Leinster Regiment Archives - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Harry James Lodge

Surname: Lodge

Other names: Harry James

Locations in this story:
Hartgrove, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Weymouth, Dorset
France & Flanders
Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset

Story:
Harry James Lodge was born in East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 9th July 1881, the son of William Lodge and Phoebe Lodge (née Stokes). He lived his early life in Hartgrove, East Orchard, until by 1901 he had moved to Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, and was working as a Plasterer. He married Nina Lavinia Bowering in the Weymouth, Dorset, Registry District in 1904. He returned to East Orchard to live by 1911. He enlisted on 12 Dec 1915 with the 7th Battalion of the Leinster Regiment as a Private (Service No. 5365). He served in France and Flanders and, whilst there, received a gun shot wound in the neck. He was discharged as being no longer physically fit on 31st March 1919 and was granted a pension. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals together with the Silver War Badge No. B160884. Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register shows him living at 6 Belle Vue, Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, and in both cases was described as a Disabled Pensioner. His death was recorded in Weymouth in 1970. His brother, George Stokes Lodge, also served in the conflict.

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Thomas James Lucas

Surname: Lucas

Other names: Thomas James

Locations in this story:
Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Middle East
Bournemouth, Hampshire
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Gallipoli, Turkey

Story:
Thomas James Lucas was born on 18th April 1898 in Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 22nd May 1898 (along with his twin brother Alfred John Lucas) the son of Alfred Lucas and Julia Anne Cox Lucas (née Reed). He lived all his early life in Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary. He enlisted on 5th September 1914 and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12873). Very quickly thereafter he was transferred to the 6th (Service) Battalion of the Leinster Regiment (Service No. 6/1260) and posted to the Middle East on 5 Aug 1915. He served at Gallipoli, Turkey, and was wounded. He also suffered from enteritis plus being wounded a second time following which he lost a finger on his left hand. His disability did not stop him being transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (Service No. 73994) and thereafter attached to the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) until his discharge on 9th March 1919. He had been awarded a gratuity as a result of the lost finger but no pension. He was also awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. The 1921 Census shows him living at Beckingshill, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, working as a Painter and Decorator. He married Emma Margaret Alice Johnson in Bournemouth, Hampshire, during 1929 and they went on to have at least one child. By the 1939 Register he was living at 94 Castlemain Avenue, Bournemouth, Hampshire, working as an Engineer's Labourer. He died in the Salisbury, Wiltshire, Registration District during 1982. His twin brother, Alfred John Lucas, also served in the conflict.

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Percy Leonard Hare

20th November 2019/in 1914-1918 Leinster Regiment, Machine Gun Corps, Wiltshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Hare

Other names: Percy Leonard

Locations in this story:
Birdbush, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Tisbury, Wiltshire
Mere, Wiltshire
Gallipoli, Turkey
Salonika, Greece
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire

Story:
Percy Leonard Hare (aka Leonard Hare) was born at Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, on 5th September 1893 and baptised there on 31st December 1893, the son of John Hare and Elizabeth Hare (née Trowbridge). The family lived at Birdbush, Ludwell. Leonard enlisted on 5th September 1914 and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12788). He was swiftly transferred to the 6th (Reserve) Battalion of the Leinster Regiment (Service No. 6/1252). He served in Salonika and Gallipoli from 5 Aug 1915 where, 16 Nov 1916 he was wounded and hospitalized. After convalescence he was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (Service No. 48519) and joined the 67th Company. He was finally demobilized on 2nd April 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. His marriage Rose King was registered in Tisbury, Wiltshire, during 1920 and they had one child. The 1921 Census shows him living at Sands Lane, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, employed as a Painter and Paper Hanger. The 1939 Register Leonard gives his address as Leigh Court, Sands Lane, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, now described as a Painter (Buildings) as well as acting as an ARP Warden. His death was registered in Mere, Wiltshire, on 1 May 1946 and he was later buried in the village cemetery at Donhead St. Andrew. His brother, Edgar Hare, also served in the conflict.

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William James Herbert Sansom

12th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Leinster Regiment, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Engineers, Wiltshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Sansom

Other names: William James Herbert

Locations in this story:
Jenkins Corner, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Kantara, Egypt
Wellington, Somerset
Mere, Wiltshire

Story:
William James Herbert Sansom was born at Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, on 10th September 1890 the son of John Sansom and Amanda Sansom (née Peters). He had pre-war service with the Wiltshire Regiment (Service No. 12790) and was discharged to Reserve. He was embodied on 5th September 1914 and re-joined his Regiment but was transferred on 17th September 1914 to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and on 23rd September 1914 to the Leinster Regiment (Service No. 1843). He was posted to Kantara, Egypt, on 19 Jul 1915 where he was later further transferred to the Royal Engineers (Railway Operating Division) on 20th November 1917 (Service No. 288555). After training at Kantara, Egypt, he qualified as an Operational Driver with the rank of Sapper. He was demobilized on 4th May 1919. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. The 1921 Census shows him living at the Cycle Works, Jenkins Corner, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, with his parents and helping his father in the business as a Motor Engineer. He married Annie Victoria Wide in Wellington, Somerset, in 1927 and they went on to have one child. His last known address was Jenkins Corner, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, per the 1939 Register, when he was still described as a Motor Engineer. His death was recorded in Mere, Wiltshire, during 1970 and he was buried at Donhead St. Mary on 9th April 1970.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Herbert Sanger

12th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Leinster Regiment, Royal Engineers /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Sanger

Other names: Herbert

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Kantara, Egypt
Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Christchurch, Hampshire
Salonica
Higher Berry Court, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire

Story:
Herbert Sanger was born at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire on 7th September 1890, the son of Sarah Sanger. (There was no father mentioned on the baptism record.) Before the war he had served with the Royal Engineers (Service No. 12875) and was on Reserve. He was embodied on 6th September 1914 and re-joined his Regiment but was soon transferred to the Leinster Regiment on 18th September 1914 (Service No. 1300). He was posted to the Middle East Theatre on 21 Sep 1915 and served in Salonica. On the 16th November 1917 he was transferred back to the Royal Engineers (Railway Operating Division) (Service No. WR/288557). He underwent training at Kantara, Egypt, and qualified as a Petrol Engine Driver. On 3rd May 1919 he became a stores clerk with yet another change of Service No. 325435. He was demobilized on 7th July 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. By the 1921 Census he had moved to Higher Berry Court, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, where he was described as Bricklayer's Labourer (out of work). Shortly after by 1923 he had moved to 15 Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Hampshire, and was still registered there in 1939. He remain single throughout his life. His death during 1969 was registered in Christchurch, Hampshire.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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