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Frederick James Smart

Surname: Smart

Other names: Frederick James

Locations in this story:
Dorchester
France & Flanders
Le Vertannoy British Cemetery, Hinges, Pas de Calais, France
Church Walk, Motcombe, Dorset
Motcombe, Dorset

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Frederick James Smart was born in Motcombe on 21st February, 1896 and was baptised there on Easter Day, 5th April, 1896. He was the son of Samuel Smart, a Gardener's Labourer, and Eliza Lambert Smart (nee Pitman). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and living at Church Walk, Motcombe, Dorset. He enlisted in Dorchester and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 25792) but later transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers (Service No. 53045) and at the time of his death held the rank of Lance Corporal. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 9th August 1918 and was buried at Le Vertannoy British Cemetery, Hinges, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. D.18). He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset.

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Stephen Herbert Stone

Surname: Stone

Other names: Stephen Herbert

Locations in this story:
Montreal, Canada
France & Flanders
Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France
Bittles Green, Motcombe, Dorset
Motcombe, Dorset
Liverpool
Niagra Camp, Canada

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Stephen Herbert Stone (known as Herbert) was born on 8th November, 1891 at Motcombe, Dorset, and baptised there on 20th December, 1891. He was the son of Stephen Stone, a General Labourer, and Martha Stone (nee Hayward). His mother died and was buried at Motcombe on 5th January, 1898. The family lived at Bittles Green, Motcombe. On 15th October 1909 Herbert sailed on the SS Virginian from Liverpool to Montreal, Canada. His father died in 1912. He enlisted at Niagra Camp on 10th June, 1915, as a Private in the 73rd Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Service No. 408902). He described himself as a Labourer on enlistment and gave his next of kin as Mrs. B. Clarke of Motcombe, Dorset. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 15th February 1917 and was buried at Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. VII.B.6). (This cemetery is particularly associated with the Canadian Forces who had there headquarters nearby.) He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset.

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Charles Henry Arney

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Arney

Other names: Charles Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Brickhill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Motcombe, Dorset
The Balkans

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Charles Henry Arney was born in December, 1891 in Shaftesbury and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury on 11th January, 1892. He was the son of Henry Arney, an agricultural labourer, and Emma Jane Arney (née Foot). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as an Ostler at an inn and living at Brickhill, Enmore Green. He enlisted in Shaftesbury as a Private in the Dorsetshire Regiment joining the 5th Battalion (Service No. 10871). He served in the Balkans as well as France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died on 26th September 1916 and his name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier & Face 7 B). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

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Frederick Cecil Bowles

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Fusiliers /by Ann Symons

Surname: Bowles

Other names: Frederick Cecil

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Varennes Military Cemetery, Varennes, Somme, France
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Motcombe, Dorset
Heywood Garage, Westbury, Wiltshire
Lower Langham, Gillingham, Dorset
Gillingham, Dorset
Rochester, Kent
Shaftesbury Workhouse, Breach Lane

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Frederick Cecil Bowles was born and registered in 1895 in Shaftesbury as Cecil Frederick Bowles but was baptised in Gillingham on 17th January, 1896 with the christian names reversed. His mother, Sarah Ann Bowles, was described in the Parish Register as a 'single'woman'. By 1901 Sarah was living at Lower Langham, Gillingham with her father and her three children. At the time of the 1911 Census Frederick was boarding and working as a domestic gardener at Heywood Garage, Westbury, Wiltshire, whilst his mother had by then entered Shaftesbury Workhouse in Breach Lane. He enlisted in Rochester, Kent, as a Private in the 8th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (Service No. G/1906). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died of wounds on the Somme on 5th August 1916 and was buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, Varennes, Somme, France, (grave id. I.A.5). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

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Albert Brine

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Engineers, Royal Garrison Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Brine

Other names: Albert

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy
Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Italy
St. John's Church, Enmore Green
11th General Hospital, Genoa

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Albert Brine was born in 1887 in Shaftesbury and baptised at St. John's Church, Enmore Green on 20th February 1887. He was the son of John Brine, a contractor/haulier, and Louisa Brine (née Prior). His siblings included Frank, born in 1889, who also died in the war. Other brothers, Douglas Harold (b.1895) and Percival both served and survived. Cousin Reginald Brine served in the Royal Navy and lost his life. At the time of the 1911 Census Albert was single, working as a road contractor/carter and living at the family home on Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green. Prior to this he had enlisted with the 44th Company, 3rd Depot of the Royal Garrison Artillery (Service No. 20661). He served for three years from 9th September 1907, then went into the reserves.

He was mobilized on 11th August 1914 and served with various Batteries within the Royal Garrison Artillery until he was transferred to the Royal Engineers on 28th May 1917 (New Service No. 252577). At the time of his death he held the rank of Corporal. He served in France & Flanders and towards, the end of the conflict, was posted to Italy. Whilst there he was awarded the Bronze Medal for Military Valour by the Italian Government, an announcement of which appeared in the London Gazette on 10th September 1918. He was also awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He contracted influenza and died on 29th October 1918 at the 11th General Hospital, Genoa. He had been attached to the 15th Brigade of the Royal Garrison Artillery, Signal Sub-Section, R.E. He was buried at Staglieno Cemetery, Piazzale Resasco, Genoa, Italy (grave id. I.D.11). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

Albert's cousin Reginald Henry Brine served in the Royal Navy during the war but sadly died in 1918 on board HMS Lion.

