Motcombe War Memorial 3

Walter Inkpen

Surname: Inkpen
Other names: Walter
Other people in this story:
John Reece Bradford Inkpen
Martha Inkpen née Newman
Ernest John Inkpen
Bertram Inkpen
Locations in this story:
Gallipoli, Turkey
Helles Memorial, Turkey
Behind Town, Shillingstone, Dorset
Motcombe, Dorset
Shaftesbury
Exeter

Story:
Walter Inkpen was born on 1st July 1887, in Shillingstone, Dorset, and was baptised there on 11th September, 1887. He was the son of John Reece Bradford Inkpen, a Postman, and Martha Inkpen (née Newman). His siblings included Ernest John, (b. 1895) and Bertram (b. 1898) both of whom died in the war. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a clerk and living at Behind Town, Shillingstone, Dorset.

He enlisted at Shaftesbury on 8th September, 1914 and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 11001) as a Private but rapidly rose through the ranks to Sergeant by 1st April 1915. He served at Gallipoli and was awarded the Victory, British War and 14/15 Star medals. He was killed in action at Gallipoli and his name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 136 to 139). He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset, and on the War Memorial at the Church of the Holy Rood, Shillingstone, Dorset. Whilst his brother, Ernest, also appears on the Motcombe memorial there is no mention of Bertram. When the 1914/15 Star was sent to his family in 1920, his mother had to remind the authorities that he was a Sergeant not a Private as inscribed on the medal. This was put right by the Records Office in Exeter and a new medal issued in August, 1921.

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  • Names on Motcombe War Memorial 1
  • Motcombe War Memorial 3
  • Motcombe War Memorial 1
  • Motcombe War Memorial 02

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Ernest John Inkpen
Names on Ludwell War Memorial 3

Samuel Blandford

Surname: Blandford
Other names: Samuel
Other people in this story:
James Blandford
Bertha Blandford née Turner
Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Dardanelles
Pieta Military Cemetery, Triq id-Duluri, Malta
Charlton, Ludwell, Wiltshire
Malta
Shaftesbury, Dorset

Story:
Samuel Blandford was born in 1896 in Donhead St. Mary and baptised there on 5th July, 1896. He was the son of James Blandford and Bertha Blandford (née Turner), a Laundress. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Gamekeeper and living at Charlton, Ludwell, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 31st August, 1914, and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10289) and on 10th May, 1915 was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal. He was posted to the Dardanelles area on 1st July, 1915, and, despite being fully inoculated in November, 1914, he died of Enteric Fever in a Military Hospital on Malta on 22nd September, 1915. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He was buried at Pieta Military Cemetery, Triq id-Duluri, Malta (grave id. B.XIII.3). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell.

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  • Ludwell War Memorial

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Ludwell War Memorial

Frederick John Robert Broomfield

Surname: Broomfield
Other names: Frederick John
Other people in this story:
Henry Jesse Broomfield
Fanny Broomfield née Cook
Edward William Broomfield
Jane Broomfield née Morris
Arthur Broomfield
Ernest Broomfield
Harry Broomfield
Eva Theresa Rose Norman née Broomfield
Percy William Norman
Walter James Broomfield
Locations in this story:
Harbridge, Ringwood, Hampshire
France & Flanders
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France
Niton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Grove Arms, Ludwell, Wiltshire
Gillingham, Dorset
Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Story:
Frederick John Broomfield was born in 1884 in Harbridge, Ringwood, Hampshire. He was the son of Henry Jesse Broomfield, a Gamekeeper, and Fanny Broomfield (née Cook). His siblings included Edward William, born in 1886, who also died in the war. He enlisted with the Scots Guards on 16th April, 1902 (Service No. 4412). Having almost completed his three year engagement he was discharged from service on 14th February, 1905 being found medically unfit for further military service. At the time he confirmed his willingness to serve in a home capacity if mobilization was called for in the future. On 4th April, 1908 he married Jane Morris in Niton, Isle of Wight. At the time of the 1911 Census they had two children: a son and a daughter, and he was working as a Domestic Gardener and living on Isle of Wight, Hampshire. A third child, a daughter, was born in 1912. Meanwhile his father had become the landlord of the Grove Arms, Ludwell, Wiltshire. When war broke out Frederick enlisted in Gillingham, Dorset, and joined the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 3/7868). At the time of his death held the rank of Corporal. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals. He died on 12th October 1915 and was buried at St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France (grave id. A.12.28). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell. Frederick's other siblings were also involved: Arthur, Ernest, Harry and Walter James all served in the forces but survived as did Percy William Norman, the husband of sister Eva Theresa Rose. Frederick's widow did not remarry and was living with her son in Tetbury, Gloucestershire at the time of the 1939 Register.  

