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Frederick William Phillips

Surname: Phillips

Other names: Frederick William

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Malta
India
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Frederick William Phillips was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset on 6th September 1875 and baptised at St. Johns Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 24 Oct 1875 the son of Edward and Edith Phillips. He enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment on 17th January 1898 (Service No. S/5650). He served in Malta and India before being discharged as unfit on 29th May 1900. He married Ellen Georgina Padfield in Shaftesbury on 4th August 1902 at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, and they went on to have nine children. Frederick re-enlisted as a Private in the Dorsetshire Regiment on 24th August 1914 (Service No. 3/7650). He served in the UK only, until he was discharged, again because he was unfit, on 4th October 1916. No medals were recorded. He was issued with an armband which indicated his previous service but no record of any Silver War Badge can be found. The 1921 Census shows him living at 12 Magdalene Lane, Shaftesbury, as a Motor Driver. He went on to become the steward of the local Ex-Servicemen's Club and his address, in the 1939 Register, is shown as 6 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He died there on 7th January 1942.

Three of Frederick's siblings served in the First World War: Frank (b.1885) with the Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Field Artillery; Albert Charles (b.1877) with the Dorsetshire Regiment and the South Wales Borderers.The youngest, James (b.1886) died on 21st October 1914 while serving with the Wiltshire Regiment in France.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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James Phillips
Albert Charles
Frank Phillips

Robert Patience

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Field Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Patience

Other names: Robert

Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Dorset
India
Egypt
France
Terrace Stock, Ingatestone, Sussex

Story:
Robert Patience was born in 1871 in Motcombe, Dorset, (according to military records), the son of Joseph or Joshua or Josiah (differs in each Census) Patience and Sarah Patience. He enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment on 10th September 1890 (Service No. 3098). He transferred to the Royal Field Artillery on 24th January 1901 (Service No. 22158) and served in India and Egypt. He was awarded the India Medal 1901 and Clasp 'Tirah - North West Frontier'. He was discharged to the reserves on 9th September 1902. He married Ellen Blackman on 18th December 1904 and they had four children. Robert was re-embodied on 19th November 1914 as a Driver and served in France with the 30th Brigade, RFA. He sustained gunshot wounds to the left thigh during his service which counted towards an eventual pension. He was demobilized on 31st March 1920 and awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. His last known address in 1920, per his discharge documents, was 1 Terrace Stock, Ingatestone, Sussex. It is not know when he died.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Frank Phillips

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Field Artillery, Wiltshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Phillips

Other names: Frank

Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Wardour, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Tisbury, Wiltshire
Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire
Salisbury, Wiltshire

Story:
Frank Phillips was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset on 22 May 1885, the son of Edward George Phillips and Edith Phillips (née White). By 1901 he was living at Wardour, Tisbury, Wiltshire. He enlisted with the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment on 28th March 1901 (Service No. 6635). He transferred to the Royal Field Artillery on 3rd November 1902 (Service No. 27222) until discharged to the reserves on 2nd November 1905. He was mobilized on 5th August 1914 and served in France from 19 Aug 1914 and later discharged on 9th November 1915 having completed his term of service. He married Lucy Alice Morgan at Tisbury on 1st February 1916 but was later recalled to duty the same year and served through until demobilization on 19th February 1919 with the rank of Bombardier. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914 Star. The 1921 Census shows him living at Newport House, Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire, working as a Farm Labourer. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 112 Hindon Lane, Tisbury, Wiltshire, where he worked as a Cowman. His death was recorded in Salisbury, Wiltshire, during 1948.

