Basic Details
Surname
van den Bergh
Forenames
Seymour J H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Seymour Jacob Henry
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
CWGC correct his regiment. He came up to Balliol in 1909, trained as a lawyer when he left but enlisted in 1914. He did not serve until late 1915 due to contracting enteric fever: he then went to Egypt and Salonika and then Palestine where he was killed.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
London Yeomanry
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Captain
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Captain
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Palestine
Town of death
Beersheba
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
27
Age at death
27
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Biography
Balliol College, Oxford, Matriculated 1909