James Appleyard

Surname: Appleyard
Other names: James
Other people in this story:
John Appleyard
Matilda Appleyard née Deacon
Ruby Appleyard née Tizard
Locations in this story:
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Manningham, West Yorkshire
Battersea, London
France & Flanders
Parsonage Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Stock, Essex

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James Appleyard was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 3rd June 1881 and baptised at St. Mark's Church, Manningham, West Yorkshire, on 27th June 1881, the son of John Appleyard and Matilda Appleyard (née Deacon). James had qualified as a Doctor by the time he married Ruby Tizard at St. Luke's Church, Battersea, London, on 6th December 1909.  By 1911 he had set up practice at Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, living in Glebe Cottage, Parsonage Street, Fontmell Magna.  He enlisted and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, eventually holding the rank of Captain.  He served in France and Flanders from 3 Jan 1916 and on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War medals.   The 1921 Census records him in Fontmell Magna working as a Medical Practitioner as he was by the time of the 1939 Register where he lived at Knapp Orchard, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  Following advice from a family member it is now known he that died on 22nd June 1964 at his home The Annexe, The Mill House, Mill Road, Stock, Essex.  His wife died shortly after at Stock on 26th September 1964.

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Percy Williams

Surname: Williams
Other names: Percy
Other people in this story:
Albert Williams
Emily Charlotte Williams née Hiscock
Florence Annie Williams née Taylor
Reginald Charles Williams
Locations in this story:
Tanyard Lane, St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Somme, France
Parsons Pool, Shaftesbury

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Percy Williams was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 12th April 1898 and baptised at St. James Church on 14th August 1898, the son of Albert Williams and Emily Charlotte Williams (née Hiscock).  He spent all his early life in the Shaftesbury area apart from Military Service mainly at the family home in Tanyard Lane, Shaftesbury.  He enlisted and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No.80512).  He is known to have joined the 130th Field Ambulance at Morlancourt, Somme, France, on 7th July 1916 and for a short time assisted the 131st Field Ambulance when the 38th (Welsh) Division fought at the Battle of Marmetz Wood during the 1st Battle of the Somme.  On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War medals.    By the 1921 Census he was living with his married sister at 95 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Bricklayer for his Builder father.  He married Florence Annie Taylor in Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1925 and by the time of the 1939 Register they were living at 7 Parsons Pool, Shaftesbury, Dorset, described as a Builder.  He died in Shaftesbury on 7th October 1978.   His brother, Reginald Charles Williams, also served in the conflict.

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Frederick Percy Walter Belbin

Surname: Belbin
Other names: Frederick Percy Walter
Other people in this story:
John Belbin
Clementine Amelia Belbin née Maidment
Louisa Mabel Mitford Belbin née Wagstaff
Harold John Belbin
Arthur Mervin Belbin
Locations in this story:
High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire
France & Flanders
Aldrington, Sussex
Southwick, Brighton, Sussex
Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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Frederick Percy Walter Belbin was born in Shaftesbury on 15th April 1890, the son of John Belbin and Clementine Amelia Belbin (née Maidment).  He lived his early life with the family at 63 High Street, Shaftesbury.  By 1911 he had moved to Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire, where he was boarding and working as a Carpenter and Joiner.   He enlisted and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No. 65085).  He served in France and Flanders and, whilst there, suffered gun shot wounds to the Right Leg for which he eventually received a small pension.  He was discharged on 25th March 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. (NB No 1921 Census record could be found.) He married Louisa Mabel Mitford Wagstaff at St. Philip's Church, Aldrington, Sussex, on 18 Feb 1922 and they went on to have one daughter.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 86 Southwick Road, Southwick, Brighton, Sussex, working as a Carpenter and Joiner.  His death was recorded in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on 25th August 1975.  Frederick's brothers, Harold John Belbin and Arthur Mervin Belbin, also served in the conflict.

