Lieutenant Sydney Marple

Regimental No: 438735
Sydney Marple was born in  on July 8, 1890. Sydney was a locomotive engineer without militia experience before he joined the 52nd Bn as a private at Port Arthur on May 6, 1915. Sydney Marple was commissioned from the ranks and obtained the rank of Lieutenant.

Died: June 28, 1917

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Private Sydney Marple (standing) and Possibly his Brother (seated). The Postcard was Printed in Belfast, Ireland and Probably Taken Sometime Between December 1915 and February 1916 (Postcard from the Private Collection of George Romick).

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Burial: Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

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