Sergeant

Lat. serviens servant to a knight in medieval times. The English borrowed the word sergeant from the French in about the Thirteenth Century. Meaning "non-commissioned military officer" first recorded 1548.  Originally a much more important rank than presently.

Sergeant Wallace William Gazeley

Details imported from Luton Absent Voters list and the National Roll of the Great War (Section V).

The National Roll (mostly submitted by families) describes his service as follows: Volunteering in August 1915 he was engaged on special duties with his unit until January 1918 when he was sent to Mesopotamia. He did valuable work in this theatre of war at Basra, Baghdad and Tekrit and remained overseas until the cessation of hostilities. Returning to England he was demobilised in June 1919 and holds the General Service and Victory Medals.

Sergeant Charles Odell

Details imported from Luton Absent Voters list and the National Roll of the Great War (Section V)

The National Roll (mostly submitted by families) describes his service as follows: He volunteered in September 1914, but was retained on important duties with his unit at various stations. Although unable to obtain his transfer overseas before cessation of hostilities he rendered valuable services as Sergeant-Cook and was demobilised in March 1919.

Sergeant George Sturgess

Details imported from Luton Absent Voters list and the National Roll of the Great War (Section V)

The National Roll (mostly submitted by families) describes his service as follows: He volunteered in 1915 and in the following year proceeded overseas. Whilst on the Western Front he fought in many battles including those of Arras, Cambrai, St Quentin, the Somme and the allied advance into Germany. He returned home after the cessation of hostilities and was demobilised in January 1919 and hold the General Service and Victory Medals.

Sergeant William Ellingham DCM

Sergeant William Ellingham was the son of Arthur and Annie Ellingham of Jubilee St, Luton. He won the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1915 for Conspicuous Devotion to Duty near Ypres. His letter home to his parents telling them about the award was published in the North Buckinghamshire Times. He was killed in action on 18th August 1916, aged 28.

Sergeant Arthur Harold Wileman MM

Arthur Wileman was a professional footballer at Luton Town FC when he enlisted in the Footballers' Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment at Kingsway on 16th December 1914 with his Luton team mates Simms, Frith, Roe, Dunn and Wilson.

In doing so he was following the example set by his team mates Roberts and Lindley who had signed up the day before. Wileman was the top-scorer in the promotion winning team of 1913-14 and continued to play for Luton in the 1914-15 season whilst training with his battalion.

Sergeant William Whittaker

William Whittaker was the eldest son of George and Fanny Whittaker. He was brother to Joesph, Polly, Sarah, James, Herbert and Samuel Whittaker; and half brother to Richard Leech.

William was from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, and served in the Army Veterinary Corps at the North Midland Veterinary Hospital. Luton.

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