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Sargood, HF

(1898 - 1917)

2nd Lieutenant

16th (Public Schools) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

Hugh was born on Valentine’s Day 1898, the youngest of three children born to Customs Officer William Sargood and his wife, Alice. He began at…

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Sauerbeck, CTW

(1892 - 1917)

Captain

13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry

Born on New Year’s Eve 1892, Charles was the son of Augustus Sauerbeck and his wife, Josephine, who were originally from Mannheim in Germany. He…

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Savage, FV

(1890 - 1917)

2nd Lieutenant

94th Russell's Infantry, Indian Army

Francis was born on November 3rd 1890 in Bombay, the son of Thomas Savage, head master of The Cathedral School, Bombay, and his wife, Flora.…

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Savel, HR

(1892 - 1915)

Lieutenant

21st (1st Surrey Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment

Born on May 9th 1892, Harold was the second child, and eldest son, born to railway worker Richard Savel and his wife, Edith. He joined…

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Schult, E

(1896 - 1917)

Lieutenant

2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

Edgar was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 1st 1896, the second of three children, and only son, of German merchant Robert Schult and his…

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Schultze, WET

(1895 - 1916)

Rifleman

16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment

Born on November 4th 1895, Theodor was the son of German-born export merchant William Schultze and his British wife, Caroline. He joined the College in…

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Selfe, ED

(1895 - 1918)

Captain

9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment

Donald was born on May 8th 1895, the younger of two sons of schoolmaster Claude Selfe, and his wife, Margaret. He started at Dulwich in…

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Sewell, CH

(1895 - 1918)

Lieutenant

Tank Corps

Born on January 27th 1895, Cecil was the eighth of nine children born to solicitor Harry Sewell, who would later serve as Coroner for West…

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Shand, JJF

(1898 - 1917)

2nd Lieutenant

Royal Garrison Artillery

John was born on March 31st 1898 in Portsmouth, the only son of Rear-Admiral Jonathan Shand, a surgeon in the Royal Navy, and his wife,…

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Sharp, DE

(1896 - 1916)

Trooper

Westminster Dragoons (2nd County of London Yeomanry)

Douglas was born on October 26th 1896, the only surviving son of civil servant Frederick Sharp and his wife, Ellen, who were originally from Leicestershire.…

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