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Henry Thomas Jezard

20th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Jezard

Other names: Henry Thomas

Locations in this story:
Margate, Kent
Thanet, Kent
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Fulham, London
Redbourne, St. Albans, Hertfordshire

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Henry Thomas Jezard was born in Margate, Kent, on 13 Aug 1893 the son of Walter Edward Jezard and Hannah Jezard (nee Simmonds). He spent his early life in Margate. He married Amelia (sometimes called 'Melina') Oborne (who had been born in Shaftesbury, Dorset) in the Thanet, Kent, Registry area in 1916 (though Military Records show 5 Sep 1918). Henry had enlisted with the 3rd Squadron of the Dragoon Guards as a Private (Service Nos. 5130 & D/5130). It is not known in which theatre of was he served but on his discharge on 9 Apr 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. His address at the time was recorded on the Absent Voters Lists for 1918 & 1919 as Breach Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset. The 1921 Census shows he had remained in the Army. By the 1939 Register he was living in Fulham, London, and was employed at the Whiteleys Furniture Depositry (London Ambulance & Fire Service Station) as a Voluntary Fireman though his trade was as a Master Tailor. He died in Redbourne, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, on 26 Mar 1982.

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Lemuel Godfrey

19th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Godfrey

Other names: Lemuel

Locations in this story:
Hackney, London
Glastonbury, Somerset
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Pewsey, Wiltshire
Calne, Wiltshire
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Aston Down, Gloucestershire

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Lemuel Godfrey was born in Hackney, London, on 23 Feb 1893 and baptised there on 21 Mar 1893 the son of Reginald Godfrey and Mary Godfrey (nee Marsh). His mother had died shortly after Lemuel's birth during 1894 and his father followed in 1907. By the time of the 1901 Census he was living with his grandmother in Glastonbury, Somerset. By 1911 he had moved to Bittles Green, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He had joined the Machine Gun Corps as a Private rising to the rank of Corporal (Service No. 36711). He served in France and Flanders with the 49th Battalion S.S. when he was awarded the Military Medal. He had been treated at the 39th Casualty Clearing Station on 4 Aug 1917 after being gassed. He was discharged on 27 Feb 1919 and further awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He had married Dorothy Vera Stone in Motcombe, Dorset, on 26 May 1918. The 1921 Census shows him living at 6 Church Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as an Accountant to the Clerk of Guardians and Rural District Council. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 632 New Buildings, Pewsey, Wiltshire, working as a Civilian Clerk for an RAF Squadron though he later had a Service No. 1355760 and was based at Fighter Command, Aston Down, Gloucestershire. He died on 3 Nov 1940 in a Military Hospital at Calne, Wilshire, following a growth on his lungs.

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Bertram Edgar Bailey

19th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Bailey

Other names: Bertram Edgar

Locations in this story:
Poole, Dorset
Gillingham, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
West Bromwich, Staffordshire
Chingford, Essex
Axminster, Devon
Portsmouth, Hampshire

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Bertram Edgar Bailey was born in Poole, Dorset, on 12 Jul 1893 the son of Arthur Bailey and Minnie Bailey (nee Tull). By 1901 he and his family had moved to Gillingham, Dorset. He had enlisted on 12 Oct 1914 with the Army Service Corps as a Private subsequently rising to the rank of Sergeant (Service No. M2/102226). He served with the 314th Divisional Motor Transport Company in France and Flanders from 23 Aug 1915. He was discharged on 18 Oct 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He was recorded as living at 3 Alcester Villas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on the Absent Voters Lists for 1918/1919 yet by the 1921 Census he is shown boarding at 2 Garfield Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, working as a Motor Mechanic. He married Olive Yardley in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, in 1928. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 90 Larks Hall Crescent, Chingford, Essex, working as a General Manager of a Wholesale Distributor of Motor, Electrical and Cycle Parts plus being a volunteer ARP Warden. His death was recorded on 9 Aug 1971 in Axminster, Devon.

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Herbert Brown

19th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brown

Other names: Herbert

Locations in this story:
Coventry, Warwickshire
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Herbert Brown was, according to the 1911 Census, born in Coventry, Warwickshire, in 1884. It is not known who his parents were. He had, by 1911, moved to Blandford Road, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, where he lived with his wife, Annie Brown, and their son. Herbert was working as a Domestic Motor Driver. His wife, Annie, died in 1914 and her death was registered at Shaftesbury, Dorset. It is known from the Absent Voters List of 1918 that Herbert had enlisted and joined the 2/1st Surrey Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 46214). No other relevant information has been found for this former resident.

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Henry Bertram Neville Morgan

18th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Morgan

Other names: Henry Bertram Neville

Locations in this story:
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Henstridge, Somerset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Hereford, Herefordshire
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

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Henry Bertram Neville Morgan was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 26 Aug 1884 the son of Henry David Morgan and Paulina Martell Madocks Morgan (nee Harries). He lived his early life in Bristol. He married Mildred Jane Allebone at Henstridge, Somerset, on 17 Sep 1912. His address for a period thereafter including the Absent Voters List of 1918 was 31 High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He enlisted on 26 Feb 1917 and joined the Royal Navy as a Deckhand (Service No. J67689). He served on one known ship - HMS City of Perth. There are no other Military or medal records to hand. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Overbury, Overbury Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, described as a Company Director. He died at the General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on 12 Oct 1961.

