Sydney Rodgers
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Sydney Rodgers was born in 1896 the son of Charles a general labourer and Alice Ann Rodgers née Peatman of High Street, Edwinstow. Charles was born in 1867 at Sheffield and Alice Ann Peatman was born in 1868 also in Sheffield, married in 1889 in Sheffield and went on to have 9 children, sadly three were to die in infancy or early childhood prior to 1911, their surviving children were , Bernard b1890 Sheffield, Elsie b1890 Sheffield, Sydney b1896 Sheffield, Ernest Peatman b1903 Edwinstow, Clarence b1904 Edwinstow and Phyllis Ada Rodgers b1904 Edwinstow. In 1911 the family are living at Town Street, Edwinstowe and are shown as Charles a general labourer, he is living with his wife Alice Ann and their children, Bernard a farm labourer horseman, Sydney a general farm labourer, Elsie a scholar, Ernest Peatman a scholar, Clarence a scholar and Phyllis Ada.
Private Sydney Rodgers enlisted at Worksop whilst residing at Edwinstowe. He served with the 8th battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. He landed in France on 1st December 1915 and died of wounds on 28th February 1916 and is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. 2.C.187
His elder brother Bernard served with the 1st battalion Seaforth Highlanders and died in India on 11th September 1914.
