He was born at Dulverton on the 1st of November 1896 and was the son of Dr George Francis Sydenham (1861-1924) and his wife: Rose Sydenham nee Hampson, of Battleton House, Dulverton, Somerset.
He was educated at St Mary's House School, Taunton, at Ellerslie School, Fremington, North Devon, and at Blundell's School, Tiverton. He was matriculated at the London University in July 1914.
At the outbreak of WW1 he was a Sergeant in the Blundell's School Officer Training Corps and immediately applied for a commission. He was gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment on the 1st of October 1914 and was sent to India with his Battalion on the 25th of December 1914. He was promoted to Lieutenant in January 1916 and was sent to the Persian Gulf in the Spring of 1916 attached to the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, where he was involved in several engagements with the Ottoman Turks along the River Tigris. He died from 'Blood Poisoning' on the 8th of October 1916, aged 20 years, and was buried at the Amara War Cemetery, Mesopotamia (Iraq), Plot XV.C.9.
The Colonel commanding the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in India wrote: "Sadly missed when he left us for the Gulf; he was a most loyal and efficient officer." The Colonel commanding the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in the Gulf wrote: "He was much liked by all officers and men, and carried out his duties in a soldier-like manner."
Regretfully, his headstone no longer exists. In 1933, all of the headstones were removed from the Amera War Cemetery when it was discovered that salts in the soil were causing them to deteriorate. Instead, they were replaced by a screen wall around the Cemetery that was erected with the names of those buried there engraved upon it.
He was educated at St Mary's House School, Taunton, at Ellerslie School, Fremington, North Devon, and at Blundell's School, Tiverton. He was matriculated at the London University in July 1914.
At the outbreak of WW1 he was a Sergeant in the Blundell's School Officer Training Corps and immediately applied for a commission. He was gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment on the 1st of October 1914 and was sent to India with his Battalion on the 25th of December 1914. He was promoted to Lieutenant in January 1916 and was sent to the Persian Gulf in the Spring of 1916 attached to the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, where he was involved in several engagements with the Ottoman Turks along the River Tigris. He died from 'Blood Poisoning' on the 8th of October 1916, aged 20 years, and was buried at the Amara War Cemetery, Mesopotamia (Iraq), Plot XV.C.9.
The Colonel commanding the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in India wrote: "Sadly missed when he left us for the Gulf; he was a most loyal and efficient officer." The Colonel commanding the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in the Gulf wrote: "He was much liked by all officers and men, and carried out his duties in a soldier-like manner."
Regretfully, his headstone no longer exists. In 1933, all of the headstones were removed from the Amera War Cemetery when it was discovered that salts in the soil were causing them to deteriorate. Instead, they were replaced by a screen wall around the Cemetery that was erected with the names of those buried there engraved upon it.
He was born at Dulverton on the 1st of November 1896 and was the son of Dr George Francis Sydenham (1861-1924) and his wife: Rose Sydenham nee Hampson, of Battleton House, Dulverton, Somerset.
He was educated at St Mary's House School, Taunton, at Ellerslie School, Fremington, North Devon, and at Blundell's School, Tiverton. He was matriculated at the London University in July 1914.
At the outbreak of WW1 he was a Sergeant in the Blundell's School Officer Training Corps and immediately applied for a commission. He was gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment on the 1st of October 1914 and was sent to India with his Battalion on the 25th of December 1914. He was promoted to Lieutenant in January 1916 and was sent to the Persian Gulf in the Spring of 1916 attached to the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, where he was involved in several engagements with the Ottoman Turks along the River Tigris. He died from 'Blood Poisoning' on the 8th of October 1916, aged 20 years, and was buried at the Amara War Cemetery, Mesopotamia (Iraq), Plot XV.C.9.
The Colonel commanding the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in India wrote: "Sadly missed when he left us for the Gulf; he was a most loyal and efficient officer." The Colonel commanding the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in the Gulf wrote: "He was much liked by all officers and men, and carried out his duties in a soldier-like manner."
Regretfully, his headstone no longer exists. In 1933, all of the headstones were removed from the Amera War Cemetery when it was discovered that salts in the soil were causing them to deteriorate. Instead, they were replaced by a screen wall around the Cemetery that was erected with the names of those buried there engraved upon it.
He was educated at St Mary's House School, Taunton, at Ellerslie School, Fremington, North Devon, and at Blundell's School, Tiverton. He was matriculated at the London University in July 1914.
At the outbreak of WW1 he was a Sergeant in the Blundell's School Officer Training Corps and immediately applied for a commission. He was gazetted as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment on the 1st of October 1914 and was sent to India with his Battalion on the 25th of December 1914. He was promoted to Lieutenant in January 1916 and was sent to the Persian Gulf in the Spring of 1916 attached to the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, where he was involved in several engagements with the Ottoman Turks along the River Tigris. He died from 'Blood Poisoning' on the 8th of October 1916, aged 20 years, and was buried at the Amara War Cemetery, Mesopotamia (Iraq), Plot XV.C.9.
The Colonel commanding the 2/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in India wrote: "Sadly missed when he left us for the Gulf; he was a most loyal and efficient officer." The Colonel commanding the 1/4th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in the Gulf wrote: "He was much liked by all officers and men, and carried out his duties in a soldier-like manner."
Regretfully, his headstone no longer exists. In 1933, all of the headstones were removed from the Amera War Cemetery when it was discovered that salts in the soil were causing them to deteriorate. Instead, they were replaced by a screen wall around the Cemetery that was erected with the names of those buried there engraved upon it.
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