Rfn. Sidney Rice

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Rfn. Sidney Rice

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Death: September 15, 1916 (32)
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [Panel 10.], Albert, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Immediate Family:

Son of John Rice and Margaret Rice
Brother of Reginald Rice; David James Rice; Norman Rice; Mabel Beatrice Rice; Maude Louise Rice and 2 others
Half brother of John Stephen Rice; NR Rice; Archibald Alfred McNeil Rice; William Owen Shadrach Rice and William Owen Shadrach Rice

Occupation: NZPO Letter Carrier | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Find A Grave ID: 15293425
Service No: WWI 24/574
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:
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Immediate Family

About Rfn. Sidney Rice

Sydney Rice was the son of John and Margaret Rice, of 2 Brougham Drive, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Johnsonville, Wellington. Rifleman in NZRB, file number 24/574.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohR.html / Ref 14.4.2021
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Rfn. Sidney Rice's Timeline

1884
June 23, 1884
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1884/4533). Confirms date as 23/6/1884 and spelling as Sidney.

1916
September 15, 1916
Age 32
Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
September 15, 1916
Age 32
Caterpillar Valley New Zealand Memorial, [Panel 10.], Albert, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France