Sidney Ainsworth Waller

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Sidney Ainsworth Waller was born in Fulham, London, on 16 Jan 1890 the son of Robert Ainsworth Waller and Rose Waller (nee Saintly).  The 1891 Census shows him living with his Uncle, William Waller, in Saxmundham, Suffolk. Shortly after this time his mother died in 1892 and was buried in Kensington & Chelsea, London. Father and son then moved to Portsmouth, Hampshire, and Sidney's father re-married Blanche Louisa Newnham in Portsea Island, Hampshire, during 1896. By the 1911 Census Sidney was living in at 87 South Lambeth Road, Lambeth, London SW, where he obtained employment as a Footman with a family who owned property in Shaftesbury. He married Amy Lavinia Coaker at St. James Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 1 Dec 1914.  He had enlisted and joined the Machine Gun Corps as a Private (Service No. 57384).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge on 29 Sep 1919 he held the rank of Acting Transport Corporal and was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows him living 5 Coppice Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Motor Driver for F. F. Coaker, Piano Tuner, of 25 High Street, Shaftesbury. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 23 Coppice Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Baker's Roundman.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1944.  His name appeared on a Roll of Honour published in the St. James' Church Parish Magazine in Nov 1918.