Name
Sydney Truman Durose
18 July 1892
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/04/1917
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
2nd/7th Bn.
'C' Coy.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
JEANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
II. A. 19.
France
Headstone Inscription
HE IS SACRED HIGH IN OUR MEMORY AND TO GOD
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Radlett Town memorials, Mapperley War Memorial, Nottingham, University College, Nottingham, Officer Training Corps Memorial, Derby Road Baptist Church (demolished) Memorial, Oundle School Memorial, Oundle
Pre War
Sydney Truman Durose was born in Nottingham on 18 July 1892, the only son of Arthur and Annie Durose (nee Truman).
He was educated at West House, Edgbaston, Birmingham and Sidney House, Oundle School. He was articled to his father as a Chartered Accountant in August 1910 and was reading for his final examination when war broke out.
On the 1901 Census he was living with his parents, sister Irene and 2 servants at Sunnyholme, Woodborough Road, Nottingham, where they remained on the 1911 Census. His parents later lived at "Upwood", The Warren, Radlett, Herts.
Wartime Service
He joined the OTC of the Nottinghamshire University College in August 1914 when war broke out and obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th Sherwood Foresters on 6 October, being promoted to Lieutenant on 28 August 1915 and to Captain on 14 October.
He served with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 11 July 1915 and took part in the Battles of Loos and Hooge.
He was invalided home in November 1915 with an attack of fever. He was in England for some months until posted to Ireland, where he remained until January 1917 and returned with his regiment to France in February 1917.
He was in the line near St Quentin and died on 2 April from wounds received in action while leading a night attack at Le Verguier. He was advancing towards the wire with four men in advance of his company, and the men had started to cut the wire when a light was sent up and the the Germans opened fire with a machine gun. Captain Durose and all four men were hit. He was initially buried by the Germans in the village cemetery and later re-interred at Jeancourt.
Additional Information
His father, Mr A Durose, "Upwood", The Warren, Radlett, Herts,, ordered his headstone inscription: "HE IS SACRED HIGH IN OUR MEMORY AND TO GOD". Probate was granted to his father on 29 August 1917 with effects of £360 9s 8d. His father received payment totalling £148 6s 8d from the Register of Soldiers' Effects.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