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Photographs of Albert Brine and the Brine family home on Sherborne Causeway provided by Nigel Garrett.

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Douglas Harold Brine
Frank Brine
Reginald Henry Brine

Frank Brine

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Horse Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Brine

Other names: Frank

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Bailleui Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleui, Nord, France
Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green
Gillingham, Dorset
Motcombe

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Frank Brine was born in 1889 in Shaftesbury. He was the son of John Brine, a contractor/haulier, and Louisa Brine (née Prior). His siblings included Albert, born in 1887, who also died in the war and other brothers, Douglas Harold (b.1895) served in the Navy before and during the war, and Percival who also survived. At the time of the 1911 Census Frank was single and living on Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green. He enlisted in Gillingham, Dorset, on 5th January 1915 and joined the 15th Reserve Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery (Service No. 58979). He was posted to the British Expeditionary Force in France on 24th May 1915 and was promoted to the rank of Bombardier on 8th February 1916. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died on 31st July 1917 whilst serving with 'C' Battery, 123rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was buried at Bailleui Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleui, Nord, France, (near the Belgian border) (grave id. III.D.299). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

Frank's cousin Reginald Henry Brine served in the Royal Navy during the war but sadly died in 1918 on board HMS Lion.

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Photographs of Frank Brine and the Brine family home on Sherborne Causeway provided by Nigel Garrett.

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Douglas Harold Brine
Albert Brine
Reginald Henry Brine

Reginald Henry Brine

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Marine Light Infantry /by Ann Symons

Surname: Brine

Other names: Reginald Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Isle of Hoy, Orkney
Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green

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Reginald Henry Brine was born on 7th January 1900, in Shaftesbury. He was the son of Thomas Brine, a farmer, and Bessie Matilda Brine (née Courtenay). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and described as a farmer's son, living on Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green. He enlisted on 17th January 1917, as a Private in the Royal Marine Light Infantry (Service No. PLY/19355) and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He served on board HMS Lion and died on board on 22nd March 1918. He was buried at Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Isle of Hoy, Orkney Isles (grave id. B.78). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

Reginald's cousin Douglas Harold Brine also served in the Royal Navy but survived the war. Sadly Douglas' brothers Albert and Frank died in the conflict.

Source: Photograph of Reginald Brine provided by Nigel Garrett.

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Douglas Harold Brine
Frank Brine
Albert Brine

Willie George Burden

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Wiltshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Burden

Other names: Willie George

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Egypt
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Al Qantarah, Shamal Sina', Egypt
Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green
Brickhill, Enmore Green

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Willie George Burden was born in 1893. He was the son of Stephen Burden, a Farm Labourer, and Elizabeth Annie Moore Burden (née Bridle). The family lived at Brickhill, Enmore Green. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Farm Labourer and living on Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green. He enlisted in Shaftesbury as a Private in the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 202266) and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 20th December 1918 whilst serving with the 1st/4th (T.F.) Battalion and was buried at Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Al Qantarah, Shamal Sina', Egypt (grave id. F.299). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. Willie's father died in 1919. His brothers, Bertie Stephen Burden and Alfred Tom Burden, both served in the conflict and survived.

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Albert Arthur Butt

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Butt

Other names: Albert Arthur

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Egypt
Ramleh War Cemetery, near Tel Aviv, Israel
Brickhill, Enmore Green
Motcombe, Dorset
South Africa
Dorchester
Palestine

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Albert Arthur Butt was born in 1898 in Shaftesbury. He was the son of Albert Charles Butt, described as a "soldier in Africa" and Martha Savina Butt (née Hoare). Albert's father served with the Dorsetshire Regiment during the Boer War and was killed in action on 26th September 1901. His mother re-married a Thomas Parsons in 1911. At the time of the 1911 Census Albert was single, a scholar and living at Brickhill, Enmore Green. He enlisted in Dorchester as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 15579). He served in Egypt and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 20th September 1918 and was buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, near Tel Aviv, in Palestine (grave id. U.30). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

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Frederick Percival Gray

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Gray

Other names: Frederick Percival

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Gallipoli, Turkey
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Poor Yard, St. James Street, Shaftesbury
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
St. James's Church, Shaftesbury

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Frederick Percival Gray was born in 1896 in Shaftesbury and was baptised at St. James's Church on 17th May 1896. He was the son of Robert Gray, a stone quarryman, and Alice Louisa Gray (née Brickell). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as an Errand Boy and living at Poor Yard, 60 St. James Street, Shaftesbury. He enlisted in Shaftesbury as a Private and joined the 5th (Service) Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10970). He served at Gallipoli and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died at Gallipoli on 21st August 1915 and his name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 136 to 139). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. Frederick's father, Robert, also served in the War with, initially, the Somerset Light Infantry and later with the Worcestershire Regiment from 6th September 1918 to 24th January 1919.

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Robert Gray