The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J E Sargeant

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Private James Edward SARGEANT, G/9681, 11th  Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  died of wounds, (gun shot wound, abdomen), Flanders, France, 16th September 1916,  age 32.

Born Thornton Heath, Surrey, son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Sargeant.

10th November 1906, Register Office, Lewisham, married Lilo Mary Lynch, spinster, 9 Laurel Grove, Sydenham, SE / 20, Franklin Road, Penge, London / 60 Bradford Road / 59 Palace Road, Upper Norwood.

Children - Lilo Alice Sargeant, born 27th May 1907, Lewisham; James Edward Sargeant, born 27th October 1908, Lewisham; Elizabeth Bessie Sargeant, born 13th December 1909, Lewisham;

1911 Census - 19 North Terrace, Fairlawn Park, Lower Sydenham, SE - James E Sargeant, head, age 26, married, decorator, builder, worker, born Thornton Heath, Surrey; Lilo Sargeant, wife, age 28, married 4½ years, 3 children, all still alive, born Sydenham, Kent; Lilo Sargeant, daughter, age 3, born Sydenham, Kent; James Sargeant, son, age 2, born Sydenham, Kent; Elizabeth Sargeant, daughter,  age 1, born Sydenham, Kent.

Children - Joseph Patrick Sargeant, born 30th March 1912, Lewisham; Nancy Lorraine Sargeant, born 22nd December 1914, Lewisham.

Enlisted Lewisham, SE, age 30 years & 270 days, height 5ft 5inches, weight 140lbs, scar front of right knee & one left wrist & one left eyebrow.  Resided 9 Laurel Grove, Sydenham, SE. Formerly painter.

Home, 21st August 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF, 3rd May 1916 to 16th September 1916.

21st August 1915, enlisted & posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd May 1916, Southampton, embarked; 3rd May 1916, Havre, disembarked; 12th July 1916, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal.

26th March 1917, pension of 24/6 a week awarded to widow and five children.

1st November 1920, Statement of Relatives -  Widow, Lilo Mary Sargeant, 10 Carlsfield? Road, Penge, SE20; Children - Lilo Alice Sargeant, 27th May 1907, Convent? Upper Norwood;  James Edward Sargeant, 27th October 1908, Convent? Malden, Essex;  Elizabeth Bessie Sargeant, 13th December 1909, Lewisham; Joseph Patrick Sargeant, born 30th March 1912, Convent? Malden, Essex; Nancy Loraine, 22nd December 1914, Convent? Norwood SE19; Father, none; Mother, none; Brothers - George? Sargeant; Charles Sargeant; Sid Sargeant; George Sargeant; Arthur Sargeant; Stanley Sargeant; Sisters - Martha Sargeant; Teresa? Sargeant; Kate? Sargeant; Lettie? Sargeant; Grandparents, none; Nephews / Nives- addresses not known; Uncles / Aunts - not known.

Buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 2. Row D. Grave 24, Somme, France.