Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Charles Buswell a gardener, born 1862 in Clipston, Northants., and his wife Emma, born 1861 in Kings Cliffe, Northants. Sydney Charles was born in 1897 in Market Harborough, Leics., his siblings were, Harold, born 1890, Elsie, born 1892, William Ewart, born 1895, Joseph Arthur, born 1896 and Edwin George, born 1901, all his siblings were born in Market Harborough, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at 72, Nelson Street, Great Bowden, Leics., In April 1911 Sydney was employed as a grocer’s errand boy and was residing in the family home at 72, Nelson Street, Market Harborough, Leics., together with his parents and siblings, Harold, a grocer’s warehouseman, Elsie, a corset factory machinist, Joseph, a gardener’s assistant, Sydney, a grocer’s errand boy, William, a furniture salesman and Edwin, a schoolboy. His elder brother Harold fell in action. Sydney’s Medal Index Card, show’s him serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He first entered the theatre of war in Egypt on the 23rd December 1915, he was awarded the 1915 Star and British and Victory Medals. Sydney died in the 2nd quarter of 1920 aged 22 in the Market Harborough, Leicestershire registration district.