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246127 Pte. Sydney Samuel Darrington British Army 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters from:Bedford (d.18th August 1918) Sydney Darrington was born on the 2nd November 1887 in Bedford, son of John William & Annie Elizabeth Darrington of 21 St Marys Street, Bedford. Husband of Alice Gladys Darrington (nee Baker), 17 Ashburnham Road, Bedford, they married on 15th January 1916 and they had one daughter. He was educated at Ampthill Boys school and then Bedford Modern School and his service records show he became a caterer by trade. On 23rd of October 1915 he enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps but on the 24th September 1917 was transferred to the 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He died of gas poisoning on the 18th August 1918 age 30 years in France He is buried in Mont Huon Cemetery, France and is remembered on the War Memorial in the Bunyan Meeting House, Bedford. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1899-1902, he is commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**