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Henry joined the army in 1901 aged 19, he was in the Middlesex Regiment, and served in Singapore where he married my grandmother Maud Reid in 1900. I believe he was a colour sergeant then. The had a child Vida in Singapore, and another in 1912 (Henry Sidney known as Sid) when in India. He was @ that time in the 3rd battalion. In 1914 he was in England in Devonport Plymouth where my Mum Connie was born. He became a Company Quartermaster Sergeant and was then in the 4th battalion when the war started. His battalion departed Devonport for Boulogne in August 1914. Henry was in a number of battles including the First Battle of Ypres, Passendaelle and the Somme. My Mum's last memory of him is waving goodbye to him as he boarded the train to return to the war in 1917, by then he had 4 children and one on the way. Henry was killed in action on 22/12/1917. After grandma remarried all photo's & memerobilia were disposed of , so sadly there are no photo's or his medals, though my cousin in Australia has got copies of his medals. That's a pocket history, I'll be happy to try and answer any questions. Mary
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