Three of Frank's siblings served in the First World War: Frederick William (b.1875) with the Dorsetshire Regiment; Albert Charles (b.1877) with the Dorsetshire Regiment and the South Wales Borderers. The youngest James (b.1886) died on 21st October 1914 while serving in France with the Wiltshire Regiment.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Albert Charles Phillips
James Phillips
Frederick William Phillips

William Henry Packer

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Somerset Light Infantry /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Packer

Other names: William Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
India
Palestine
Brookside, Batheaston, Bath, Somerset
Sedbury, Gloucestershire
South Africa
China

Story:
William Henry Packer was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset on 4 Oct 1879, the son of James John Packer and Fanny Packer (née Fussell). The family moved soon after and the first address recorded after the birth was in Batheaston, Bath, Somerset, where the father was employed on the railway. William enlisted on the 21st November 1898 and joined the Somerset Light Infantry (Service No. 5303). He served in South Africa and Northern China and was awarded the various campaign medals during this early period. During World War 1 he served with distinction in both India and Palestine and held the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant. He was discharged on pension on the 25th June 1920 following completion of his full service and was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the India Medal. The 1921 Census shows him living at 8 The Bungalows, Grahamstown Road, Sedbury, Gloucestershire, working as a Watchman and Commissionaire. The 1939 Register shows he remained at the previous address and still worked as a Commissionaire as well as being an Ambulance Driver for St. John's Ambulance His death on 25 June 1969 was registered in Bristol though he had still been a resident (and single) of Sedbury.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Henry Munday

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Defence Corps, Somerset Light Infantry /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Munday

Other names: Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Paul Street. Taunton, Somerset
Motcombe Brickyard, Motcombe, Dorset

Story:
Henry Munday was born about 1872 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Harry Munday (mother not known). Military records show a next of kin as Mrs.Gray of Motcombe Brickyard, Motcombe, Dorset. He had served in the Somerset Light Infantry from 31st August 1891 to 31st August 1898 and was then transferred to the Reserve. He married Emily Kate Oaten (née Beale), a widow, on 25th December 1900. They had at least two children. Henry was re-embodied on 10th December 1914 and was posted as a Private with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Defence Corps (Service No. 29584). He served in the UK only and was discharged on 25th March 1918 being 'not physically fit' due to varicose veins. He was issued with the Silver Badge No. 373895 together with the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at 13 Chapel Terrace, Paul Street, Taunton, Somerset, working as an Ostler. He died in 1938.

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
Kensington, London
Mayfair. London
Queens park, Willesden, Middlesex
St. Johns Wood, London, N.W.

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Tyrell William Moody was born on 29th August 1883 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church 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 at Christ Church, Down Street, Mayfair, London, on 19th October 1908 and they went on to have two children. By 1911 they were living at 23 Bimport, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Tyrell was mobilized with his old Corps on 6th August 1914 (Service No. M/21265). He served in Salonica (from 12 Aug 1914) as well as 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 1914/15 Star. By the 1921 Census he was living at 27 St. John Terrace, St. Johns Wood, London, N.W. working as a Motor Driver/Mechanic. His wife passed away during 1926. By the 1939 Register he had moved to 8 Kilburn Square, Queens Park, Willesden, Middlesex, described as a Chauffeur/Mechanic. He died on 25th May 1972 in the Brent, London, Registration District and was buried at the Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, London, on 31 May 1972.

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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Charles Miles

3rd August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Field Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Miles

Other names: Charles

Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Dorset
Waterford, Ireland
France
Beckford Lodge, Warminster, Wiltshire
Amesbury, Wiltshire

Story:
Charles Miles was born in Motcombe, Dorset in 1881 and baptised there at St. Mary's Church on 13 Nov 1881, the son of Frederick Miles and Sophia Miles (nee Candy). He had enlisted on 15th May 1899 and joined the Royal Field Artillery as a Driver (Service Nos. 34986 and 1036630). He had married Mary Prendergast in Waterford, Ireland, on 25th September 1905. They went on to have seven children. During Charles's service his wife had lived in married quarters in Amesbury, Wiltshire, and by the 1921 Census in Preston, Lancashire. He served in France during which time he was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was finally discharged (with pension) as being physically unfit due to Tuberculosis on 13th March 1922. He was then sent to Beckford Lodge Sanatorium, Warminster, Wiltshire, where he died on 13th November 1922. His wife later received his Victory and British War medals along with the 1914/15 Star.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Arthur Edward Miles

3rd August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Horse Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Miles

Other names: Arthur Edward

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Amesbury, Wiltshire
France
North Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset
Wilton, Wiltshire
Elwick Hall, Durham

