Lance Corporal Sydney Arthur Guylee
Sydney “Sid” Guylee was born in 1897 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, the son of Joseph William and Mary Ann Guylee. The family immigrated to Paris in 1909. Sid was employed as a knitter in Penmans No. 1 mill and was on the company honour roll. He was a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters and a member of the Salvation Army Band. He had two brothers and a sister, Walter, Richard and Evelyn.
Sid enlisted at 18 years of age with the 84th Battalion and went overseas with that unit, but was drafted to another unit on arrival, though which one is not known. On November 24, 1916, Lance Corporal Sydney Groggin suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died at No, 6 General Hospital in Rouen, France. The main offensive operations of the Battle of the Somme officially ended on November 18, 1916, when winter weather and heavy mud made further advances impossible. Ironically, by November 24, major fighting had largely ceased and both sides were settling in to face harsh winter conditions in their trenches. Lance Corporal Sydney Groggin is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension in Rouen.