Name
Sidney Albert Edward Ling
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/01/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
9538
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1st (City of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LOOS MEMORIAL
Panel 25 to 27.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Florence Adelaide STEWART (formerly LING, nee HANCE) of Watford, and the late Albert James LING.
His parents married 1896 in the Watford district. Albert died 23 March 1910 in Watford aged 33, and was buried 27 March in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford. Florence remarried 1918 in the Watford district to Horace STEWART. Horace died 1952 in the Watford district aged 65; Florence died 10 October 1958 in Watford aged 80.
Sidney was born 2 January 1897 in Watford. He attended first Callow Land Infants’ School, Watford; then Callowland Board School from 13 January 1904 to 19 December 1910. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 4 he lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, a baker’s assistant aged 14, he still lived in Watford, with his widowed mother and two siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 2 May 1915, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Sidney’ s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
