hinton Martell War Memorial
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