S.R. “Sid” Ames

Private · S/172705 · HQ Patrol · MID

Rank	Private
Service number	S/172705
Patrol	HQ Patrol
Regiment	Royal Army Service Corps
Known as	“Sid”
Honours	MID

What this roll records

Deeper background (2026): his Mention in Despatches is confirmed and dated. The London Gazette (supplement to issue 36065, p.2860) lists “S/172705 Sergt. S. R. Ames” among those Mentioned “in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East” for 1 May – 22 October 1942 (the Alamein period); he is a Sergeant by then, having earlier been recorded as a Private/clerk at HQ. Source: The London Gazette, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36065/supplement/2860

Checked CWGC 28 Jul 2026 by service number: no casualty record (survived the war).

AKA "Sid" added from LRP Roll. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).

Patrol "HQ" (as at 5 Dec 1940) added from LRP Roll. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).

March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): Clerk

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Where this comes from

LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy) — rank set to Private per roll (was recorded as Clerk)
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