Alfred Domoney

Surname: Domoney
Other names: Alfred
Other people in this story:
Michael Domoney
Louisa Domoney née Hatcher
Alice Kate Domoney née Francis
Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
France & Flanders
Sturminster, Dorset
Sutton Waldron, Dorset

Story:
Alfred Domoney was born in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, on 22nd April 1887, the son of Michael Domoney and Louisa Domoney (née Hatcher).  He lived most of his early civilian life in Iwerne Minster and Sutton Waldron, Dorset.   He married Alice Kate Francis on 14th November 1912 and they went on to have six children.   Alfred enlisted on 7th June 1916 and was mobilized on 6th October 1916 with the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards as a Guardsman (Service No. 3251).   He served in France and Flanders from 16 Feb 1918 and received gun shot wounds on two occasions the last being on 24 Aug 1918.  He was discharged on 16th Oct 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals. By the 1921 Census he had returned to his home at 12 The Street, Sutton Waldron, working as a Shepherd and Farm Labourer  His wife sadly died on 14 Apr 1925 at the early age of 42 years.  By the 1939 Register he had moved to Church Road, Sutton Waldron, Dorset, working as a Farm Carter.   His death is registered at Sturminster Registry, Dorset, in 1961 and was buried at St. Bartholomew's Church, Sutton Waldron, on 22 Jun 1961.

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The National Archives
Farnham churchyard

Edward Henry Davidge

Surname: Davidge
Other names: Edward Henry
Other people in this story:
Harry Charles Davidge
Ellen Ann Davidge née Foster
Herbert Charles Davidge
Locations in this story:
Chettle, Dorset
France & Flanders
Lillers Communal Cemetery, Lillers, Pas de Calais, France
Farnham, Dorset
Blandford

Story:
Edward Henry Davidge was born in 1899 in Chettle, Dorset. He was the son of Harry Charles Davidge, a Domestic Groom, and Ellen Ann Davidge (née Foster). His siblings included Herbert Charles, born in 1891, who also died in the war. At the time of the 1911 Census Edward was single, a scholar and living in the family home at Farnham, Blandford, Dorset. He enlisted in Blandford as a Private and joined the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards (Service No. 970). (N.B. His christian names are reversed in the military records.) He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died of wounds on 7th Ocober 1915 and was buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery, Lillers, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. IV.C.10). He is remembered on the Farnham War Memorial in St. Lawrence's Church.

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  • Farnham War Memorial

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Herbert Charles Davidge
St. Lawrence's Church, Farnham

William Read

Surname: Read
Other names: William
Other people in this story:
William John Read
Sarah Maria Read née Harrison
Locations in this story:
Farnham, Dorset
France & Flanders
Loos Memorial, France
Tollard Royal, Dorset
Blandford

Story:
William Read was born in 1898 in Tollard Royal, Dorset. He was the son of William John Read, a woodman, and Sarah Maria Read (née Harrison). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a scholar and living in the family home at Farnham, Blandford, Dorset. He enlisted in Blandford as a Private with the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards (Service No. 971). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 27th September 1915 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Loos Memorial in France (Panel 10) and on the Farnham War Memorial in St. Lawrence's Church.

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  • Farnham War Memorial

Links to related web content / sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives