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222955 Rflmn. Sidney Carpenter British Army 1st Btn Rifle Brigade from:Mere, Wilts (d.1st October 1917) My Uncle Syd Carpenter became employed in the Y M C A and met many of the trainee soldiers. Sid was only aged 17 but lied about his age and enlisted into the 3rd/8th Battalion Post Office Rifles. His contracted trench foot and was sent to Netley Hospital for treatment. He was sent home for a short leave back to his home at Fovant and my mother Dorothy told me Sid was a changed man , he was terrified of going back to the front. He went back and was assigned to the Rifle Brigade who were fighting at Passcendaele. On a day of no great action Sid died of shell fire, he is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. 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 the 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.**