I have seen both spellings on British headstones and the CWGC website. Is there a good reason or was it simply because someone couldn't spell? Regards Peter

Hi Peter, It seems to be a chiefly British variant of sergeant. Janice USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Metcalfe" <Peter-redfern@runbox.com> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 2:49 PM Subject: [GREATWAR] Serjeant / Sergeant >I have seen both spellings on British headstones and the CWGC website. > > Is there a good reason or was it simply because someone couldn't spell? > > Regards > > Peter > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Both spellings are acceptable but Sergeant is the more usual spelling these days, but according to one of my Oxford dictionaries serjeant has been appropriated by the legal profession and is now the correct spelling for a legal officer, eg serjeant at arms John -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janice Duke Sent: 11 May 2007 20:16 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREATWAR] Serjeant / Sergeant Hi Peter, It seems to be a chiefly British variant of sergeant. Janice USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Metcalfe" <Peter-redfern@runbox.com> To: <greatwar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 2:49 PM Subject: [GREATWAR] Serjeant / Sergeant >I have seen both spellings on British headstones and the CWGC website. > > Is there a good reason or was it simply because someone couldn't spell? > > Regards > > Peter > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Peter This has been discussed on the Great WAr Discussion Forum though without reaching any conclusion. However they are interesting discussion, especially to my mind the information relating to CWGC policy. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52790&hl=serjeant,or,sergeant and http://www.1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8964&hl= I seem to recall it being discussed on the GWF boards on other occasions as well. Kind regards Mike Shingleton -----Original Message----- From: Peter Metcalfe <Peter-redfern@runbox.com> Sent Subject: [GREATWAR] Serjeant / Sergeant > I have seen both spellings on British headstones and the CWGC website. > Is there a good reason or was it simply because someone couldn't spell? > Regards > Peter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message