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Sgt. Jack Payne MM, CdG.
British Army 1st Btn. Suffolk Regiment
Jack Payne was born in Shepreth, Cambridgeshire in 1888 and joined the 1st Suffolk Regiment in 1908.
He fought in WW1 at both Mons and Ypres as well as Loos.
He also participated in several other WW1 conflicts including the southern Macedonian front and attained the rank of sergeant.
The records show him as being part of several battalions during his army career including 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th Suffolk Regiment as well as the 2nd Northants.
He was awarded the Mons Star, Victory and British War Medals.
He married a Belgium women called Emilie Rosalie Timmermans and lived in Belgium for most of his life from leaving the army in 1922 until his death in 1975.