Pte Sidney Harvey, 265421, 2nd Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, was killed in action in Flanders on October 26th, 1917, just five months after going to the Front.
Born in Luton, he was the son of fish merchant Arthur Harvey and his wife Ada, of 39 Park Road West. He was in business as a fish and greengrocery hawker. In 1911 he had married Emily Short and the couple were living at 13 Chequer Street, Luton. Emily remarried in 1920.