We remember Cecil Harold Sewell

We remember Cecil Harold Sewell

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Timeline

Timeline

1883
sibling Mary Beatrice Sewell Source:3964017 1883
1884
sibling Harry Kemp Sewell Source:3964017 1884
1885
sibling Frank Hersey Sewell Source:3964017 1885
1887
sibling Emily Kate Sewell Source:3964017 1887
1889
sibling Herbert Victor Sewell Source:3964017 1889
1892
sibling Leonard Ralph Sewell Source:3964017 1892
1893
sibling Ethel Maud Sewell Source:3964017 1893
1895
birth 26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London United Kingdom Source:3964017 Source:8952283 27th January 1895
1895
location 26 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London United Kingdom parents address Source:8952300 27th January 1895
1897
sibling Victoria Ruth Sewell Source:3964017 1897
1901
dates Age 6 Source:8952300 31st March 1901
1912
employment Solicitor His father Harry Bolton Sewell United Kingdom Source:8545036 1912 - 1914
1918
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:3964017 29th August 1918
1918
dates Age 23 Source:8952290 29th August 1918
1918
service British Army Lieutenant Kent Regiment queen's own (royal west Battalion Source:8952290 29th August 1918
service British Army Private PS/3233 Royal Fusiliers Source:3964017
service British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment attached to the Tank Corps. Source:3964017
1918
death Killed in Action While under heavy machine gun fire he rescued most of the crew of a tank that had caught fire. He was killed while trying to rescue the driver. France Source:3964017 29th August 1918
burial Charlton Cemetery, London Vaulx Hill Cemetery Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Charlton Pas de Calais Vaulx Hill Cemetery United Kingdom France I. D. 3. Source:3964017 Source:8952290

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Cecil Harold
Initials CH
Last Name Sewell
Source 8543801
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
26 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London United Kingdom parents address known 27th January 1895
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army PS/3233 Royal Fusiliers Private
British Army Royal West Kent Regiment attached to the Tank Corps. Lieutenant
British Army Kent Regiment queen's own (royal west Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ann Sewell mother
Harry Bolton Sewell father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Beatrice Sewell sister 1883
Harry Kemp Sewell brother 1884
Frank Hersey Sewell brother 1885
Emily Kate Sewell sister 1887
Herbert Victor Sewell brother 1889
Leonard Ralph Sewell brother 1892
Ethel Maud Sewell sister 1893
Victoria Ruth Sewell sister 1897

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Jonathan101862
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Jonathan101862
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jonathan101862
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Jonathan101862
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Jonathan101862

External Evidence

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Kent VCs Hazel53187
Profile on Wikipedia. Trevor321
The Sole Society Cecil Harold Sewell V.C Jonathan101862
The London Gazette Jonathan101862

Multimedia

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Victoria Cross Trevor321
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