Born in 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.

Alfred enlisted with the First Kents when they mobilized in 1940 and trained throught Canada. He transferred from the Kents to go overseas arriving in England in August of of 1944. His wife Florence and their daughter Donna Jean were residing with her mother Florence Coleman of Croton.

Served in Great Britain, Holland and Germany.

Killed in action at Udem, Germany. Buried in Groesbeek War Cemetery, Nijemegen, Holland.

A letter from Fred while in Belgium to Florence commented on the state of thing in Belgium:

“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

DOW – Date of Death: 26/02/1945, age 24 years, in Germany.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead, Grave/Memorial Reference: IX. F. 3.

Cemetery: GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY.

DOW – Date of Death: 26/02/1945, age 24 years, in Germany.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Awards	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Bar, 1939-45 Star, Defense of Britain Medal
Sources	Dresden I.O.D.E. Books, Dresden Roll of Honour. Index of Overseas Deaths, Donna Jean Dickson (daughter), IH-RH.

Age	20
Birthplace	born July 20, 1920
When Enlisted	July 5, 1940
Next of Kin	Parents - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sedgman

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