The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Corporal S G Pooley

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Corporal (Lance Sergeant) Sydney George POOLEY, G/9247, 11th Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 15th September  1916.

29th March 1886, born Deptford, SE. son of Henry & Lucy Pooley.

5th May 1886, St John, Deptford, baptism of Sydney George Pooley, son of Henry, (labourer), & Lucy Pooley, 17 Heston Street.

1909 Greenwich Registration District, Sydney George Pooley, married Florence Mabel Smith.

1911 Census - 104 Antill Road, Bow, London E -  Sydney George Pooley, head, age 25, married, Branch Manger, Butter & Tea merchants, retail, worker, born Deptford, Kent; Florence Mabel Pooley, wife, age 23, married 1 year, 1 child, still alive, born Deptford, Kent; Florence Lucy Pooley, daughter, age 9 months, born Bow, London.

1911 Census - 17 Heston Street, New Cross, Deptford, SE - Henry Pooley, head, age 63, married, milk carrier, dairyman, worker, born Cowfold, Sussex; Lucy Pooley, wife, age 58, married 37 years, 10 children, all still alive, born Burgess Hill, Sussex; Henry Walter Pooley, son, age 35, single, compositor, General Printers, worker, born West Hoathly, Sussex; Alice Pooley, daughter, age 34, single, born Maidenhead, Berkshire; Peter Pooley, son, age 20, single, shop assistant, provision dealers, worker, born Deptford, London; Simeon Pooley, son, age 18, single, shop assistant, provision dealers, worker, born Deptford, London. 

Children - 13th February 1916, St Paul Deptford, baptism of Dorothy Eileen Pooley, daughter of Sidney George, (Soldier),  & Florence Mabel Pooley, 105 Brookmill Road. Born 22nd January 1916.

Enlisted Lewisham, SE.  Resided Bermondsey, SE.

1918 March, Lewisham Registration District, Florence Mabel Pooley, married Harold E Fulkes.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, France.