Dorsetshire Regiment Archives - Page 15 of 23 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Alfred Radcliffe Bowles

Surname: Bowles

Other names: Alfred Radcliffe

Locations in this story:
Semley, Wiltshire
India
Delhi Memorial (India Gate)
Old Workhouse, Semley, Wiltshire
St. Leonard's Church, Semley

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Alfred Radcliffe Bowles was born in Semley, Wiltshire, in 1895, and baptised there on 25th December, 1895. He was the son of Frank Bowles, a Foreman Platelayer, and Bessie Alice Bowles (née Trevelian). His siblings included Bertram Percival Bowles, born in 1893, who also died in the war as well as Leonard Frank Bowles and Harold Donald Victor Bowles who served and survived. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Farm Labourer and living at the Old Workhouse, Semley, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Semley as a Private and joined the 2nd/4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 2463 later changed to 200790). He served in India where he died on 16th October 1918 whilst on attachment to the 3rd Wireless Section, Royal Engineers. (There is a note on the WGC record that he was buried in the Tank Cemetery 35 but no other information is given.) His name appears on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate) (Face 23). He is remembered on the Semley War Memorial in St. Leonard's churchyard, and on the Roll of Honour inside the church. His name was included on the Baptist Chapel plaque, now also in the church.

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Bertram Percival

Ernest William Gray

Surname: Gray

Other names: Ernest William

Locations in this story:
Semley, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas de Calais, France
Old Workhouse, Semley, Wiltshire
Shaftesbury

Story:
Ernest William Gray was born in Semley, Wiltshire, 1891 and baptised there on 20th September, 1891. He was the son of William Gray and Mary Jane Gray (née Rogers). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Farm Labourer and living at the Old Workhouse, Semley, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Shaftesbury as a Private and joined the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 19525). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 12th April 1917 and his name appears on the Arras Memorial, Arras, Pas de Calais, France (Bay 6). He is remembered on the Semley War Memorial in St. Leonard's churchyard, and on the Roll of Honour inside the church. His name was included on the Baptist Chapel plaque, now also in the church.

Ernest's brother Frederick James (b.1888) also served in the war, with the Royal Garrison Artillery.

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Frederick James Gray

Arthur New

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Engineers, Royal Garrison Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: New

Other names: Arthur

Locations in this story:
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
France & Flanders
Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, Armentieres, France
Vale Farm, Sutton Waldron, Dorset
Dean End, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

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Arthur New was born in 1877 in Sixpenny Handley and baptised there on 26th August, 1877. He was the son of Esan New, a Traction Engine Driver and Ann New (née Sanger). His siblings included Tom New, born in 1895, who also died in the war. The family lived at Vale Farm, Sutton Waldron, Dorset. On 23rd December, 1907, Arthur married Margaret Ethel Hill at St. Giles Church, Uley, Stroud, Gloucestershire. They had four children: 3 girls and a boy. At the time of the 1911 Census he was working as a Traction Engine Driver and living at Dean End, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. His mother died in 1911 and his father in 1913. Arthur had enlisted on 9th March, 1899 and served with the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 3987) and then the Royal Engineers. He was discharged from that engagement on 16th June, 1906, and placed on reserve. He was recalled to duty on 21st November 1914 and, after a short spell with the Royal Garrison Artillery, transferred as a Sapper to the Royal Engineers (Service No. 12918). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals. He was killed in action whilst serving with the 12th Field Company on 23rd March 1915 and was buried at Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, Armentieres, France (grave id. III.C.15). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial. His wife Margaret remarried, to Joseph Rideout on 2nd August, 1919.

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Tom New

Tom New

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: New

Other names: Tom

Locations in this story:
Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Mesopotamia
Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
Vale Farm, Sutton Waldron, Dorset
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Iraq
Blandford, Dorset

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Tom New was born in 1883 in Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley. He was the son of Esan New, a Traction Engine Driver and Ann New (née Sanger). His siblings included Arthur New, born in 1877, who also died in the war . The family lived at Vale Farm, Sutton Waldron, Dorset. On 12th June, 1910 Tom married Ethel White at Sixpenny Handley. At the time of the 1911 Census Tom was working as a Woodman and living at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. His mother died in 1911 and his father in 1913. He enlisted in Blandford, Dorset, as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 17738). He served in Mesopotamia and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died in Iraq on 1st July 1917 and his name appears on the Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq (Panel 22 and 63). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial. His wife Ethel remarried, to Francis Mitchell in 1922. In 1939 she was living at 4 Council Houses, Handley.

