Other Information:Sidney enlisted as a Bugler into the 4th Northern General Hospital, Territorial Force, on 24th April 1914. He was 18 years and 3 months old, was a Labourer by trade, and was living at 33 Spa Street, Monks Road, Lincoln at the time. He did his training at Woolwich until 26th July 1914, then was embodied into service on 5th August 1914. He was later posted to serve with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, entering the war in Gallipoli on 3rd September 1915. He returned to the UK on 20th June 1916. On 17th June 1917 he re-embarked for active service at Southampton with S.S.S. Reinforcements. Arriving at Havre on the 18th, he left there 3 days later (on 21st) to travel to Rouen, arriving the following day (22nd). In Rouen he joined the Cyclists Base Depot, who posted him to serve with the 76th Field Ambulance, joining them in the field on 29th June 1917. He was still serving with the 76th Field Ambulance but was part of an away team attached to No 17 Casualty Clearing Station, when around 9.20pm on 17th August 1917 an enemy aeroplane dropped two bombs over the compound of that unit. One fell about 10 yards west of the walking wounded camp and the other about 5 yards north of the personnel encampment, resulting in 6 being killed and 13 wounded. Sydney was one of the casualties. He was the son of Isabella and the late James Ingall of 10 McInnes Street, Monks Rd., Lincoln.
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