Goldsmid Lieut.
Info
Surname | Goldsmid |
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Forename | Sidney Alexander |
Rank | Lieut. |
Army No | |
Battalion | 3rd |
Commissioned | Not set |
Date Of Wounds | Not set |
Wounds | |
Died Killed | 1914-11-07 |
Death Details | Killed-shell fire east of Ploegsteert Wood, France |
Enlisted Date | Not set |
Enlisted Location | |
Date Of Birth | 1893-05-06 |
Birth Place | Southsea, Hampshire |
Residence | The Chase, Camberley |
Discharged | Not set |
Theatre Of War | France |
Date Of Entry | 1914-08-14 |
Z Class | |
Surname Spellings | |
Other Info | In the darkness between 3 and 4 a.m. (7th November 1914) a very heavy shell-fire was opened on the British line east of Ploegsteert Wood. For an hour shells crashed down on the Battalion's line. Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France - grave Ref: XXI. E. 24. |
Assignments
3rd Worcestershire Regiment - Second Lieutenant |
3rd Worcestershire Regiment - Lieutenant |
Service Awards
The British War Medal |
The 1914 Star |
The Allied Victory Medal |
Clasp to the 1914 Star |
Gallantry Awards & Honors
Medal | Rank | Battalion | Engagement | Awarded |
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Mentioned in Despatches | 2/Lieut. | 3rd | 1914-10-20 |
Foreign Decorations & Awards
Medal | Rank | Battalion | Awarded |
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No results found. |
Royal Flying Corps
Rfc Number | |
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Battalion Before | |
Entry Rank | |
Notes |