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Sydney Thomas

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Employment, Education or Hobbies He was a member of Rufford Cricket Club
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Military History
Extra Information

Mansfield Reporter, 26 May 1916 (extract): ‘Rufford. Cricket Club. The annual general meeting was held last week … Mr J Baker, who is acting as ‘hon. sec. pro. tem. referred with much regret to the fact that two members of the club had been killed in action, namely, Jack Davis and Chris. Caudwell, both of the Sherwood Foresters.’ Other members of the club now serving with the Colours are ... Sydney Thomas (Sherwood Foresters).' (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)

CWGC (DOD 1 January 1916-30 November 1918):

10966 Private Sidney (sic) Thomas, 2/7th Bn Sherwood Foresters. France 21 March 1918 age 24. Parents of 22 Church Lane, Lincoln, and Sidney resident there in 1911, occ. gardener. Res. Lincoln, enlisted Worksop.

307269 Private Sidney (sic) Thomas, 2/8th Bn Sherwood Foresters. Belgium 26 September 1917. b. Ponders End Middlesex, enlisted Tottenham.

Sydney George Thomas, 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters. France 16 September 1916 age 34, Parents and wife of Dorchester and resident there in 1911. Res. Dorchester, enlisted Dorchester.

Other regiments - no likely matches

SIDNEY/SYDNEY Thomas - no likely matches

Mansfield Reporter, search word 'Rufford' - no reports.

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