Sidney William GODWIN
Forename(s): Sidney William
Surname: GODWIN
19th London Regt., killed in action on the SommeDate of birth: 1891 (approx., calculated)
Date of death: 2 Oct 1916
Age at death: 25 years
External link(s):
Also on this marker:
Carisbrooke Cemetery
Image by: Tony Barton
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORYOF
WILLIAM GODWIN,
DIED MARCH 26TH 1942,
AGED 86 YEARS.
ALSO HIS WIFE
LILY EDITH GODWIN,
DIED MARCH 21ST 1947,
IN HER 80TH YEAR.
Separate plaque:
IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE SONS OF THE ABOVE
LIEUT. SIDNEY WILLIAM GODWIN
19TH LONDON REGT.
KILLED IN ACTION ON THE SOMME
OCTOBER 1ST 1916.
ALSO
LIEUT. PHILIP EDGAR GODWIN
6TH JATS L.I.INDIAN ARMY
KILLED IN ACTION, PERSIAN GULF
JANUARY 16TH 1916.
HOW CAN A MAN DIE FINER
THAN FACING FEARFUL ODDS
FOR THE ASHES OF HIS FATHERS
AND THE TEMPLE OF HIS GODS.
Transcription by: Tony Barton