George Elton Sedding
Person details
| Forename(s) | George Elton |
|---|---|
| Surname | Sedding |
| Rank | Lance-Corporal |
| Regiment | The Norfolk Regiment |
| Age | 33 |
| Death | Died of wounds |
| Place of Death | London, England |
| Date of Death | 23/10/1915 |
| Year of Entry | 1896 |
| House Letter | A |
| School Notes | |
| Comments |
7th Battalion, signalling section. Died in London of wounds received in (?). Service no. 12671. Letter in Radleian of 26/11/1915 Radleian Collection has copies of "George Elton Sedding: the life and work of an artist soldier" (1918) and "Six Christian Heroes" (Archibald Ingram, 1926) http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/george-sedding http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME057-1916/page461-volume57-09thdecember1916.pdf has a prayer written by him; same as in Radleian http://trushare.com/98JUL03/JY03BOOK.htm mentions him in passing |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 7th Battalion |
| Prefect | |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 7 |
| Battle | Battle of Loos |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Additional Notes |
Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 11 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ Son of John Dando Sedding, Architect An example of his jewellery is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. He made the cross and candlesticks which still stand on the communion table in Radley College Chapel, as a gift to the College in 1910. |
| Burial or Cemetery | WEST WICKHAM (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD |
| Place of Birth | |
| Post School | Designer and worker in metals; Silversmith |
| Shields in Hall |
