NESS, Sydney
| Service Number: | 2960 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tarcowie, South Australia, 21 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Warrow, Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bray, France, 12 August 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme Plot II, Row G, Grave No.56 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cummins Memorial Pavers, Cummins War Memorial, Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
"HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
NESS.—In loving memory of Private Sydney Ness, killed in action in France, August 12, 1918.
Over to France, our sad thoughts roam,
To our loved one's grave, so far from home.
But sweet is the memory he left behind
Of a life that was true, brave, and kind.
But the Last Post now is sounded,
They have laid aside his gun;
God has called our dear boy from us,
His duty nobly done. —Inserted by his loving parents, brothers, and sisters, Mount Drummond, West Coast, and his loving brother, Nelson, still abroad.
NESS.—In loving memory of Private Sydney Ness, killed in action in France on August 12, 1918.
When we see the boys returning,
Our hearts are filled with pain
To think you are not there, dear Syd,
And will never come home again. —Ever remembered by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Angus and Olive Ness, Mount Hope." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 12 Aug 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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