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Edwin William Dare

Surname: Dare
Other names: Edwin William
Other people in this story:
William Edward Dare
Pearl Dare née Daubney
Agnes Catherine Dare née Marsh
Locations in this story:
Crown Hotel, High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Mediterranean Area
Sturminster, Dorset
Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury

Story:
Edwin (sometimes called Edward) William Dare was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset on 15th June 1896, the son of William Edward Dare and Pearl Dare (née Daubney).  He lived all his life, apart from Military Service, in the Shaftesbury area.  Much of his early life was living at the Crown Hotel, 40 High Street, Shaftesbury, where his father was the proprietor.  He enlisted with the Territorial Unit of the Dorsetshire Regiment on 5th September 1912 as a Private (Service No. 1669).  He was embodied on 4th August 1914 and transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps (Service No. 461597).  He served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force where he contracted malaria for which he eventually received a small pension until 9 Dec 1921.   Following his discharge on 26th March 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the Territorial Forces War Medal.  The 1921 Census shows him still living at The Crown Hotel assisting his father with the business. He married Agnes Catherine Marsh in Shaftesbury, Dorset in 1927 and by 1931 had moved to 49 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, where he was Registered in 1939 working as a Driver Mechanic (Heavy Goods).   His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry, in 1969.

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Reginald Storey

Surname: Storey
Other names: Reginald
Other people in this story:
Loftus Storey
Ellen Storey née Parsons
Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Wareham, Dorset
Mill Hill, London

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Reginald Storey was born in Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1895 and baptised there on 4th August 1895, the son of Loftus Storey, (a local schoolmaster), and Ellen Storey (née Parsons).   He lived most of his early life at 1 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, after his father died in 1900.   He enlisted and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No. 44173).  He served in France and Flanders and following his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He gave 1 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, as his address on the Absent Voters List of 1918 but by 1919 was living at 10 Victoria Road, Mill Hill, London, NW.  The last known address was in 1927 when he was living at 1 East Street, Wareham, Dorset, and was still single.  No other information has been found.

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William Edward Southernwood Smith

Surname: Smith
Other names: William Edward Southernwood
Other people in this story:
William Robert Smith
Elizabeth Dennis Smith née Purnell
Locations in this story:
Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Southsea, Hampshire
Essex

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William Edward Southernwood Smith was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 2nd July 1882 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 6th August 1882, the son of William Robert Smith and Elizabeth Dennis Smith (née Purnell).  He lived his early life in Shaftesbury, attending Shaftesbury Grammar School for some of his education, until, by 1911, he had moved to premises at 54-66 Kings Road, Southsea, Hampshire, where he was a living-in Drapery Assistant.  His mother meanwhile had died and his father had re-married and was living in the family home at 12 Bell Street, Shaftesbury. William enlisted and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, becoming a Staff Sergeant (Service No. 45284). He served in France and Flanders from 3 Jun 1915 and following his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star.  His address per the Electoral Register of 1918 was 11 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, (where his Grandmother lived) and he was still there by the time of the 1939 Register still single and employed as a Drapery Salesman.  He is thought to have died in the Essex South Western Registry area in 1960.

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Sidney Wright

Surname: Wright
Other names: Sidney
Other people in this story:
James Wright
Julia Wright née Peters
Louisa Mary Wright nee Hyde
Locations in this story:
Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Salonika, Greece
Balkans
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Slough, Buckinghamshire
Eton, Buckinghamshire

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Sidney Wright was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1891, the son of James Wright and Julia Wright (née Peters).  He lived most of his early life at 7 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, apart from his Military Service.   He enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No. 95604).   He served in Salonika and the Balkans and he was treated for malaria in August and September 1918 at the 28th General Hospital.  He was discharged from service on 9th December 1919 and he made a claim for a pension due to defective eyesight.  This was refused.  He was however awarded the Victory and British War medals.  The records of Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, show that Marriage Banns were called, the last one on 25 Jun 1916, concerning his upcoming marriage to Louisa Mary Hyde of Burnham, Buckinghamshire. The 1921 Census shows him as a visitor with his wife and two daughters at the home of his parents-in-law in Burnham. The 1939 Register records him now living at 7 Ivey Cottages, Slough, Buckinghamshire, working as a Club Cleaner. His death was recorded at the Eton, Buckinghamshire, Registry during 1943.

