Edwin William Dare

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) and attended one annual camp before being embodied on 4th August 1914. He was posted to India initially with the 4th Battalion on 9 Oct 1914 and later to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 3 Nov 1916 during which time he contracted malaria. He transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps on 29 Mar 1918 serving at the 31st British Military Hospital.   Following his discharge on 26th March 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the Territorial Forces War Medal.  He was also granted a small pension until 1923 as a result of the debility caused by his earlier problem with malaria. 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 on the 23 Sep, 1969 at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry, and he was later buried at the Town Cemetery, Shaftesbury, on 27 Sep 1969.