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7188 14th Battalion, (King’s) Hussars
Sidney White was born in Ballingdon in 1893, the son of William and Ellen White. His father was a blacksmith and the family lived at 67 Ballingdon Street.
By 1911 Sidney was a regular soldier serving with the King’s Hussars and was stationed near Scarborough. It is not known if Sidney was still a regular at the outbreak of war or a reservist. The King’s Hussars were a cavalry regiment, part of 6th (Indian Cavalry) Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division and in November 1915 Sidney landed with the Division in Mesopotamia (now known as Iraq).
In 1916 the Division was ordered to advance north along the Tigris to relieve the besieged town of Kut-al-Almara. Although the Division got close it failed to break through the Turkish lines and the garrison surrendered on 29 April 1916.
In a letter they received from Sidney’s Commanding Officer he was described as ‘a very fine, well-mannered young fellow, of excellent character, and a good soldier.’
Sidney died fighting in Mesopotamia on 5 May 1916. There is no known grave and he is remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. He is also remembered on Baptist Church Memorial in Church Street.
Sidney was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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