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John Hall

Surname: Hall

Other names: John

Locations in this story:
France & Flanders
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
Dean End, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Salonika
Spetisbury, Dorset
Wimborne, Dorset
6th General Hospital, Rouen, France

Story:
John Hall was born in 1884 in Spetisbury, Dorset, and baptised there on 11th May, 1884. He was the son of Daniel Hall, a Farm Carter, and Mary Hall (née Dennis). On 7th October, 1905 he married Emily Harris at Sixpenny Handley. They had two children, both boys. John's mother died in 1907 and his father in 1910. At the time of the 1911 Census, John was working as a Farm Labourer and living at Dean End, Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset with his wife and two children. He enlisted in Wimborne, Dorset, on 2nd February, 1915 and joined the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 12893) and at the time of his death held the rank of Lance Corporal. He served in Salonika as well as France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. On 21st April 1918 he died at the 6th General Hospital, Rouen, France, from the effects of gunshot wounds and of an earlier episode of gassing. He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France (grave id. P.VII.A.6A). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

John's widow Emily did not remarry and was living with her sons in Handley at the time of the 1939 Register.

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Henry Edward Harrison

Surname: Harrison

Other names: Henry Edward

Locations in this story:
Sidney Street, Stepney, London
Mesopotamia
Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Blandford, Dorset
Farnham, Dorset

Story:
Henry Edward Harrison was born in 1896 at 25 Sidney Street, Stepney, London. He was the son of George Henry Harrison, a Police Constable formerly from Farnham, Dorset, and Annie Jane Harrison (née Bush and widow of John Tynan). (NB Annie was a widow when she married Henry under her previous married name of 'Tynan' whose husband had been John Tynan who died in 1885). Henry's father died in 1902 and was buried in the churchyard at Farnham, Dorset, on 18th September 1902, near where he was born. At the time of the 1911 Census Henry was single and still living in Stepney but by the time of the outbreak of war was living at Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. He enlisted at Blandford, Dorset, as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 16294). He served in Mesopotamia where he was posted as missing presumed killed in action on 25th March 1917. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. His name appears on the Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq (Panel 22 and 63). He is also remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial and on the War Memorial at Farnham, Dorset.

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Sidney Vandyke Hasluck

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 14th King George's Own Ferozapore Sikhs /by Ann Symons

Surname: Hasluck

Other names: Sidney Vandyke

Locations in this story:
Handswworth, Birmingham
Dardenelles
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Kantara
Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Marlborough College
St. Chrysostom Church, Birmingham
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Caversham, Reading

Story:
Sidney Vandyke Hasluck was born on 11th November, 1888 in Handsworth, Birmingham and baptised on 1st January, 1889 at St. Chrysostom Church, Birmingham. He was the son of the Rev. Ernest Edward Hasluck, Rector of Sixpenny Handley, and Agnes Milborough Hasluk (née Eliot). By 1901 the family had moved to Handley where the Rev. Ernest Hasluck became Rector. However, on the Census of that year Sidney is in Warwickshire at the home of his grandmother, Elizabeth Hasluck. Sidney went to Marlborough College, where he was in the Cadet Corps, and later on served for three years with the Dorset Yeomanry. On 27th September, 1907, he sailed for Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) where he became a tea planter.

Sidney joined the Ceylon Mounted Rifles at the outbreak of war and later transferred to the Indian Army Reserve of Officers where he obtained a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. At the time of his death he was attached to the the 14th Kings George's Own Ferozapore Sikhs and served in the Kantara and the Dardenelles. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals and was Mentioned in Dispatches. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 4th June 1915 and his name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 253). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial, on the Marlborough College Roll of Honour, on the British Army Bond of Sacrifice and on De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour. By 1923 his parents were living in Caversham, Reading, Berkshire.

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Edwin Hobbs

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Hobbs

Other names: Edwin

Locations in this story:
East meon, Petersfield, Hampshire
Minchington, Farnham, Dorset
St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Farnham, Dorset
Langrish, Southampton
Blandford, Dorset

Story:
Edwin Hobbs was born in 1896 in Stroud, East Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire, and baptised at Langrish, Southampton, on 15th February, 1896. He was the son of Henry Hobbs, a Farm Labourer, and Emma Hobbs (née Gilbert). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Farm Carter and living with his parents at Minchington, Farnham, Dorset. He enlisted in Blandford on 31st August, 1914, as a Private in the 5th (Service) Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10312) and served solely in the United Kingdom. He died of pneumonia at his parents' home in Farnham on 30th Apr 1915 and was buried in the north west part of St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial. His parents received the Death Scroll but no medals were evidently issued.

