Corporal 1274 Sidney George Prosser
Corporal 1274 Sidney G Prosser, 19th Australian Infantry Force
Killed in action in France on 27 Jul 1916 aged 42
- Buried: Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle, France
- Awarded: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
- Son of Joseph and Mary Prosser
- Husband of Edith Bertha Swan of Water Orton, married 24 Apr 1902, three surviving children
- NNWFHS Memorials: Coleshill, Australian Memorial Ovillers-La-Boiselle
Links to Relevant Information
- CWGC page for Cpl Prosser
- Pozieres British Cemetery
- NNWFHS Coleshill War Memorial Page
- Australian Imperial Force (Infantry)
Census and Family Information
- Born Apr qtr 1874 in Coleshill
- Lived at Spring Villa, Water Orton, Warwickshire, a commercial traveller [1911 census]
- Went to Australia circa 1911 to start a business
- Enlisted Feb 1915 in Liverpool, New South Wales
- Twice wounded at Gallipoli
- After his death his widow lived at “Overton”, Water Orton
