Hampshire Regiment Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

James Samuel Horder

Surname: Horder

Other names: James Samuel

Locations in this story:
Littledown, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Wincanton, Somerset
Sturminster, Dorset

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James Samuel Horder was born on 3rd April 1899 in the Shaftesbury, Dorset, Registration District, the son of John Horder and Sarah Jane Horder (née Morgan). He lived all his life, apart from Military Service, in the Shaftesbury area. He enlisted originally with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Service No. 55957) but later transferred to the 1st & 3rd Battalions of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 55194). It is not known where he served but on his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at Littledown, Shaftesbury, working as a Farm Carter. He married Ethel Agnes Lamb at Wincanton, Somerset, in 1925. There was one daughter of the marriage. By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living at Littledown, Shaftesbury, Dorset, as a Farm Carter. His death was registered at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1970 and he was buried at the Town Cemetery, Shaftesbury, on 5 Jan 1970.

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Herbert John Holly

30th April 2020/in 1914-1918 Devonshire Regiment, Dorsetshire Regiment, Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Holly

Other names: Herbert John

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shroton, Dorset
Cann Common, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Blandford, Dorset
Iwerne Mintser, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Herbert John Holly was born in Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 8th December 1892 and baptised there on 5th March 1893, the son of Mark Holly and Harriet Holly (née Smith). He spent his early life in and around the Melbury Abbas and Cann Common area. He enlisted and served successively with the Dorsetshire Regiment (service No. 25813), the Devonshire Regiment (Service No. 52660) and the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 30396). His rank in all cases was Private. On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents in Higher Blandford Road, Cann, Shaftesbury, working as a Baker for Ernest Otto of Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury. He married Winifred Beatrice Gaisford at Shroton, Dorset, in 1923. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 1 The Corner, Blandford, Dorset, still working as a Baker. He died in Shroton on 2nd October 1983.

Herbert's brother, Harry Percival Holly (b.1891) also served and survived but his brother Ernest Walter (b.1895), died in the conflict while serving with the Royal Army Service Corps in Greece.

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Harold George Oxford

18th April 2020/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Oxford

Other names: Harold George

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire
Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Gallipoli, Turkey
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

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Harold George Oxford was born in Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1881 and baptised there on 5th June 1881, the son of Fred Oxford and Elizabeth Jane Oxford (née Lovell), a local family. He lived his early childhood in Melbury Abbas but, by 1901, had moved to Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, where his father had employment in the Docks. Harold married Alice Margaret Wayman in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in the Apr/Jun Quarter of 1915. He had enlisted with the 10th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 10307). He served at Gallipoli and was presumed killed in action on 10th August 1915 within weeks of his marriage. He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey, and on the church screen at St. Mary the Virgin in Fordingbridge. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star.

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Gilbert James Jesse

18th April 2020/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Jesse

Other names: Gilbert James

Locations in this story:
Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Barkestone, Leicestershire
France & Flanders
Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France
Bournemouth, Hampshire
Lyndhurst, Hampshire

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Gilbert James Jesse was born in Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1888 and baptised there on 19th November 1888, the son of William Sidney Jesse and Ada Jesse (née Rideout), a local family. Gilbert spent his childhood in Fontmell Magna until, by 1901, the family had moved to Barkestone, Leicestershire. Following his father's death in 1910 his mother moved to Lyndhurst, Hampshire.

Gilbert enlisted and joined the 14th (Service) Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 22998). He served in France and Flanders and died at the 30th General Hospital, France, on 27th June 1917. He was at the time Acting Lance Corporal. He was buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas-de-Calais, France, (Grave Ref: XXII.L.7A). He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. His brother, Joseph Isaac Jesse, who had been living in Bournemouth, Hampshire, but was serving in the Royal Field Artillery, was eventually granted probate of Gilbert's estate.

