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Alfred Frank Hunt was born in Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 24 May 1897 and baptised at St. Rumbold's Church, Cann, on 27 Jun 1897 the son of Rose Lavinia Hunt (no father is mentioned at this time). He lived his early life with his Uncle and Aunt in Cann. He enlisted with the Somerset Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 37118). It is not known in which theatre of war he served but at some time he received a gunshot wound to the back and was granted a pension as a result. On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. The 1921 Census shows he was a patient in Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5. He married Olive Fummerton at the Kirkstall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire, on 26 Dec 1923. By the 1939 Register he was living at 50 Salisbury Street, Pudsey, Yorkshire, described as Provisions for Confectionary, Tobacco and Hardware (Manager) as well as being a volunteer ARP Warden. His death was recorded in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, during 1980.

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Percy George Bastable was born in Damerham, Hampshire, on 17 Aug 1892 and baptised there on 11 Sep 1892 the son of Hugh Bastable and Ada Jane Bastable (nee Foster). He lived his early life in Damerham and later in Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. He joined the Dorset Regiment as a Private (Service No. 10010). He served with the 5th Battalion in the Balkans from 11 Jul 1915 eventually becoming an Acting Sergeant. His father had died in 1915. He was discharged on 24 Mar 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. By the 1921 Census he was living with his widowed mother at Deanend, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, working as a Gamekeeper. He married Mabel May Ford (nee Coward), (the widow of Bertie Ford who had died in military service on 27 Jun 1918), in the Wimborne, Dorset, Registry area during 1923. The 1939 Register shows him at Keepers Cottage, Yewstock, Sturminster, Dorset, still employed as a Gamekeeper. He died in Hinton St. Mary, Dorset, during early 1958 and was buried there on 8 Mar 1958.

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William Harry (sometimes called 'Henry') White was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 2 Mar 1890 the son of William Frederick (sometimes names reversed) White and Emily White (nee Morgan). He lived all his life apart from military service in the local area. William enlisted with the Machine Gun Corps as a Private (Service No. 36712). It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. The 1921 Census shows he was living at 16 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Postman. He married Lily Beatrice Foote at St. John's Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 27 Mar 1924. He died in late in 1934 and was buried at St. John's Church, Enmore Green, on 7 Nov 1934.

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Frederick John Andrews was born in Marnull, Dorset, on 30 Sep 1884 the son of Walter Edwin Andrews and Emily Anna Andrews (nee Dawe). He lived his early life in Burton Street, Marnull. He had enlisted on 31 Dec 1901 and joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 12097). He married Rose Mead in Shaftesbury, Dorset, during 1915. It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his eventual discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. The 1921 Census shows he was registered as living at 93 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, although he was still in the Marines. By the 1939 Register he was at the same address but having no occupation. He died in Poole, Dorset, during 1945.

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Ernest John Hawkins was born in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, during 1888 the son of John Hawkins and Emily Hawkins (nee Whitehorn). By the 1901 Census the family had moved to 6 Haimes Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Ernest enlisted and joined the Royal Lancaster Regiment as a Private (Service No. 20145). He served with the 2nd Battalion in France and Flanders from 3 Aug 1915 and in other theatres of war later. The 1918 Absent Voters list shows his address still as 6 Haimes Lane, Shaftesbury. He was discharged on 21 Feb 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He was further awarded a short lived pension due to contracting malaria whilst on service. He had married Alice Charlotte Dean in Wandsworth, London, SW18, during 1919 where the 1921 Census shows him visiting 3 Tonsley Hill, Wandsworth, and described as a Milk Retailer (out of work). Regrettably no more reliable information has been found beyond 1921.