Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St-Elois
(Picture courtesy
of Mike & Rosemarie Thomas)
The son of Jean and Alexandrine Sangan (nee Vigot)
of Providence Street, St Helier, Jersey
Killed in action, aged 33 years.
NEWS
ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Wednesday 21 June 1916
Roll
of Honour. In the list of casualties published in Monday's Daily Mail appears
the name of 44587 Sergeant P E Sangan (Yeomanry). This NCO, who has been killed
in action, was born at St Marys, Jersey.
NEWS
ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Thursday 13 July 1916
Roll of Honour. Mr J Sangan of Providence
Street has received notification that his son, Sergeant
Peter Edward Sangan of the Royal Field Artillery, was
killed in action on 21 May. Sergeant Sangan, who was
a native of this Island, was at one time employed by
the Chronique de Jersey and also by Le Riches Ltd. He
was 33 and enlisted in the Royal Artillery some years
ago. He completed his service in 1913 but on the outbreak
of war rejoined the Colours. After four months at the
Front he was sent to hospital in England and later was
appointed Instructor to the New Army. He returned to
the Western Front during August of last year. The relatives
have our sincere sympathy in their bereavement.
Commemorated on
St Mary's Parish Memorial, Jersey
St John's Parish Memorial, Guernsey
St Peter Port Parish Memorial, Guernsey
Bailiwick Memorial, St Peter Port, Guernsey
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission Record
