St Stephens by Saltash War Memorial

CALLAGHAN, Sidney

Sidney CALLAGHAN was the son of John Henry & Mary Elizabeth CALLAGHAN. He was born about 1894 at St. Germans (GRO record not found).
 
1901 census aged 7 living with parents & siblings at Burraton Buildings, Burraton Cross, St. Stephens by Saltash.
 
1911 census aged 17 living with parents & siblings at Burraton Buildings, Burraton Cross, St. Stephens by Saltash & working as a House Builders Labourer.
 
WW1 Army Record:
Name: Callaghan Sidney
Regiment: Devonshire Regiment
Battalion etc: 2nd Battalion
Rank: Serjeant
Service Number: 9378
Enlisted: Devonport
Date Died: 14th April 1917 – Age abt. 23
How Died: Killed in action
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Cemetery: Villers Hill British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, France
 
NB: Sidney Callaghan’s younger brother Private Arthur Francis Callaghan of the Essex Regiment was also killed in action on the 3rd November 1918 in Egypt.
      
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Contributed by Bill Norton.