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Albert George Farmer was born in Charminster, Dorset, on 6 Dec 1895 and baptised there on 24 May 1896 the son of Thomas Farmer and Rosina Farmer (nee Bird).  He lived his early life in Charminster.  His father had died in 1898 and his mother had remarried in 1910 to Ephriam Rideout and had moved to The Common, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where Albert also resided.  He had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 3151).  He joined the 1/4th Battalion and his Service No. was changed to 201355.  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but he was discharged on 31 May 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  According to the records he married Lily S. B. Dyer in Clutton Somerset, in 1926.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 15 Bath Road, Peasedown St. Johns, Bathavon, Somerset, working as a Baker & Confectioner (Cakes).  His death was recorded in Bath, Somerset, on 17 Mar 1985.  His brother, Charles Cyril Farmer, also served in the conflict.

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Leonard Curd was born in Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, on 7 Apr 1884 and baptised there at All Saints Church on 25 May 1884 the son of Harry Curd and Jane Curd (nee Castleden).  He spent his early life living with his parents in Brenchley, Kent, until by 1911 he had obtained employment in Mickleham, Surrey, and shortly after at Motcombe House, Motcombe, Dorset, where he lived in The Stables.  He had enlisted on 3 Nov 1914 with the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. M1/09220).  He served in France and Flanders from 25 Aug 1915.  During one of his leave periods he married Ellen Jane Pike in Kensington, London, in Mar 1916.  He was discharged on 20 Feb 1919 being physically unfit for further duty on account of Neuritis and awarded a short lived pension plus the Silver War Badge No. B267497.  He was also awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He returned to Motcombe House Stables, as shown on the 1921 Census, to live and work as a Chauffeur but by 1931 had moved on to Pounds Farm, Eastgarston, Hungerford, Berkshire.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Oakhurst Cottages, East Wootton, Newbury, Berkshire, still working as a Chauffeur.  He died in Newbury during 1973.

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William Locke was born in Surrey (possibly Lambeth) on 11 Apr 1895.  It is currently not known who his parents were precisely but there is a distinct possibility they were Henry George Locke and Annie Priscilla Locke.  He was admitted to the Lambeth, Surrey, Poor House & Institute in 1905.  By 1911 he was living with Amelia Moore at 8 West Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, as a boarder working as a Farm Labourer.  He had enlisted on 31 Jan 1916 and joined the Devonshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 17372) serving with the Regimental No. 2 Labour Company until on 28 Feb 1916 he was transferred to the Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 29051).  He served in France and Flanders from 8 Jul 1916 with the Regimental 12th Labour Company during which time he was medically regraded and transferred to the 196th Labour Company of the Labour Corps as a Private (Service No. 116169).  He was discharged on 3 Mar 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He returned to live on at 8 West Orchard and took up employment as a Farm Labourer at Higher Farm, Manston, Sturminster, Dorset.   By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to Middle House Farm, Manston, Sturminster, Dorset, working as a Tree Feller and still single.   His death was recorded at the Bristol, Gloucestershire, registry during 1974.

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Bertram Fripp was born in Hilton, Dorset, in 1896 and baptised there on 18 Oct 1896 the son of William Charles Fripp and Dorcas Fripp (nee Ricketts).  He lived his early life in Hilton and Minterne Magna, Dorset.  He moved with his parents to The Chalk, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, sometime after 1911 he had enlisted with the Dorset Regiment as a Private (Service No. 15659).  Some time later he was transferred to the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 32011).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served in but was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He remained in the Army and was posted to Bengal, India, prior to 1921 with Service No. 5485612.  He died at Jubbulpore, Bengal, India, on 31 Dec 1926 and was buried at St. Michaels Church, Jubbulpore on 1 Jan 1927.  His brother, Ernest Henry Fripp, also apparently served in the conflict and both their names were included on a private Roll of Honour published in Iwerne Minster.