Sydney Arthur Guylee

Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Regimental number: 
164274
Unit at enlistment: 
84th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
November 24th, 1916
Cemetery: 
St. Sever Cemetery Extension - Rouen, France - O.II.U.3.
Commemorated at: 
Ancient Order of Foresters, Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lincolnshire
Birth city: 
Lincoln
Address at enlistment: 
Dundas Street, Paris, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Dundas Street, Paris, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Mill hand
Employer: 
Penmans No. 1 Mill
Religious denominations: 
Salvation Army
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
18

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Died of Wounds (Gunshot Wound Head) at No. 6 General Hospital, Rouen. 

BX November 28, 1916

Lance Corporal S. Arthur Guylee Died of Wounds – Paris Man Left With 84th and Was Wounded In the Somme Fighting

PARIS, Nov. 28. – Still, another Paris boy has made the supreme sacrifice. On Saturday, Mr. Joseph W. Guylee received notification that his son, Lance Corporal Sydney Arthur Guylee, had been wounded on Nov. 22, and taken to No. 6 General hospital at Rouen, and yesterday he received official notification that he had succumbed to his wounds on Nov. 24. Corp. Guylee was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Guylee, and was only in his 18th year. He went overseas with the 84th Battalion, but was later transferred. He was born in Lincoln, England, and came to Paris with his parents seven years ago last April. At the time of his enlistment, he was employed as a knitter in Penman’s No. 1 mill. He was also a valued member of the Salvation Army band here. “Sid” was a young man of sterling character and was highly thought of by all who knew him. Besides his parents he leaves two brothers and one sister, Walter Richard and Evelyn to whom the sympathy of the community will be extended.

BC December 16, 1916

Corporal Sydney Arthur Guylee is another Paris boy who has made the supreme sacrifice. He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Guylee, of Dundas Street, who received word on Monday that their son had succumbed to his wounds on Nov. 24lh. He was only 18 years of age and went overseas with the 84th Batt., but was later transferred in a draft to France. He came here with his parents from Lincoln, England, seven years ago. While in town he was a valued member of the S. A. band, and was employed at No. 1 Mill, Penmans Ltd., at the time of his enlistment, and highly esteemed by his acquaintances. Besides his parents he leaves two brothers and one sister, Walter, Richard and Evelyn.