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Cpl. Sidney William Ware VC.
British Army 1st Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Warminster, Wiltshire
(d.16th Apr 1916)
Sidney Ware was born on November 11th 1892 at Winterbourne, Whitechurch, Dorset, the son of William and Maud Ware of 1 Pine Cottage, Sutton Veny, Warminster, Wiltshire.
He was awarded the VC for his actions on the 6th of April 1916. An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29765, dated 26th September 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. An order was given to withdraw to the cover of a communication trench. Corporal Ware, whose cool gallantry had been very marked during the advance, was one of the few men remaining unwounded. He picked up a wounded man and carried him some 200 yards to cover, and then returned for others, moving to and fro under very heavy fire for more than two hours until he had brought in all the wounded and was completely exhausted."
He suffered injury on 10th of April 1916 and died a few days later, aged 23. He is buried in the Amara War Cemetery in Iraq.