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Sidney Butt

18th March 2020/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Butt

Other names: Sidney

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Semley, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Wandsworth, London, SW
Andover, Hampshire
Lychett Maltravers, Dorset
Blandford, Dorset
Arras, France
Bournemouth, Hampshire

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Sidney Butt was born in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 17th January 1886 and baptised there on 14th February 1886, the son of George Butt and Annie Butt (née Scott). He spent his early life in Donhead St. Andrew before moving to Semley, Wiltshire. He married Rosa May Hickman in Andover, Hampshire, on 10th September 1914 where they set up home. There is no record of any children of the marriage. Sidney enlisted on 11th December 1915 and was mobilized on 30th May 1916, joining the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 24809). He served in France & Flanders. In action near Arras, France, he received a serious gun shot wound to the head and neck on 17th June 1917. He was duly repatriated to the UK and by 25 Jun 1917 was a patient in the 3rd London Hospital, Wandsworth, London, SW. He was declared physically unfit for further duty and discharged on 19th December 1917. He was medically assessed and received a 100% war pension. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals plus the Silver War Badge No. 294620. The 1921 Census shows him living at 227 Stewart Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, undergoing training with the Ministry of Labour as a Watch and Clock Repairer. At the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to Roseway, Begine Road, Lychett Maltravers, and was now working as a skilled general builders assistant. His death was recorded at the Blandford District Registry, Dorset, in 1946.

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Henry Frank Wilkins

6th December 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Wilkins

Other names: Henry Frank

Locations in this story:
Farnham, Dorset
Chickerell, Dorset
France & Flanders
Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium
Milborne St. Andrew, Blandford, Dorset.
Camberwell, London
Abingdon, Berkshire

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Henry Frank Wilkins was born in Farnham, Dorset, in 1887 and baptised there on 19th June 1887, the son of Henry Wilkins and Julia Wilkins (née Mills). He lived his early years in and around Farnham, Dorset. He married Emily Ethel Harborne at St. Bartholemew's Church, Camberwell, London, on 5th March 1910 and they set up home at Chickerell, Dorset. They went on to have two children. Due to lack of military records it is not known when Henry enlisted for service but he was in France and Flanders as a Private with the 2nd Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 29739) when he died of wounds on 10th July 1917 in Belgium. There is a note that he had previously been with the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 15107). He was buried at the Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West Flanders, Belgium. (Grave Reference l.B.15). He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. the 1921 Census shows his wife living at Little England, Milborne St. Andrew, Blandford, Dorset, and Henry's name appears on the Village War Memorial there. By the 1939 Register his wife was living in Abingdon, Berkshire, and she died there in 1948.

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James Hunt Imber

28th September 2019/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment, Hampshire Yeomanry, Labour Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Imber

Other names: James Hunt

Locations in this story:
St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Southampton Lodge, Paulton Ower, Nr. Romsey, Hampshire
Ford New Road, Esher, Surrey
France & Flanders
Calvin Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Totton, Hampshire
Moorside, Bournemouth, Hampshire

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James Hunt Imber was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 4th March 1886 and baptised at St. Rumbold's Church, Cann, Shaftesbury, on 19 April 1886 the son of Frank Imber and Mary Anna Imber (née Hunt) and brother to Mark Imber (b.1879) who died in 1915 while serving with the Household Cavalry in Ireland. They lived at 14 St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset. James enlisted on 10th December 1915 but was not mobilized until 12th May 1916 when he joined the Hampshire Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 2220). On 21st December 1916 he transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 33442) and served in France. On 23rd August 1917 he was transferred to the 84th Company of the Labour Corps (Service No. 629623). He was found to have heart and chest problems occasioned by his service in the field which led to him to receiving a 30% Pension. He was finally discharged on 10th February 1919 being physically unfit for further duty. He gave his address at that time as Southampton Lodge, Paulton Ower, Nr, Romsey, Hampshire - this was a Military Convalescence Hospital. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals.

