Born 10/07/1920 at Truro, Cornwall, England, the son of Thomas John and Florence May Sedgman, of Forest St., Chatham, ON., brother of Lionel F/O J43917. Husband of Florence Jean (nee Coleman) Sedgman, of Croton, Ontario, father of Donna. One brother Donald and a sister Violet were still at home and Joan Mrs. Virgil Fewkes was living in Waco, Texas.

Alfred enlisted with the First Kents when they mobilized 29/07/1940 as a stretcher-bearer and trained throughout Canada. He transferred from the Kents to the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders to go overseas arriving in England in August of of 1944. His wife Florence (nee Coleman) and their daughter Donna Jean were residing with her mother Florence Coleman of Croton.

“I was surprised to see how well dressed the women are here. They seem to have the latest styles in hats and most of them have either fur coats or coats fur-trimmed. About the only thing they seem to be short of here is food. There seems to be lots of clots, beer, liquor, and candies, and I even had a dish of ice cream last night”. CDN 16/11/44.

It was reported in the CDN 5/03/45 that Fred had been hospitalized due to kidney trouble for some time. However even though recuperating himself he helped out in the hospital.  He rejoined the “Argylls” again as a stretched-bearer, “it was while serving in that capacity that he was killed in action.”

Fred’s father had served in the great War with the Royal Army Medical Corp.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Dresden Roll of Honour, Index of Overseas Deaths, Donna Jean Dickson (daughter), IH-RH, ATNCB, CVWM (P) (family) (GM)

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