Percival John Munn

Surname: Munn
Other names: Percival John
Other people in this story:
Edward Nicholas Munn
Ellen Sarah Munn née Miller
Hester Munn née Salter
Locations in this story:
Dallington, Nr. St. Leonards, Sussex
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Otago, New Zealand
Italy
France & Flanders

Story:
Percival John Munn was born at Dallington, Nr. St, Leonards, Sussex, on 23 May 1885 and baptised there on 5 Jul 1885 the son of Edward Nicholas Munn and Ellen Sarah Munn (née Miller).  His life was seemingly on the move frequently until he ended up at Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, living at The Stables, Iwerne Minster, and working as a Coachman. He married Hester Salter at Iwerne Minster on 3rd September 1912.   He enlisted on 5th December 1915 and joined the Army Veterinary Corps (Service No. SE/14074).  He rose to the rank of Corporal.  He later transferred to the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment (Service No. 25982) and served with them both in France and Flanders as well as Italy.  He was discharged on 21st February 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals.  The Census of 1921 shows he lived on in Iwerne Minster until he and his wife plus one child emigrated to Otago, New Zealand on 1st September 1921.  He died in Otago, New Zealand, on 12th September 1961.

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Tollard Royal

Herbert Alexander Dudman

Surname: Dudman
Other names: Herbert Alexander
Other people in this story:
Thomas Dudman
Emily Dudman née Pike
Locations in this story:
Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
Hindon, Tisbury, Wiltshire
France
Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Harmsworth Hospital, Harmsworth, Middlesex

Story:
Herbert Alexander Dudman was born at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1895, the son of Thomas Dudman and Emily Dudman (née Pike).  His early life was spent at 16 Silver Street, Hindon, Tisbury, Wiltshire.  He enlisted on 5th September 1914 and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12186). He later transferred to the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers (Service No. 14950) and was promoted to Lance Corporal.  He initially served in the Balkans from 9 Aug 1915 and later in France during the latter part of 1918. During his time in France he received gunshot wounds in his back which ultimately caused tuberculosis and was the main cause for his discharge on 4th November 1919.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914/15 Star. He was also issued with the Silver War Badge (No. B331563), The King's Certificate of Service and a war pension. The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents in Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, assisting his father in his baking business. He regrettably died, still single, of his disease on 31st July 1923, in the Harmsworth Hospital, Harmsworth, Middlesex.

Source: Earlier research by Ken Baxter.

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Tollard Royal

George Cole

Surname: Cole
Other names: George
Other people in this story:
Frederick Cole
Mary Cole née Triggle
Elizabeth Cole née Bingham
Locations in this story:
Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
Quarry Street, Keighley, Yorkshire

Story:
George Cole was born at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1869 and baptised there on 7 Mar 1869 the son of Frederick Cole and Mary Cole (née Triggle). He lived in Tollard Royal until at least 1881. He married Elizabeth Bingham in Keighley, Yorkshire, on 25th May 1889.  There were 5 children of the marriage.  George had previous military service from 1 Feb 1888 to 31 May 1909 with the Imperial Yeomanry (Volunteer Force) (Service No. 314). He had been awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal during this time.  He re-enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment as a Private on 6th November 1914 (Service No. 12310).  For some of the time he was attached to the Labour Corps (Home Service Employment Company). He served in the UK only and was finally demobilized on 19th March 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals.  Unfortunately at the time of his discharge he was suffering from cancer and died at his home at 29 Quarry Street, Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1920.

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter

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