Sydney Globe was born in Rotherham in Yorkshire on 12 March 1905, the son of Jack Globe (a Stage Manager in a Music Hall) and Lilian Globe. Prior to joining the Royal Navy he was employed as a collier.

He joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class at HMS PEMBROKE (the Royal Naval Barracks) at Chatham on 29 October 1924. He served in the battlecruiser HMS REPULSE from 29 March 1925 to 25 January 1926 and the cruiser HMS BIRMINGHAM from 20 April 1926 to 18 September 1928 before joining submarines with a draft to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for the Submarine Course’ on 13 November 1928. He was drafted to HMS H34 on 12 January 1929 before returning to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for the Spare Crew’ on 1 January 1930.

He was ‘Discharged by Purchase’ on 1 November 1930 for the price of £24 and with a view to ‘joining the Metropolitan Police’. On 2 November 1930 he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. After the outbreak of WWII, Sydney Globe was recalled for further Service at HMS DOLPHIN on 23 November 1939 and then ‘for Submarine HMS TARPON – standing by whilst completing’ at the Scotts Shipyard in Greenock on the Clyde on 16 January 1940. The submarine was completed on 8 March 1940 and was commissioned on 12 March 1940.

After Commissioning, HMS TARPON was attached to the Submarine Flotilla based on the Submarine Depot Ship HMS FORTH. On 5 April 1940, TARPON left Portsmouth left Portsmouth for Rosyth but was diverted to patrol in the Skagerrak around southern Norway on 6 April. TARPON is understood to have been sunk with all hands around 0600 hours on 10 April 1940 by the German ‘Q-ship’ Schiff 40 west of Jutland, Denmark in position 56º43’N, 06º33’5″E. TARPON was reported overdue on 22 April 1940.

Sydney Globe was the husband of Helena Elizabeth Globe (née Hansen) of Campbeltown in Argyllshire, Scotland. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial on Panel 38 Column 2.