Sidney Garwood Reynolds

An Engineman with H.M.S. Queen. Sidney died on 5th of October 1918 at the age of 28. 

Sidney was born at Lowestoft on 7 July 1890, a son of George Henry and Elizabeth Reynolds. He was baptised at Saint Margaret's Church, Lowestoft, on 25 July 1890 and his family lived at 23 High Street and this was still thier home in 1891. By 1901 they were living at the Heart of England Public House, Whapload Road, where is father was the publican. In 1911 the family home was at 22 Whapload Road. 

On 15 December 1912 Sidney married Margaret Jane Watson at Saint Margaret's Church. Sidney was a fisherman and they both gave their address as 15 Queens Road, Lowestoft. Later Margaret lived at 37 Worthing Road.

Sidney joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 1 July 1915. He served on the trawler Boy Eddie and later with the trawler Burd. 

It seems that Sidney became unwell in late September 1918. He was at No 3 Rest Camp Farenza, Italy, when he died, from bronchial pneumonia, at 11.15 p.m. on 5 October 1918.

Sidney's Royal Naval Reserve record shows him 'late of H.M.S. Queen' which would have been the ship through which Sidney's pay and victualling requirements were administered.