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Hubert Arthur Wright was born in Havant, Hampshire, on 1 Mar 1896 the son of Henry Arthur Wright and Rose Rebbeck Wright (nee Hiscocks).  By 1901 he was living with his family at Fern Farm, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire.  He had enlisted with the Army Catering Corps as a Private (Service No. 4682).  He was promoted in time to Corporal serving in France & Flanders from 4 Mar 1916 where he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry.  On the 3 Nov 1917 he was commissioned and became a 1st Lieutenant.  On his discharge he was further awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He married Annie Frances Miles in Maidenhead, Berkshire, during 1924 having at the time joined the Police Force.  By the 1939 Register his address was given as The Police Station, Amesbury, Wiltshire, with the rank of Superintendent of Police.  His death was recorded in Bournemouth, Hampshire, on 2 Jun 1965.  His brother, Richard James Wright, also served and survived.

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John Kenneth Digby was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 3 Sep 1899 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 2 Oct 1899 the son of Stanley William Digby and Lettie Digby (nee Lavis).  He lived his early life at 35 High Street, Shaftesbury, where his father ran an Ironmongers business.  His father died in 1914 and the family moved to 1 Belle Vue Terrace, Victoria Street, Shaftesbury.  John had enlisted with the Somerset Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 575360) and later with the 17th Battalion of the London Regiment (Service No. 40511).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but it appears he signed on as a Regular Soldier after the end of the war. He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He married Edith Elizabeth Thorne in Newton Abbott, Devon, in 1960 and subsequently died in the Torbay, Devon, Registry area on 12 Oct 1983.  His brother, Laurence Digby, had also served and survived the conflict.

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Herbert Rideout was born in Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 24 Sep 1886 the son of Frederick Rideout and Mary Eliza Rideout (nee Jeffries).  He lived all his life, apart from his Military Service, in Green Lane, Ashmore.   He had enlisted on 25 Nov 1915 and joined the Territorial Unit of the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 3735).  He served in the UK only and was soon discharged on 16 Jun 1916 as he was no longer physically fit for service due to general debility and sight problems.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living in Green Lane, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Gardener.  He remained single throughout his life and died in Ashmore during 1944 and was buried there on 10 Jun 1944.

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Arthur George Rideout was born in the Shaftesbury Workhouse, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 10 Oct 1895 and baptised at St. James's Church on 17 Nov 1895 the son of Catherine (Kate) Rideout.   Catherine married George Trowbridge on 6 Jun 1899 at St. James Church, Shaftesbury, and they set up home in Butts Knapp, Cann, Shaftesbury.  Regrettably George Trowbridge died in 1903 and Catherine left the UK and sailed to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she re-married William Joseph Wilken on 24 Jul 1909.   Meantime Arthur had remained in the UK and by 1911 was boarding in Bournemouth, Hampshire, working as a Grocers Assistant.  At some time later he had followed his mother to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and enlisted on the 11 Aug 1915 and joined the 83rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (10th Regiment of Royal Grenadiers) as a Private (later Corporal) (Service No. 171944).  He sailed for France & Flanders on 20 May 1916 where he received Shell Wounds on 7 Oct 1916 but was not returned to duty until 27 Feb 1918.  By that time he had been medically assessed and was formally discharged back in Canada on 15 Aug 1918 due to heart problems.  He qualified for the Victory and British War Medals.   He married Nellie Taylor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 17 Oct 1918 and they went on to have five children.  No record of Arthur's death has yet been found.

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Frederick George Dredge was born in the Warminster, Wiltshire, Workhouse on 26 Jul 1891 and baptised in Warminster on 24 Sep 1891 the son of Clara Dredge.  Clara, Frederick's mother, married Walter Gray sometime in 1894 and Frederick thereafter became known for all purposes as Frederick George Gray.  The family lived in Watery Lane, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, until Frederick enlisted on 13 Jul 1908 and joined the 4th Bedfordshire Regiment (Special Reserve) (Service No. 6051).  He was actually embodied on 21 Oct 1908 and served in India.  At the outbreak of WW1 he was transferred to the Royal Field Artillery (Service No. 52967) and rose through the ranks to become Battery Sergeant Major.  He was posted to France and Flanders on 6 Nov 1914 where he remained throughout the war apart from a short break back in the UK.  He was awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry in the Field on 4 Feb 1917 near Berthonval Wood, Flanders (Belgium) when a British aeroplane crashed in flames and he attempted to save the observer from the plane, which was unsuccessful, but continued to remove guns, ammunition and equipment from the burning wreckage thus saving many valuable assets.  The award was announce on 14 Jan 1918 in the London Gazette.  He was discharged on 20 Oct 1920 and further awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star.  On discharge he moved to Ponders End, Middlesex.  He had married Elsie Lamb at St Matthew's Church, Enfield, Middlesex, on 2 Oct 1920.  He applied to join the Metropolitan Police in January, 1921 and by the time of the 1939 Register was living at 63 Church Road, Enfield, Middlesex, working as a Police Constable.   His death was recorded in Edmonton, Middlesex, during 1963.  His brother, Walter James Dredge (Gray), also served and survived the conflict.