Sidney V. Langton Sidney V. Bateman was a despatch rider for the Royal Field Artillery during World War 1. He wrote about his experiences at the Front in letters sent to the Bromley & District Times in August 1915. One such story was when his motor-bike was out of action, he drove a motor ambulance. While waiting, he went up a hill to view the trenches, he turned round to find a revolver pointed at him and a company of rifles pointing his way. It appeared some German spies were…