Sydney Wald – South Wales Borderers, 1st Brecknockshire Battalion
Private Sydney Wald – South Wales Borderers, 1st Brecknockshire Battalion Early Life and Family Background Sydney Wald Sydney Wald was born in 1917 in Leeds, Yorkshire , the son of Sam Wald and Gertrude (Gerty) Wineberg , who had married in 1915 in Leeds. The Walds were part of the Jewish communities that had settled across northern England before moving to South Wales during the early twentieth century. 1921 Census By the time of the 1921 Census , the family were living at 39 Brunswick Street, Swansea . Sydney’s father, Sam Wald , aged 30 and born in Russia, was employed as a Tailor by Sipmar Leyland , while his wife Gerty , aged 27 and also Russian‑born, undertook the household duties. Their only child at that time was Sydney , aged 4. Also present in the home was Sam’s younger brother Jack , aged 16, reflecting the close‑knit nature of many Jewish immigrant families. 1939 Register Growing Up in Swansea The 1939 Register shows the Wald family still residing at 39 Brunswick Stree...
