Sidney William GODWIN

Forename(s): Sidney William

Surname: GODWIN

   19th London Regt., killed in action on the Somme

Date of birth: 1891 (approx., calculated)

Date of death: 2 Oct 1916

Age at death: 25 years


External link(s):

   CWGC record


Also on this marker:

   Philip Edgar GODWIN

   William GODWIN

   Lily Edith GODWIN

Carisbrooke Cemetery

Sidney William GODWIN

Image by: Tony Barton



Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
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