MARKHAM, Sidney Francis
| Service Number: | 4526 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1954, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 2-138. 70. |
| Memorials: | Wallsend St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4526, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4526, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4526, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4526, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW left forearm | |
| 21 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4526, 1st Pioneer Battalion, 2nd MD |
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From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Forgotten Digger of The Great War resting at Sandgate Cemetery, their Honour and Dignity to be restored (DVA grave).
Private Sidney Francis Markham, also known as Mick, 2nd Battalion & 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion (Reg No-4526), hairdresser and labourer from 426 Botany Road, Botany, New South Wales and 167 Sandgate Road, Birmingham Gardens, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery on the 5th August 1954, age 66. ANGLICAN 2-138. 70.
Enlisted-6.9.1915, (2nd Battalion) Warwick Farm, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 21.8.1916 (GSW left forearm, mild).
Returned home August 1919.
No headstone.
Wooden cross erected - 1.3.2020.
I submitted an application to DVA June 2022 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip, and this was accepted July 2022.
I will post photos when gravesites have been completed.
Lest We Forget.
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