Private Sidney Medcalf

Rank or Title

Date of Birth

1898

Date of Death

15 Dec 1917

Employer

Diamond Foundry, Dallow Road

Service Number

32647

Place of Birth

Luton
United Kingdom

World War I Address

33 Ashton Street
Luton
United Kingdom

Place of Death

Israel

Grave Location

Ramleh Military Cemetery
Israel

War Memorial Location

Soldier or Civilian

  • Soldier

Source

The Luton News , 24th January 1918

Pte Sidney Medcalf, 32647, 1/4th Battalion Norfolk Regiment, was killed in action near Jerusalem on December 15th, 1917. He was aged 19.

The son of Jonathan (John) and Lizzie (nee Gurney) Medcalf, of 33 Ashton Street [later Gillam Street], Luton, he joined up in February 1917 and, after training at St Albans and Felixstowe, went to Egypt in the following August. Before the war he was employed at the Diamond Foundry in Dallow Road, Luton.

Older brother Henry had joined the 5th Bedfords (200557) in September 1914. He was invalided home with dysentery after going through the Dardanelles campaign, but later transferred to Egypt and was wounded in battle in Palestine in 1917. He returned to his unit.

Sidney's body was re-interred in the Ramleh War Cemetery, near Jaffa, in June 1919.

Author: Deejaya

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