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  • Names on Ludwell War Memorial 2

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Edward William Broomfield
Arthur Broomfield
Ernest Broomfield
William Percy Norman
Harry Broomfield
Walter James Broomfield
Names on Ludwell War Memorial 2

Henry John Lucas

Surname: Lucas
Other names: Henry "Harry" John
Other people in this story:
Andrew Lucas
Emma Lucas née Read
Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Le Touret Memorial, Richelbourg-l'Avour, Pas de Calais, France
Wolverton, Zeals, Wiltshire
Ludwell, Wiltshire
India

Story:
Henry John Lucas, sometimes known as Harry, was born in 1882 in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 8th June, 1882. He was the son of Andrew Lucas, a Farm Worker, and Emma Lucas née Read. By 1911 census the family lived at Wolverton, Zeals, Wiltshire. On 1st October, 1898, Harry had enlisted as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 3877). By the time of the 1911 Census he was serving in India. He re-enlisted in Dorchester, having completed his original service with the regiment, for a second time, with the 1st Battalion and a new Service No. 5816. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals. He died on 22nd October 1914 and his name appears on Le Touret Memorial, Richelbourg-l'Avour, Pas de Calais, France (Panel 22 and 23). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell. Henry's father died in 1915.

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  • Ludwell War Memorial

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William Joseph Snelling

Surname: Snelling
Other names: William Joseph
Other people in this story:
James George Snelling
Mary Snelling nee Wherry
Rose Mary Caines née Snelling
Locations in this story:
Blandford, Dorset
France & Flanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Charles Street, Blandford, Dorset
Shaftesbury

Story:
William Joseph Snelling was born in 1890 in Blandford, Dorset. He was the son of George James Snelling, a Farm Labourer, and Mary Snelling (nee Wherry). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Groom and living at 13 Charles Street, Blandford, Dorset. He enlisted in Shaftesbury on 26th August, 1914 as a Private with the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10197). 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 (Pier and Face 7B). At the time of his death his next of kin was his sister, Rose Mary Caines. He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell.    

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  • Names on Ludwell War Memorial 3

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St. John the Baptist Church, Berwick St. John 01

Harry Edward Case

Surname: Case
Other names: Harry Edward
Other people in this story:
Edward Downer Case
Emily Nellie Case née Elliott
Locations in this story:
Minchington, Dorset
France & Flanders
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, Roisel, Somme, France
Farnham, Dorset
St. John the Baptist Church, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire
Church of St. Peter and Vincula, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Story:
Harry Edward Case was born in 1900 in Minchington, Dorset. He was the son of Edward Downer Case, a Butcher, and Emily Nellie Case (née Elliott). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a Scholar and living at Farnham, Dorset. He enlisted in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, as a Private in the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 20919). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 29th September 1918 and was buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, Roisel , Somme, France (grave id. I.K.13). He is remembered on the memorial plaque inside the church at Berwick St. John, Wiltshire.

He is also remembered in Tollard Royal on the War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour inside the Church of St. Peter and Vincula in the village.

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  • Berwick St John War Memorial
  • Berwick St John War Memorial 02
  • Tollard Royal War Memorial

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Berwick St. John War Memorial

Herbert William Joyce

Surname: Joyce
Other names: Herbert William
Other people in this story:
William John Joyce
Elizabeth Annie Joyce née Dennis
Locations in this story:
Dardanelles
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey
Gallipoli, Turkey
Shaftesbury
Berwick St. John, Wiltshire

Story:
Herbert William Joyce was born in 1895 in Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey and was baptised there at St. Jude's Church on 24th November 1895. He was the son of William John Joyce, a Cowman, and Elizabeth Annie Joyce (née Dennis). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Domestic Hall Boy and living with his parents in Englefield Green. He enlisted at Shaftesbury on 25th August, 1914 as a Private and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10108) and was presumably living in the area at the time. He served in the Dardanelles and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 9th August 1915 and his name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 136 to 139). He is remembered on the Berwick St. John War Memorial.

