Don't know about the Constabulary, but in the British Army the common spelling was Serjeant (with a 'J') abbreviated to Sjt until well after WW1 when the 'G' spelling was introduced. In the Light Infantry, Green Jackets and now The Rifles, the spelling remains in use today as Serjeant.
Tim
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