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Arthur Edward Miles was born on 22nd July 1890 at Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, and baptised there on 24 Aug 1890 the son of Ernest Edward Miles and Harriet Rebecca Miles (née Nottle). His last local address was Dairy House, North Street, Fontmell Magna, Dorset, per the 1901 Census. By 1911 he was living at Elwick Hall, Durham, working as an Indoor Servant to the Rector of Elwick. He enlisted as a Driver with the Royal Horse Artillery on 24th August 1914 (Service No. 87682). He served with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 21 Jan 1915 and was finally discharged as unfit on 4th January 1919 suffering from ulcers aggravated by his service. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1915 Star along with Silver War Badge No. B77275. He married Dora Lane in Wilton, Wiltshire during 1921 and they went on to have two children. The 1921 Census shows him living 15 Holders Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire, working as an Agricultural Labourer for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries at the Amesbury Farm Settlement. By the 1939 Register he was working as a Registered Poultry Farmer at Amesbury, Wiltshire. He later moved to 15 Hallett Road, Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset, where he died on 13 Aug 1977.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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George Henry Maskell

3rd August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Labour Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Maskell

Other names: George Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Camden Town, London
South Afrrica
France & Flanders
Egypt
India
St. Pancras, London
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury

Story:
George Henry Maskell was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 10th January 1871 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 22nd March 1871, the son of Charles Maskell and Eliza Maskell (neé Hoskins). He lived all his early life in Shaftesbury. He enlisted as a Private with the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 2614) on 31st January 1888 and served in Egypt, India and South Africa where he was awarded the Queen's South African Medal and two clasps.

He was discharged on 29th January 1901 having completed 13 years service and went to work for the railways in Camden Town, London, where he met and married Rose Woodford on 12 May 1904 at St, Thomas Church, Camden Town. They went on to have six children.

He was living at 46 Warden Road, St. Pancras, London, when he was called back to the Colours and embodied on 2nd September 1914 and joined his old Regiment (Service No. 7859) as a Private. He was transferred on 1st April 1915 to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (Service No. 20041) and served with the 1st Battalion in France from 6 May 1915. On the 15th October 1917 he was declared medically unfit for further field duty and was transferred to the Labour Corps (Service No. 413896) serving successively with the 900 and 903 Area Employment Companies.

He was demobilized on 4th February 1919 and awarded the Victory and British Medals as well as the 1915 Star. His address then was given as Brickhill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. The 1921 Census shows him living at 92 Belmont Street, St. Pancras, London, where he was employed by the LNWR as a Railway Hydraulic Fitter in Camden Town Goods Yard. By the 1939 Register had returned to Shaftesbury as was living at 2 St. Georges Road, Shaftesbury, described as a Railway Hydraulic Fitter (Retired). He died at 2 St. Georges Road, Shaftesbury, on 27th July 1946 and was buried in the Town Cemetery on 30 Jun 1946.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter and on private family papers lodged in the paper files at Gold Hill Museum.

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Thomas Mansfield

3rd August 2019/in 1914-1918 East Surrey Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Mansfield

Other names: Thomas

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
India
Watford, Hertfordshire
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.

Story:
Thomas Mansfield was born on 8 Nov 1871 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of William Charles Mansfield and Mary Elizabeth Mansfield (née Stone). By 1891 his family had moved to Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey and from there he had enlisted with the 3rd Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment on 14th November 1892, later transferring to the Territorial Force on 7th April 1908, and was discharged on 6th August 1911 to the Reserves (Service No. 57). He was embodied at the outbreak of war on 26th August 1914 and rejoined his Regiment. He served in India, eventually holding the rank of Lance Sergeant. He was discharged on the 19th May 1916 having completed his full period of service. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals along with the Territorial Force War Medal. He had married Emma Lloyd at St. Lukes Church, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, on 5 Sep 1899 and was living in the area until 1911 when he was recorded as residing at 34 Kensington Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire. He remained at this address up to at least the 1921 Census then by the 1939 Register he had moved to 30 Woodland Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire, where he was described as a Railway Accountant's Clerk (Retired) as well as being an ARP Warden. He died in Watford in 1949. His brother, Charles Stone Mansfield (b.1860), served with the Royal Defence Corps during the conflict. Source: Compiled from earlier research by Ken Baxter.

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