We remember Sidney Gaskin

We remember Sidney Gaskin

Timeline

Timeline

1887
sibling William Campbell Gaskin Source:6972482 1887
1889
birth Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire United Kingdom Source:6972482 1889
1901
dates Age 12 Source:6972482 1901
1901
employment Scholar Cottisford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom Source:6972482 1901
1911
dates Age 22 Source:6972491 1911
1911
employment Regular soldier British Army Ahmednagar India Source:6972491 1911
1914
theatres Mesopotamia :6b Source:1316810 5th December 1914
service British Army Lance Corporal 8468 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion Source:1316810
1916
death Unknown Died near Adana, in harsh Turkish captivity, after enduring the siege of Kut & a forced march in Mesopotamia - not known whether through exhaustion, sickness or violence by captors. Adana Turkey Source:6972488 27th September 1916

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Sidney
Initials S
Last Name Gaskin
Source 1316810
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8468 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Joseph Gaskin father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Campbell Gaskin brother 1887

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Malcolm40553
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Malcolm40553
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Malcolm40553

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