Lance Corporal 24400 Sidney Howard FALCONBRIDGE

143rd company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Formerly Pte 2128 Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Killed in action in France and Flanders, 6th February 1917, age 24

Buried Vermelles British Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave ref: V.D.3

Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Son of George and Ellen Ann Falconbridge (nee Knight)

Links to Relevant Information

CWGC Page for L/Cpl Falconbridge

Assevillers New British Cemetery

Machine Gun Corps

Other Information

Born 1893, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwick

1901 census living at 10, Endicote Road, Aston Manor, Aston, Warwickshire, with his parents and siblings. His father, George, was a Police Constable

1911 census living at 51 Edward Street, Nuneaton and employed as a hat finisher, with his parents and siblings. His father, George, was a Police Constable

Enlisted at Nuneaton, arriving in France, 23rd March 1915