Sidney Gardner's Autograph Book
Item
Title
Sidney Gardner's Autograph Book
Description
Clara Gardner created a scrapbook of items relating to her son, Sidney 'Sid' Gardner, who fell in action aged 24 on 12 May 1917. The scrapbook was in fact Sid's old autograph book which he took with him to the front. Sidney is buried in Bunyans Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines.
Subject
Acting Bombardier Sidney 'Sid' Gardner
Service Number: 85347
Unit: "A" Bty. 63rd Bde.
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Date of death: 12 May 1917
Father: F. B. Gardner
Mother: Clara Gardner
Service Number: 85347
Unit: "A" Bty. 63rd Bde.
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Date of death: 12 May 1917
Father: F. B. Gardner
Mother: Clara Gardner
Date
1914-17
Coverage
Western Front
Extent
1. An autograph book compiled by Clara Gardner in honour of her son, Sidney 'Sid' Gardner, who fell in action aged 24 on 12 May 1917. The autograph book contains:
- Poems cut out from newspapers
- A photograph of Sidney's grave
- Photographs of Sidney
- The last Christmas cards that Sid sent to his mother
- Sketches by Sid and other soldiers
- Christmas cards from one of Sid's friends to Sid's mother.
2. Grave information from CWGC website
3. Postcards from Sid to his family
- Poems cut out from newspapers
- A photograph of Sidney's grave
- Photographs of Sidney
- The last Christmas cards that Sid sent to his mother
- Sketches by Sid and other soldiers
- Christmas cards from one of Sid's friends to Sid's mother.
2. Grave information from CWGC website
3. Postcards from Sid to his family
Contributor
Ian Higton
Provenance
Direct upload
This item was submitted on July 29, 2019