Story:
Bertram Frank Snow was born in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, on 18 Aug 1896 the son of William Frank Snow and Mary Ellen Snow (nee Dance).  Bertram's father, licensee of the King John Hotel, Tollard Royal, died on 18 May 1900 and his mother re-married Wilfred Le Boutillier in Tollard Royal on 27 Apr 1901.  The family emigrated to Canada in 1903 and by 1911 they were living at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.  Bertram was drafted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 3 May 1918 and joined the 1st Depot Battalion of the Manitoba Regiment (Service No. 2382830).  He served on in Canada and was discharged on 13 Jan 1919 in order to help with the harvest.  Details are sketchy beyond this point although the Canadian Census of 1953 shows him living at 710 10th Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and that he had married a Mabel Beatrice Swanston in 1933 and they lived thereafter in Waka Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.  His death was recorded in Saskatoon in 1954 and he was buried at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon. (NB: Confusingly some records show Frank Bertram Snow instead of his registered name order.)

Story:
Frederick John Best was born in Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1879 and baptised there on 3 Aug 1879 the son of John Best and Sarah Jane Best (nee Wareham).   He lived for a short time only in Compton Abbas before his family moved to, firstly, to Wimborne, Dorset and then to Bishopstone, Wiltshire.  Frederick enlisted on 4 Apr 1899 with the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 5943) but was discovered to be under age at the time and was discharged. He re-enlisted with the same Regiment on 13 Jun 1899 once eligible and joined the 3rd Battalion serving in South Africa where he was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal (3 Clasps) and the King's South Africa Medal (1 Clasp).  On returning to the UK he met and married Martha Morris in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, on 27 Oct 1906.  He was placed on reserve in 1911 and took up the position of Postman in Carmarthen, Wales.  He was mobilized on 5 Aug 1914 and joined the 2nd Battalion (Service No. 5339) being eventually posted to France and Flanders from 1 Jun 1915 and in time was promoted to Lance Corporal.  During 1917 he received Gun Shot Wounds and was discharged on 20 Sep 1917 as being physically unfit for further service.  He was awarded the Silver War Badge No. 134031 as well as the Victory and British War Medals and the 1915 Star.  His wife died during 1920 and by the time of the 1921 Census he was living at 47 Little Water Street, Carmarthen, with his four children, working still as a Postman. It is thought he remarried shortly after but no reliable record has been found. His death was recorded on 29 Jun 1923 in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire.

Story:
Edwin Charles Conway was born in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, in 1884 the son of Robert Conway and Eliza Ann Conway (nee Raymond).   He lived all his life in the Minchington, Farnham, Dorset, area.  He had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment on 8 Sep 1914 and was attached to the 6th Battalion as a Private (Service No. 10693).  His service was however cut short as he was discharged on 29 Oct 1914 for medical reasons.  Had he remained in the Army his Battalion had been decimated in battle in later months in a number of areas.  He married Beatrice Mary Raymond in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, on 4 Dec 1922.  His death was recorded at the Tisbury, Wiltshire, Registry in 1935.  His brother, Robert Michael Conway, also served and survived the conflict.

Story:
Harold John Perrett was born in Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, on 1 Oct 1891 and baptised there on 29 Dec 1891 the son of Samuel Perrett and Emma Perrett (nee Burden).  He lived his very early life at Higher Bridmore, Berwick St. John, until the family moved, firstly, to Odstock, Wiltshire and then to Arlesford, Hampshire.  Harold married Edith May Noble in Winchester, Hampshire, in 1917 just prior to his enlistment on 6 Mar 1917 in the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman (Service No. J68213).  He was transferred to the Naval Reserve on 12 Apr 1917 to become a deckhand on a civilian ship.  By the 1921 Census he was shown living at Fishpond Farm, King's Somborne, Hampshire, working as a General Labourer. He remained on the Royal Naval Reserve until 11 Nov 1930.  By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to Violet Hill, South Lynch, Winchester, Hampshire, working as a Stockman on a farm.  His death was recorded at the Southampton, Hampshire, Registry during 1983.