Sidney John Carr

A Private with 7th Bn. Sidney died on 30th of September 1916 at the age of 29. 

Sidney was born at Lowestoft on 18 July 1887, a son of James George and Sarah Ann Carr. He was baptised at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 10 August 1887, and his family lived at 4 Church Road. Sidney attended Clapham Road School and, on 26 February 1894, became a pupil at Saint Margaret's School, Lowestoft. By 1901 his family were living at 50 Ipswich Road and Sidney worked as a grocer's boy. In 1911 Sidney worked as a blacksmith's striker. 

Sidney enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft in early September 1914. He was on one of a number of Lowestoft men who had volunteered to join the Army and who enlisted into 7th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). The 7th Battalion was part of the 18th (Eastern) Division and was based in the Colchester area during the first few months of its formation. Sidney went to France with the 7th Battalion, arriving there on 28 July 1915.

On 29 September 1916 the 7th Battalion were in dugs outs at Wood Post and in the Lemberg Trench, near Thiepval. On 30 September various elements of the Battalion were order to support and reinforce a number of attacks taking place near the Schwaben Redoubt and Thiepval. The Battalion War Diary states that up to 12 noon the Battalion lost three men killed and five men wounded. By the end of the day fourteen men, including Sidney, had been killed.

Sidney was initially reported missing presumed dead, but later it was concluded that he had been killed in action on 30 September 1916.