Toronto Star. October 25, 1916
Pte. Sidney Burton, 33d Oakwood avenue, who was killed in action Oct. 2nd, left Toronto just [x] months abo to the day with the 81st Battalion. Overseas he was transferred to another battalion, and was over three months in the trenches when killed. He is married and his widow and 4 boys live at the above address. He is a plasterer by trade and came out of London ten years ago. He is 33 years old. One brother, W.H. Burton, have been at the front for some months. Pte. Burton is well known in England as a bicycle rider, and holds many prizes and medals. For nearly three years Pte. Burton worked on the cement stonework of the new Knox College.
The Circumstances of Death Register card On October 1, 1916, the 18th Battalion relieved the 21st Battalion at Courcelette, the Somme. The Battalion, and Private Sidney had suffered the Canadian attack on Flers-Courcelette September 15, 1916 where many members of the 18th Battalion perished.