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Charles Henry Brickell

Surname: Brickell
Other names: Charles Henry
Other people in this story:
James Brickell
Lucy Elizabeth Brickell née Andrews
Ethel M. Brickell née Davis
Arthur Victor Robert Brickell
Locations in this story:
Butts Knap, Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Bournemouth, Hampshire
Kensington, London
Chelsea, London
New Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor, Berkshire

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Charles Henry Brickell was born in Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 7th June 1885 and baptised there on 5th July 1885, the son of James Brickell and Lucy Elizabeth Brickell (née Andrews).  He spent his early years in and around Butts Knap, Cann.  By 1901 he had moved to Bournemouth, Hampshire, where he was a scullery boy at the Hawthornes Hotel.  By 1911 he had again moved to 33 Brompton Square, Kensington, London, where he was a domestic servant (Waiter). He enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No. 61549).  It is not known where he served but on discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War medals.  His marriage in 1924 to Elsie M. Davis is recorded in the Chelsea, London, Registry.  By the 1939 Register he was living at 64 Oxford Road, New Windsor, Berkshire, and was employed as a Chef.  (His wife was a Lady's Maid living-in in Fulham, London.)   His death is recorded in the Windsor, Berkshire, Registry in 1967. Charles's brother Arthur Victor Robert (b.1896) also served in the war and was sadly killed in 1917 while serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Dorsetshire Regiment in France.

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Stanley Edgar Saunders

Surname: Saunders
Other names: Stanley Edgar
Other people in this story:
Frederick Saunders
Mary J. Saunders
Mildred Saunders née Sutherland
Locations in this story:
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Cheam, Surrey
Hammersmith, London

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Stanley Edgar Saunders was born at Barnet, Hertfordshire on 7th March 1899, the son of Frederick Saunders and Mary J. Saunders.  By 1911 the family had moved to Iwerne Minster where Stanley's father was employed as an Estate Carpenter and Stanley was a Hall Boy at Iwerne Minster House.  He originally enlisted in the Royal Navy on 27th January 1916 (Service No. J49351) but he was discharged on 9th June 1916 as unfit for service.   He re-enlisted on 12th March 1917 and was mobilized on 23rd April 1917, joining the Royal Army Medical Corps as Private (Service No. 112382). He was posted to the 329th (Lowland) Field Ambulance, serving in the UK only.  He was discharged on 12th February 1919.  No medal records have been found.   According to the 1921 Census he had returned to Iwerne Minster House, living in as a Footman. He married Mildred Sutherland at Cheam, Surrey, on 30th March 1936 (he was described as a Butler) and there is possibly one child of the marriage.   His death is not confirmed but could have been in Hammersmith, London, in 1967. (No other information can be found).    

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Ernest Edwin Merrifield

Surname: Merrifield
Other names: Ernest Edwin
Other people in this story:
Samuel Merrifield
Mary Ann Merrifield née Polden
Locations in this story:
Sutton Waldron, Dorset
Fontmell Magna, Dorset
Christchurch, Hampshire
Bournemouth, Hampshire
Ham Hill, Sutton Waldron
Farnborough, Kent

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Ernest Edwin Merrifield was born at Sutton Waldron, Dorset on 26th August 1874 and baptised at Fontmell Magna, Dorset, on 25th October 1874, the son of Samuel Merrifield and Mary Ann Merrifield (née Polden).  He spent his childhood at Ham Hill, Sutton Waldron, Dorset, with his parents. By 1891, he had moved to Christchurch, Hampshire, and later to Bournemouth, Hampshire, where he was a Motor Man for the Co-operative Society.   He enlisted on 22nd February 1915 and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No 55951). He later transferred to the Cheshire Regiment (Service No. 3/28219).   He served only in the UK and was discharged on 18th November 1919 as being medically unfit for which he received a small pension.  He was awarded the British War Medal.   The 1921 Census shows him as a patient in a hospital near Farnborough, Kent, described as a Tram Driver for Bournemouth Corporation Transport but currently out of work. By the 1939 Register he was living at 3 Roberts Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, and was working as a Gardener.  He remained single throughout his life and died in Bournemouth in 1942.

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