MACKERETH, Sydney Roy
| Service Number: | 7518 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Templers, South Australia, 8 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Templers, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Templers Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Merris, France, 24 July 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7518, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7518, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7518, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7518, 10th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
Sydney Roy Mackereth
Name: Sydney Roy Mackereth
Service Number: 7518
Place of Birth: Templers
Date of Birth: 8 January 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 16 July 1917
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Father- Henry Thomas
Mackereth
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 10th Battalion
Oddly, Sydney Roy Mackereth is not listed in the South Australian Births
Register. He left Melbourne on HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917,
arriving at Dover, England on 27 December, where, after further training he
was sent to France with his unit on 1 April 1918. Sydney spent a week in July
in hospital receiving treatment for a neck boil, shortly after which he was
killed in action on 24 July. He was buried at La Krenle British Cemetery near
Hazebrouk. A photo of his grave site was sent to his father on 27 February
1921 and he received a Memorial Plaque on behalf of his son on 13 November
1922.
The Register of Friday 30 August 1918 carried the following death notice titled
: Late Pte S.R. Mackereth - “News was received at Templers on Tuesday that
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Pte. S.R. Mackereth, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Mackereth, was killed in
action on July 24.
The deceased soldier enlisted with his brother Pte. H.L. Mackereth in July
1917, and sailed for the front three months later. He went into action in May
1918. Pte. Mackereth was 22 years of age and had lived at Templers all his
life. A brother, Lance Corporal H.T. Mackereth, has been serving with the
forces in Egypt since May 1915.”
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins
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