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  • St. John the Baptist Church, Berwick St. John 01
  • Berwick St John War Memorial

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St. John the Baptist Church, Berwick St. John 01

John Lawrence

Surname: Lawrence
Other names: John
Other people in this story:
William Lawrence
Bessie Lawrence née Lampard
Frederick Harold Lampard
Locations in this story:
Sedgehill, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France
Berwick St. John, Wiltshire
South Cheriton, Somerset
East Knoyle, Wiltshire

Story:
John Lawrence was born in 1895 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 19th January 1896. He was the son of William Lawrence, a Groom, and Bessie Lawrence (née Lampard). John's mother died in 1905 and was buried at East Knoyle on 10th February 1905. By the 1911 Census, John was working as a Labourer and boarding at Pauelines Farm at South Cheriton, Somerset, whilst his father lived at 'Warthogs', Semley, Wiltshire. At the time of his enlistment at Shaftesbury on the 13th January 1915, he was single and was living at Upton Cottage, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire. He joined the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12795). He served in France & Flanders from 18th June, 1915 and moved from one Company to another within the Regiment but ended up with the 6th Battalion - where he had started. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 8th July 1916 and was buried at Dantzig Alley British War Cemetery, Mametz in France (grave id. IX.L.7). He is remembered on the Berwick St. John War Memorial.  His half brother, Frederick Harold Lampard (who later changed his surname to Lawrence) also served in the conflict and survived (For story of Frederick see under Frederick Harold Lawrence.)

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  • Berwick St John War Memorial
  • Berwick St John War Memorial 02

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Berwick St John War Memorial

Reginald John Leah

Surname: Leah
Other names: Reginald John
Other people in this story:
Humphrey Leah
Selina Leah née Smith
Locations in this story:
Mottisfont, Hampshire
France & Flanders
Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Wailly, Pas de Calais, France
Hewelsfield Street, Briavels, Gloucester
Chettle, Dorset
Woodlands, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire
Hewelsfield, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

Story:
Reginald John Leah was born in 1894 in Mottisfont, Hampshire. He was the son of Humphrey Leah, a Game Keeper, and Selina Leah (née Smith). At the time of the 1911 Census they were living in Chettle, Dorset. Reginald was single, working as a Game Keeper and was a boarder at Woodlands, Berwick St. John. He enlisted on 26th August 1914 at Shaftesbury as a Private in the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10101). At the time of enlistment he had been living at Hewelsfield, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He was killed in action on 20th July 1916 and was buried at Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Wailly, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. I.F.1). He is remembered on the Berwick St. John War Memorial. His father died in 1918.

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  • St. John the Baptist Church, Berwick St. John 01
  • Berwick St John War Memorial 02

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Holy Trinity Memorial in St. Peter's Church 2

Bertie Howard Imber

Surname: Imber
Other names: Bertie Howard
Other people in this story:
John Imber
Elizabeth Ann Imber née Lodder
Leonard Charles Imber
Sidney William Imber
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury
Layton Lane, Shaftesbury
St. James Church, Shaftesbury
Layton Lane, Shaftesbury

Story:
Bertie Howard Imber was born in 1895 in Shaftesbury and baptised at St. James' Church, Shaftesbury, on 26th February, 1895. He was the son of John Imber, a Rural Postman, and Elizabeth Ann Imber (née Lodder). The family lived at 2 Layton Lane in Shaftesbury. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Butcher's Assistant and living at 2 Layton Lane, Shaftesbury. He enlisted as a Private in the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 15051). He survived the war and was discharged to 'Z' Reserve on 22nd February, 1919. He died in August 1928 at Basingstoke, Hampshire. The reason for his death is not known. He is remembered on the Holy Trinity War Memorial, now in St. Peter's Church, Shaftesbury.   Bertie's brother, Leonard Charles Imber, also served in the conflict and was awarded the Military Medal also his brother, Sidney William Imber, served and both survived  

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  • Shaftesbury Remembrance Sunday 2016
  • Holy Trinity Memorial in St. Peter's Church 1
  • Holy Trinity Memorial in St. Peter's Church 3
  • Layton Lane 2

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Leonard Charles Imber