| Name |
Sydney (Sidney) Joseph NELMS |
| Rank/Number |
Private 9672 |
| Regiment |
Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry 5th Battalion |
| Enlisted |
Oxford |
| Age/Date of death |
22 03 May 1917 |
| How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action France & Flanders |
| Last known address |
Bow, Middx |
| Cemetery |
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave or Memorial Reference |
Bay 6 & 7 |
| Location of memorial |
Towersey Village Hall Memorial |
| Date/Place of birth |
c1895 Towersey |
| Date/Place of baptism |
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| Pre-war occupation of Casualty |
plough boy |
| Parents |
Henry & Annie Nelms |
| Parent's occupation |
chimney sweep |
| Parents' Address (last known) |
Lower Green, Thame |
| Wife |
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| Wife's Address (last known) |
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| Notes |
brother of William John Nelms. Step mother Agnes Louisa Nelms nee Irving. Reported missing during 3rd Battle of the Scarpe. Formerly 2nd then 3rd OBLI. Enlisted 1912 |