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Arthur New

Samson Rose

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Rose

Other names: Samson

Locations in this story:
Blandford, Dorset
France & Flanders
Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Dean End, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Dardanelles
Pimperne, Dorset
Rouen, France

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Samson Rose was born in 1893 in Pimperne, Dorset. His birth was registered in Blandford as "Samuel" but was always known as either Sam or Samson. He was the son of William Rose, a Hawker Ironmonger, and Martha Rose (nee Bull). His siblings included William Rose, born in 1887, who also died in the war. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Farm Labourer and living at Dean End, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. He enlisted as a Private on 11th August, 1914 and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 9900). He served in the Dardanellesas as well as France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He was wounded in the Dardanelles and invalided back to England on 2nd October, 1915. On recovery he was posted to France and re-joined his Battalion at Rouen, France. He died of further wounds on 1st May 1917 and was buried at the Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Nord Pas de Calais, France (grave id. I.B.4). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

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William Rose

Henry George Scott

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Scott

Other names: Henry George

Locations in this story:
Gussage St. Michael, Dorset
France & Flanders
Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France
Chettle, Dorset
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Poole, Dorset

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Henry George Scott (known as 'George' in the family) was born in 1899 in Gussage St. Michael, Dorset. He was the son of Joseph Scott, a Carter, and Mary Jane Scott (nee Head). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and still attending school and living in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. His mother died and was buried on 13th September, 1911. He enlisted in Poole, Dorset, as a Private in the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 41002). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He was killed in action on 11th Oct 1918 and buried at the Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France (grave id. I.E.3). His home address was recorded as Chettle near Blandford. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

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Lionel Bernard Thorne

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Thorne

Other names: Lionel Bernard

Locations in this story:
Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
France & Flanders
Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Blandford, Dorset
Berwick St John, Dorset

Story:
Lionel Bernard Thorne was born in 1889 in Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, and baptised there on 1st August, 1889. He was the son of Tom Thorne, a Labourer, and Eliza Thorne (nee Kiddle). His father died and was buried at Berwick St. John on 7th May 1907. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and working as a Farm Labourer living at Woodcutts. He enlisted in Blandford, Dorset, on 11th August, 1914 as a Private and joined the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 9910). He served in the Middle East until August 1916 when he was posted to France & Flanders. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He received a number of wounds whilst fighting in France but had eventually been reported missing presumed killed on 26th September 1916. A further report stated that he had been buried in the field. His remains were obviously recovered after the Armistice and re-buried at Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France, along with bodies from other battlefield burial sites (grave id. IX.J.4). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

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Raymond William Brown

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Brown

Other names: Raymond William

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Sutton Waldron, Dorset
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Story:
Raymond William Brown was born in 1898 at Sutton Waldron, Dorset, and baptised there on 12th June 1898. He was the son of William Brown, an agricultural labourer, and Love Brown (née Foot). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a scholar and living at Sutton Waldron, Dorset. He enlisted at Sturminster Newton, Dorset, as a Private with the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 14922). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 26th September 1916 and his name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier and Face 7 B). He is remembered on the Sutton Waldron section of the War Memorial at Iwerne Minster.

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Harry Frank Tuffin

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Tuffin

Other names: Harry Frank

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Sutton Waldron, Dorset
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Dorchester

Story:
Harry Frank Tuffin was born in 1895 in Sutton Waldron and baptised there on 30th June, 1895. He was the son of Alfred Tuffin, a farm labourer, and Laura Luena Tuffin (née Pope). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a farm labourer and living at Sutton Waldron, Dorset. He enlisted in Dorchester as a Private with the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 9554). He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 1st October, 1914. He was posted to join the 3rd Battalion and again later to serve with the 5th Battalion. He was demoted to Private on 10th July, 1916 for no known reason. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals. He died on 26th September 1918 and his name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier and Face 7 B). He is remembered on the Sutton Waldron section of the War Memorial at Iwerne Minster. Harry's brother George (b.1893) also served with the Dorsetshire Regiment during the First World War and was severely wounded.

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Fred Card

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Card

Other names: Fred

Locations in this story:
France & Flanders
Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuile, Somme, France
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Blandford, Dorset

Story:
Fred Card was born in 1881 in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset and baptised there on 29th May, 1881. He was the son of Frank Henry Card, a bricklayer, and Maria Jane Card (nee Dibben) . In 1911 he married Mabel Flora Melinda Score on 30th January, 1911 at St. Edmund's, Salisbury. There were had three children of the marriage, all boys. At the time of the 1911 Census, he was working as a bricklayer and living at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. He enlisted in Blandford, Dorset, on 25th August, 1914, as a Private in the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 3/7907). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died of wounds in the field on 20th June 1916 and was buried at Authuile Military Cemetery, Authuile, Somme, France (grave id. D.28). His mother died in 1918 and his widow, Mabel, died on 20th October 1923 aged 38 years. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

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