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Edwin George Wright

18th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Wright

Other names: Edwin George

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Sturminster, Dorset

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Edwin George Wright was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 16 Sep 1889 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 13 Oct 1889 the son of Frederick George Wright and Mary Wright (nee Weldon). He lived all his life apart from any Military Service in Shaftesbury including 90 St. James Street, Shaftesbury. He married Mabel Mary Pickford at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, on 28 Jun 1914. According to the Absent Voters List of 1918 he was serving with the Military but no records can be found to confirm this. By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living at 90 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Drover. His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1972.

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Frank Brockway

18th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brockway

Other names: Frank

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Sturminster, Dorset
Singapore

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Frank Brockway was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 6 Nov 1878 and baptised at St. James Church on 1 Dec 1878 the son of Joseph Brockway and Emily Brockway (nee Hopkins). He lived all his life apart from Military Service in Shaftesbury including 41 Andrews Yard, St. James Street, Shaftesbury. His father had died in 1897 and his mother in 1908. He married Ellen Kate Francis at St. John's Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 26 Apr 1914. According to the Absent Voters List of 1918 he was serving with the Divisional Training Reserve of the Royal Marines (Royal Naval Division) as a Private (Service No. S/2697). It is not known in which theatre of war he served in but was only awarded the British War Medal following his discharge. The 1921 Census shows him living at 32 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Haulier on his own account. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 57 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, now described as a Carting Contractor. (One of his sons' Henry Gordon Brockway, served in WW2 with the Royal Norfolk Regiment (Service No. 5573363). He was captured in Singapore and became a prisoner of war of the Japanese from which he survived to live on until 1992.) Frank's death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 16 Apr 1957 and he was buried at St. James Church, Shaftesbury, on 20 Apr 1957 .

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Edward Charles Mozley

18th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Mozley

Other names: Edward Charles

Locations in this story:
Plymouth, Devon
Loders, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Kaapstad, Cape Province, South Africa
France & Flanders
Napsbury, St. Albans, Hertfordshire

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Edward Charles Mozley was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 4 Nov 1892 and baptised after his family had moved to Loders, Dorset, on 25 Dec 1892 the son of William Edward Mozley (a serving soldier) and Ellen (aka Nellie) Mozley (nee Guppy). The family move yet again by 1901 to 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset. By 1911 Edward was a Student Teacher and living at 2 Grove Cottages, Bimport, Shaftesbury. He had enlisted and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment eventually becoming a Sergeant (Service No. 14973). He had served with the 6th and 3rd Battalions in battles including the Somme and Arras. He had suffered from a gunshot wound during a battle near Arras during late April, 1917 and in due time spent a period at the Napsbury Hospital, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Announcement in the London Gazette on 28 Jul 1917 showed he had been awarded the Military Medal. He was seconded to the King's African Rifles towards the end of his service which officially ended on 7 Aug 1919. He was further awarded the Victory and British War Medals. It would appear he move abroad to Cape Province, South Africa, continuing his attachment with the King's African Rifles not returning to the UK. He had married Mary Elizabeth Judd on 22 Sep 1928 at The Observatory, Kaapstad, Cape Province. He died in Cape Province, South Africa, on 4 Jun 1975.

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William Ambrose

18th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Ambrose

Other names: William

Locations in this story:
Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Salisbury, Wiltshire

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William Ambrose was born at Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, on 24 Mar 1898 the son of William Ambrose and Hannah Kate Ambrose (nee Tiller). By 1901 the family had moved to 19 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset, and later to 2 Tanyard Villas, Shaftesbury. By 1911 William was working as a School Outfitters Errand Boy. He had enlisted on 26 May 1916 and joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 1891/S). It is known he had served on HMS Commonwealth during his service but not the actual theatre of war. On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. By the 1921 Census he was living with his parents in Shaftesbury working as a Postman. Regrettably he died at the early age of 27 years on 22 Oct 1925 in the Salisbury Infirmary, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

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Edwin Powell

18th November 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Powell

Other names: Edwin

Locations in this story:
Hulme, Manchester
Burnley, Lancashire
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Golders Green, Middlesex

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Edwin Powell was born in Hulme, Manchester, on 21 Feb 1880 and baptised there on 11 Apr 1880 the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Powell. By 1902 he was in Burnley, Lancashire, and it was there at St. Peter's Church he married Charlotte Mary Dean in October of that year. Charlotte had been born in Shaftesbury in 1878 the daughter of Albert Dean and Emmeline Dean (nee Brickell) who resided at the Post Office, St. James Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Edwin had enlisted on 23 May 1905 and joined the Territorial Unit of the Royal Engineers attending regular annual camps. He was later discharged on 27 May 1912. At the outbreak of WW1 he was re-embodied with the Royal Signals (Signals Section) becoming a 2nd Corporal (Service No. 182283). It is not known in which theatre of was he served but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. During his service he had registered in-laws address in St. James Street, Shaftesbury, as his residence where his wife had moved during the war. The 1921 Census shows his wife still living in St. James Street, Shaftesbury, whilst Edwin was boarding at 119 Fentiman Street, Lambeth, London, working for the General Post Office Engineer's Department. His death was recorded on 26 Feb 1936 in Golders Green, Middlesex, where he had been living latterly at 285 Golders Green Road. Charlotte died shortly after on 29 Apr 1936 having returned to Shaftesbury following her husband's passing.

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