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Son of John Edwin and Lily Jessop; husband of Ruth S. Jessop, of San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
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Sergeant Sidney Jessop
A11463 Sergeant Sidney Jessop, Perth Regiment, was killed in action on 26 May 1944. He was from San Antonio, Texas. His regimental number would indicate that he joined the Perth Regiment in Stratford, Ontario. My dad wrote of Sidney in his book, Not All of Us Were Brave, that Sidney was a thirty-niner.
I don’t know the circumstances of Sgt Jessop’s call to arms but I’ll speculate that when Hitler invaded Poland he drove North to Canada to join the fight against tyranny. USA at this time was still neutral while Canada had declared war against Germany on 10 September 1939.
Sgt Jessop was the Perth’s regimental provost and well-respected by the men of his regiment. Jessop had the tragic misfortune of motoring his Norton motorcycle past an ammunition laden vehicle at the precise moment that it was struck by a German bomb and obliterated in a colossal blast.
Rest in Peace brave Texan. Your name liveth for evermore.
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Sergeant Sidney Jessop
From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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A11463 Sergeant Sidney Jessop, Perth Regiment, was killed in action on 26 May 1944. He was from San Antonio, Texas. His regimental number would indicate that he joined the Perth Regiment in Stratford, Ontario. My dad wrote of Sidney in his book, Not All of Us Were Brave, that Sidney was a thirty-niner. I don’t know the circumstances of Sgt Jessop’s call to arms but I’ll speculate that when Hitler invaded Poland he drove North to Canada to join the fight against tyranny. USA at this time was still neutral while Canada had declared war against Germany on 10 September 1939. Sgt Jessop was the Perth’s regimental provost and well-respected by the men of his regiment. Jessop had the tragic misfortune of motoring his Norton motorcycle past an ammunition laden vehicle at the precise moment that it was struck by a German bomb and obliterated in a colossal blast. Rest in Peace brave Texan. Your name liveth for evermore.
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From the Toronto Telegram September 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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