Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 6D GQS | |
| 2. Grave: | Nairobi South Cemetery | III.A.4 | |
| 3. Memorial: | Liverpool Masonic Hall War Memorial | Col.2. Hope St. | |
Awards & Titles: | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 20/The King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
20th (Service) Battalion (4th City) |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
Lieutenant Sydney Alfred Maddick, 20th Battalion The King's Liverpool Regiment, attached 1st/6th King's African Rifles.
He died of D.A.H. (Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage) and Cardiac failure at No. 3 B.G. Hospital, Nairobi, after 6 months in country. He is buried in the Nairobi Cemetery III.A.4.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Eshowe No. 2596 E.C. | Natal |
| Joined : | Lodge of Sincerity No. 292 E.C. | West Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th June 1908 | 7th August 1908 | 11th September 1908 |
He was a 27 year old worker in the Natal Police when initiated into Eschowe Lodge No. 2596 in 1908. The contribution record shows that he resigned on the 9th April, 1912 and then 14th March, 1914.
Joined Lodge of Sincerity No. 292, Liverpool 18th September, 1916. His war service is shown over 1918-1919, then "Died 2nd Decr 1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley