Royal Army Service Corps Archives - Page 6 of 8 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Edgar Robert Barnes

Surname: Barnes

Other names: Edgar Robert

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Wantage, Berkshire
Cippenham Lane, Slough, Buckinghamshire
Knap Hill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France
Windsor, Berkshire
Steventon, Berkshire

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Edgar Robert Barnes was born on 31st January 1896 at Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Gideon Barnes and Kate Barnes (nee Miles). By the 1911 Census they were living at Knap Hill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Edgar enlisted on the 6th October 1914 and joined the 58th (London Division) of the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. S1030). On 1st September 1916 he was confirmed as a Regular in the Corps and given a new Service No. S4/238194. He served in France from 4 Feb 1917 and was discharged on 26th May 1919 on compassionate grounds due to the earlier death of his father during 1917. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at 76 Mill Street, Wantage, Berkshire, living with his widowed mother and working as a Clerk employed by the Air Ministry with No 3 Stores Depot, RAF Milton, Steventon, Berkshire. He married Clara A, Moore in Windsor, Berkshire, during 1924 and they went on to have one child. By the 1939 Register the family were living at 'Shaston', Cippenham Lane, Slough, Bucks, where Robert was a Civil Servant with the Inland Revenue Tax Office. No record can be found of his death.

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William John Roberts

Surname: Roberts

Other names: William John

Locations in this story:
Water Street, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire
Broadoak, Semley, Wiltshire
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Roebuck Inn, Handley, Wiltshire

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William John Roberts was born at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 31st December 1883 and baptised there on 10th February 1884, the son of John Roberts and Louisa Roberts (nee Paskell). Just prior the the war William was living and working as a Farm Bailiff at Broad Oak, Semley, Wiltshire, his parents having moved to the Roebuck Inn, Handley, Wiltshire. William enlisted as a Private in the Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) on 25th September 1916 (Service No. DM2/224463). He was transferred to the Labour Corps (699th Agricultural Company) on 24th June 1918 (Service No. LC508850) and then back to the Army Service Corps on 2nd April 1919. During his service he had qualified as a Heavy Goods Lorry Driver and was based solely in the UK. He had married Kate Jenkins at Berwick St. John on 19th February 1917 and she set up home at Water Street, Berwick St. John. William was demobilized on 15th December 1919. Despite exhaustive searches, no medal record can be found. He was still living with Kate at Water Street by the time of the 1939 Register and was working as a Gardener. He died in 1968. His brother, Arthur George Roberts, also served in the conflict. Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Tyrell William Moody

3rd August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Moody

Other names: Tyrell William

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex
France & Flanders
Salonica
Egypt
Brent, London
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury

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Tyrell William Moody was born on 29th August 1883 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and baptised at Holy Trinity on 14th October 1883, the son of Thomas Henry Moody and Emma Moody (née Case). (His second name 'William' only appears on Military Records.) He enlisted on 18th November 1903, and joined the Army Service Corps until 17th November 1906 when he was placed on Reserve. He married Agatha Maria Treibner on 19th October 1908 and they went on to have two children. By 1911 they were living at 23 Bimport, Shaftesbury. Tyrell was mobilized on 6th August 1914 (Service No. M/21265). He served in Salonica, France and Egypt. He was demobilized on 21st June 1919 with the rank of Acting Sergeant. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914 Star. His last known address per the 1939 Register was 8 Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex. He died on 25th May 1972. in the Brent, London, Registration District.

Tyrell's brother Robert (b.1894) also served in the war, with the Dorsetshire Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Robert Moody

Herbert Henry Light

24th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Light

Other names: Herbert Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Freshford, Somerset
France
Alwold Crescent, Woolwich, London
Tanyard Lane, St. James, Shaftesbury

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Herbert Henry Light was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 2nd December 1877, the son of George Frederick Light and Bethsheba Light (née Stevens). The family lived in Tanyard Lane, St. James, Shaftesbury. Herbert married Emily Dicks in Freshford, Somerset, on 21st September 1901 and they went on to have two children. He served for 6 years with the Dorset Volunteers and re-enlisted as a Driver Saddler with the Army Service Corps on 7th October 1914 (Service No. TS/3096). He served in France from 29th October 1914 to 29th September 1916 and latterly in the UK. He was demobilized on 25th May 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. At the time he was reported to be suffering from heart trouble, dysentery and varicose veins and applied for a pension which was ultimately refused. The 1939 Register shows him living at 61 Alwold Crescent, Woolwich, London, and described as a Harness Maker (Retired). He died in Woolwich in 1951. Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Harry Jolliffe

23rd July 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Jolliffe

Other names: Harry

Locations in this story:
East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Pills Lane, Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France
Orchard Street, Rainham, Kent
Gillingham, Kent
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire

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Harry Jolliffe was born at East Knoyle, Wiltshire on 8th May 1873 and baptised there on 1st June 1873, the son of John and Eliza Jolliffe. By 1891 he was living with his parents in Pills Lane, Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He married Eliza Parham at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire on 8th April 1895 and they went on to have at least one child. Harry enlisted with the 3rd Dorsetshire Regiment on the 1st January 1898. He served until 1904, having completed six years service, after which he became a reservist (Service No. 2099). He had moved to 39 Orchard Street, Rainham, Kent by the outbreak of war and was working as a Baker for Glass & Son, Bakers of Rainham. He re-enlisted as a Private on the 28th September 1914 and was posted to the Army Service Corps as a baker in the field - mainly in France (Service No. 1029). He was discharged on 28th July 1916 having become physically unfit to continue in service. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914 Star. His last known address was 39 The Bungalow, Gillingham, Kent, (1939 Register), where he was described as a Retired Fitter's Labourer and a widower. He died in 1952.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Reginald Taylor Gifford

14th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Gifford

Other names: Reginald Taylor

Locations in this story:
Green Lane, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Norwich, Norfolk

Story:
Reginald Taylor Gifford was born at Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset on 16th May 1888, the son of William Gifford and Sarah Ann Gifford (née Taylor). He was a Baker by trade. He enlisted on 3rd March 1916 but was not embodied until 26th February 1917 and joined as a Private with the 57th Field Bakery, Army Service Corps, near Norwich. (Service No. S/306788) He was demobilized on 17th December 1919. There are no medal records. He was living with the Taylor family at Green Lane, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset at the time of the 1939 Register. He died in Ashmore and was buried there on 26th April 1977.

Source: Based on earlier research by Ken Baxter.

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Frederick George Dewey

13th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Dewey

Other names: Frederick George

Locations in this story:
Mansfield Farm, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
France
Tisbury, Wiltshire

Story:
Frederick (Fred) George Dewey was born at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire in 1888, the son of Michael Thomas Dewey and Louisa Dewey (née Scammell). He had served in the military from 13th August 1909 with the Army Service Corps (Service Nos. T118 and T4247356). He eventually held the rank of Farrier Staff Sergeant. He served mainly in the UK and France. He was demobilized on 25th February 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He married Mabel N. Pickford in 1920 (Registered at Tisbury, Wiltshire) and they had one child. His last known address was Mansfield Farm, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, per the 1911 Census which shows him working as a blacksmith. He died in 1926 (Registered at Tisbury).

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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John Richard Davis

13th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Davis

Other names: John Richard

Locations in this story:
Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France
Sturminster, Dorset

Story:
John Richard Davis was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 29th November 1893, the son of James John Davis and Maria Davis (née Russell). He enlisted on 13th November 1914 but was not embodied until 2nd June 1915, when he joined the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. S4/111324). He was attached to the 18th and 14th Field Bakery in France. He was demobilized on 26th May 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914/15 Star. He married Ethel Gertrude Mitchell in 1926 but there were no children of the marriage. His last known address was 4 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset (per the 1939 Register) which shows him working as a Baker. His death in 1955 was registered in Sturminster, Dorset. John's brother, Ernest George, is mentioned as having served according to the St. James Church Roll of Honour published in Nov 1918. His other brother, Percival James Davis, also served and survived the conflict. Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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Bertie James Brown

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brown

Other names: Bertie James

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Marylebone, London
Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Story:
Bertie James Brown was born in Iwerne Minster, Dorset in 1891, the son of Frederick Brown and Emily Maria Brown (née Mullens). He enlisted on 7th October 1914 and joined the Army Service Corps, eventually becoming a Saddler Staff Sergeant (Service No. TS/3080). He was demobilized, with a pension due to contracting cystitis during his service, on 6th April 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914 Star. During the war he had married Ada Blanche Weston in Marylebone, London, on 11th April 1917. There were two children of the marriage. The last known address (per the 1939 Register) was 3 Stevenage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where Bertie was working as a civilian cook for the RAF. Bertie died in 1970.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Charles Hunt Blackwell

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorset Yeomanry, Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Blackwell

Other names: Charles Hunt

Locations in this story:
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bozley Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
France

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Charles Hunt Blackwell was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on 10th July 1875, the son of Henry and Harriet Blackwell. He married Ada Arnold on 19th August 1900 at Iwerne Minster, Dorset. There were three children of the marriage. Charles had served previously with the Dorset Yeomanry and had been discharged to the Reserves. He was mobilized on 15th December 1914 and served as a Private in the Army Service Corps (Service No. M2/002083). He served in France with the BEF finally ending up with the 77th Company ASC (27th Divisional Supply Corps). He was demobilized on 5th March 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War Medals and the 1914/15 Star. His last known address, per the 1939 Register, was Spring Cottage, Bozley Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where he is shown working as a Chauffeur/Gardener. Charles died in Shaftesbury in March, 1942.

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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