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Maurice Jesse

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Wiltshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Jesse

Other names: Maurice

Locations in this story:
France & Flanders
Arras Memorial, France
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

Story:
Maurice Jesse was born in 1898 in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset and baptised there on 25th September, 1898. He was the son of Arthur Jesse, a Coal Merchant, and Edith Jesse (née Foote). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a Scholar and living at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. He enlisted in Salisbury as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 22255). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He went missing and was presumed killed in action on 9th April 1917. His name appears on the Arras Memorial in France (Bay 7) and on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

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Thomas Edwin Jarrett Latta

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Latta

Other names: Thomas Edwin Jarrett

Locations in this story:
Minchington, Farham, Dorset
France & Flanders
Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas de Calais, France
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Dean, Woodcutts, Dorset
Gussage-All-Saints, Dorset

Story:
Thomas Edwin Jarrett Latta was born in 1883 in Dean, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, and baptised at Gussage-All-Saints, Dorset, on 25th November, 1883. He was the son of George Jarrett Latta, a Carpenter, and Mary Ann Latta (née Brewer). At the time of the 1911 Census, he was working as a Farm Labourer and living at Minchington, Farnham, Dorset. He married Annie Laura Avery on 5th October 1912 at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. He enlisted in Blandford in the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10522) and at the time of his death held the rank of Lance Corporal. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died of wounds on 7th October 1916 and was buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. XVI.E.10A). He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial. At the time of his death his wife was living at 91 Dean Woodcutts, Dorset.

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Douglas George Wetherington Lucas

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Canadian Infantry /by Ann Symons

Surname: Lucas

Other names: Douglas George Wetherington

Locations in this story:
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Canada
St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Newtown, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Ingersoll, Ontario
East Ingersoll, Ontario
No. 22 General Hospital, Camiers, France
Bellahouston Red Cross Hospital, Glasgow.
France & Flanders

Story:
Douglas George Wetherington Lucas was born on 18th June 1884, in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, and was baptised there on 31st August 1884. He was the son of Andrew Lucas, a Woodman, and Mary Lucas (née Dimmer). By the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Labourer and living at Newtown, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset. His father died in early 1912 and shortly after, on 22nd April 1913, Douglas sailed for Canada on the SS Ultonia. He enlisted in Ingersoll, Ontario on 10th January 1915 as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Service No. 675118). He had given his adress at the time as East Ingersoll, Ontario where he had been working as a labourer. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He was wounded near Camiers, France and admitted to the No. 22 General Hospital, Camiers on 3rd May 1917. He was repatriated to the BellaHouston Red Cross Hospital, Glasgow on 3rd June 1917 but died as a result of a perforated Ileum caused by gunshot wounds on 4th Jun 1917 and was buried in the north west part of St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley on 7th June. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial. His mother died in 1920.

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Henry William Lucas

1st August 2017/in 1914-1918 Devonshire Regiment, Labour Corps, Royal Berkshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Lucas

Other names: Henry William

Locations in this story:
Andover, Hampsire
France & Flanders
St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham
No.1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France

Story:
Henry William Lucas was born in 1887 in Sixpenny Handley and baptised there on 18th February 1887. He was the son of William Lucas, a Road Contractor, and Matilda Ellen Lucas (née Long). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Road Labourer and living at Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.

He enlisted in Andover, Hampshire, as a Private in the Devonshire Regiment (Service No.17448). He later transferred to the 194th Company of the Labour Corps with a change of Service No. to 116170. His medal record also shows that he possibly served with the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment (Service No. 29052). He served in France & Flanders.

Henry was wounded in action and initially admitted to the No.1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France. He was after transferred to the Bagthorpe Military Hospital, Nottingham, where he died on 15th November 1917. He was buried in the north west part of St. Mary's Churchyard, Sixpenny Handley, on 19th November 1917. He is remembered on the Sixpenny Handley War Memorial.

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Maurice Henry Green

21st June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Navy /by Ann Symons

Surname: Green

Other names: Maurice Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Haslar Naval Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire
Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire
Church Hill, Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Training Establishment, HMS Victory, Portsmouth

Story:
Maurice Henry Green was born on 2nd October, 1897 in Iwerne Minster and baptised there on 3rd June 1900. He was the son of Harry Green, a domestic gardener, and Sarah Green (née Horlock). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a scholar and living at Church Hill, Iwerne Minster, Dorset. He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 16th November 1916 (Service No. K/37726), joining the Training Establishment, HMS Victory, Portsmouth and later serving on HMS Diadem. At the time of his death he held the rank of Stoker 2nd Class. He died from measles and bronchial pneumonia on 16th January 1917 in the Haslar Royal Naval Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire and was buried at the Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery (grave id. E.27.4). He was awarded the British War medal only, due to his short service, and is remembered on the Iwerne Minster War Memorial, Shaftesbury.

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Asker Edgar Hubbard

21st June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Field Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Hubbard

Other names: Asker Edgar

Locations in this story:
Houghton, Docking, Norfolk
Landour General Cemetery, Bengal, India
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Mesopotamia
Station Hospital, Landour, India
Weymouth, Dorset
Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Story:
Asker Edgar Hubbard was born in 1896 in Houghton, Docking, Norfolk. He was the son of Thomas Henry Hubbard, a gamekeeper, and Georgina Hubbard (née Coaston). His siblings included Sidney Samuel, born in 1891. At the time of the 1911 Census Asker was single, working as a gamekeeper and living at Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He enlisted in Weymouth, Dorset, as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery (Service No. 860454) and was in 1086 Battery, 215th Brigade. He served in Mesopotamia and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died of pneumonia on 20th July 1918 at Station Hospital, Landour and was buried at Landour General Cemetery, Bengal in India (grave id. Plot 8. Grave 6). He is remembered on the Iwerne Minster War Memorial, Shaftesbury and on the Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Printed Source:
Iwerne Minster Before, During, and After the Great War. Edited by P. Anderson Graham.

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Samuel Sidney Hubbard