We remember Sidney Edward Rich

We remember Sidney Edward Rich

Timeline

Timeline

1884
sibling Rosina F Rich Source:9420123 1884
1886
sibling Edit A Rich Source:9420123 1886
1889
sibling William V Rich Source:9420123 1889
1891
sibling Albert O Rich Source:9420123 1891
1894
sibling Fred W Rich Source:9420123 1894
1895
birth Stoke Newington, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:6844484 Source:9420123 1895
1901
location 38 St Loys Road, Tottenham, Middlesex United Kingdom parents address Source:9420123 1901
1911
employment General work in electric factory United Kingdom Source:9420122 1911
1911
location 10 Lordship Lane Tottenham, Middlesex United Kingdom parents address Source:9420122 1911
1917
enlistment United Kingdom Source:9420106 25th April 1917
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps Source:9420106 25th April 1917 - 22nd May 1917
1917
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 2nd Class 87655 Royal Flying Corps No 69 Training Squadron Source:6844484 23rd May 1917 - 31st March 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class 87655 Royal Air Force No 69 Training Squadron Source:6844484 1st April 1918 - 31st July 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class 87655 Royal Air Force No 5 Training Depot Station, RAF Collyweston Source:6844484 31st July 1918 - 31st August 1918
1918
service Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class 87655 Royal Air Force No 31 Training Depot Station, RAF Fowlemere Source:6844484 31st August 1918 - 21st October 1918
1918
appointments Engine Fitter Source:9417664 21st October 1918
1918
dates Age 23 Source:9417664 21st October 1918
employment Turner Source:6844484
service British Army 87050 Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion Source:6844484
1918
death Died of wounds Rich was working on the engine of an aircraft in a workshop. The engine backfired and he was struck by the propeller and sustained serious head injuries. He died shortly afterwards. Fowlemere Aerodrome, Royston, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:9417664 Source:6844484 21st October 1918
burial Tottenham Cemetery Non-War Cemetery London United Kingdom Source:9417664

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Sidney Edward
Initials SE
Last Name Rich
Source 6844484
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
10 Lordship Lane Tottenham, Middlesex United Kingdom parents address known 1911
38 St Loys Road, Tottenham, Middlesex United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps
British Army 87050 Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87655 Royal Air Force No 31 Training Depot Station, RAF Fowlemere Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87655 Royal Flying Corps No 69 Training Squadron Air Mechanic 2nd Class
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87655 Royal Air Force No 69 Training Squadron Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87655 Royal Air Force No 5 Training Depot Station, RAF Collyweston Air Mechanic 3rd Class
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Julia A Rich mother
William Joseph Rich father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rosina F Rich sister 1884
Edit A Rich sister 1886
William V Rich brother 1889
Albert O Rich brother 1891
Fred W Rich brother 1894
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1917-04-11 5'8"

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Official Records

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British RAF Airmen 1912-1919
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mike152380
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mike152380
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Mike152380
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Mike152380
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Mike152380

External Evidence

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Royal Air Force Wittering Roll of Remembrance, Volume One, World War One; 1916 ~ 1918 Mike152380
Rich, S.E. (Sidney Edward) Mike152380
Rich, S.E. (Sidney Edward) Mike152380
Rich, S.E. Mike152380
Rich, S.E. Mike152380

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