He had married Maria Louise Kitcherside in Hampshire on 8th Oct 1918 and they went on to have one child who did not survive her first birthday. The 1921 Census shows him living at 1 Devonia, Totton, Hampshire, working as a Chauffeur and by the 1939 Register had moved to 91 Ford New Road, Esher Surrey, working as a living-in chauffeur. He died on 30th May 1959 at his then home at 20 Calvin Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire, and buried at St. John's Church, Moordown, Bournemouth.

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William Charles George Ginn

24th September 2019/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment, Royal Army Service Corps, Worcestershire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Ginn

Other names: William Charles George

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Sea Road, Pokesdown, Hampshire
Christchurch, Hampshire
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury
Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, Hampshire
Bournemouith, Hampshire

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William Charles George Ginn was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 9th October 1884 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 4th December 1884, the son of William Ginn and Jane Ginn (née Stroud). William Charles lived with his family in Shaftesbury until 1891 when they moved from the area. William married Emma Yandell on 21st September 1910 at Christchurch, Hampshire, and they had at least one child. They lived by then at 53 Sea Road, Pokesdown, Hampshire, where William was working as a milkman.

He enlisted on 8th December 1915 and was placed on reserve with the Worcestershire Regiment (Service No. 30350). He was mobilized on 2nd June 1916 when he joined the 17th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 381018). He was again transferred to the Army Service Corps on 28th December 1918 as a Driver (Service No. T/446804). He was demobilized on 27th September 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals. Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register show he was living at 13 Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, Hampshire, latterly working in a Royal Navy Cordite Factory. He died on the 1st November 1959 in Christchurch Hospital.

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Enmore Green. New Buildings in the foreground

Albert Charles Brickell

20th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brickell

Other names: Albert Charles

Locations in this story:
New Buildings, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France
Oakley Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire

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Albert Charles Brickell was born on 27th September 1889 in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Albert Brickell and Emma Jane Brickell (née Adams). By the 1911 Census the family was living at 7 New Buildings, Enmore Green. Albert married Edith Elizabeth Day on 10th May 1915 at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset. They went on to have three children. Albert enlisted on 12th December 1915, and joined the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 35975). He served in France from 22 Oct 1916 and whilst there received two gunshot wounds - one to the left eyebrow and the other to the right thigh. These were sufficient for him to be eventually discharged and on the 20th June 1918 he received the King's Certificate No. 3500 and the Silver War Badge No. 414064 and a small pension. He also received the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows the family living at East Oakley Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, with Albert working as a House Painter. The 1939 Register shows the address as 'Mendip', Oakley Lane, Basingstoke. Albert was then described as a coach painter. He died during March 1980 in Basingstoke at the age of 80 years.

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William Frank Tapper

15th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dragoon Guards, Hampshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Tapper

Other names: William Frank

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Dorset
New Borough, Wimborne, Dorset
Poole, Dorset
Long Burton, Dorset
France
South Africa

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William Frank Tapper was born on 8th January 1883 at Melbury Abbas, Dorset, the son of James Thorne Tapper and Emma Tapper (née Merrifield). By 1891 the family had moved to Long Burton, Dorset. William enlisted with the Hampshire Regiment as a Private on 10th January 1902, later transferring to the Dragoons of the Line (Service No. 5911) and during this time he spent time in South Africa from 1902 to 1908. He was discharged to the reserves on 9th January 1914 and took up employment as a Baker. He had married Annie May Andrews Hansford at the Parish Church at Wimborne Minster, Dorset, on 2nd April 1911. They went on to have two children. He was re-embodied on 5th September 1914 and rejoined the Dragoon Guards (2nd Queen's Bays) as a Private. (Service Nos. GS7970 and DR13349). After serving in France from 24 Apr 1917 he was eventually demobilized on 1st May 1919 but not before a spell in hospital with influenza. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. By the 1939 Register he was living at 25 New Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, and working as an Assurance Agent. He died on 12th July 1959 at his home in 25 New Road, Wimborne, as announced in the Somerset County Herald dated 18 Jul 1959 stating he had been Chairman of the local British Legion as well as a member of the Wimborne Urban District Council.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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