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CODLING, Sydney James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SN 2125, 2125 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plympton, South Australia, 4 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Plympton South, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Plympton Primary school, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Upholsterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery IV. L. 21. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plympton District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2125, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2125, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2125, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Sydney James Codling
Sydney James was born in 1893. At the age of 6 he started school at Plympton primary school. Once he had finished school he started working at the age of fourteen as an upholster which is a person who makes cushions. He signed up for war In 1916 at the age of 18 and died in action around a year latter when he was 19 and is now buried at the Pozierés English cemetery in France.