1914-1918 Archives - Page 112 of 164 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Francis Edward Pickford

Surname: Pickford

Other names: Francis Edward

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Coles Lane Farm, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Stour Provost, Dorset

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Francis Edward Pickford (also known as Frank) was born in Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 22nd May 1896 and baptised there on 21st June 1896, the son of William Pickford and Julia Emma Pickford (née Pickford). He lived his early life with his parents at Manor Farm, Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset. His mother died in 1909. There are no surviving Service Records in this case but there is a medal record showing he served as a Private with the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry (Service No. 230130). On his discharge on 28th April 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He married Flora Mary Gibbs at Stour Provost, Dorset, on 10th November 1920 and by the 1921 Census, as well as the 1939 Register, was living at Coles Lane Farm, Shaftesbury, Dorset, described as a Dairy Farmer. He died in Shaftesbury on 4th August 1982 and was buried at Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, on 9th August 1982.

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Gerald James Trowbridge

Surname: Trowbridge

Other names: Gerald James

Locations in this story:
Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset
Egypt
Margaret Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Yeovil, Somerset

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Gerald James Trowbridge was born on 12th September 1889 at Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset, and baptised there on 13th October 1889, the son of Robert Trowbridge and Annie Trowbridge (née Davis). He lived most of his early life in and around Okeford Fitzpaine. He enlisted on 2nd February 1909 as a Territorial with the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry (Service No. 337) with whom he was obliged to attend annual training camps. He was embodied on 5th August 1914 and given a new Service No. 1254. He served in Egypt as a Lance Corporal during which time he received a Gun Shot Wound to his left leg on 2nd October 1915. He recovered sufficiently to continue in the military but was discharged on 28th February 1916 having completed the term of his engagement. This discharge might not have happened if his younger brother, Reginald Trowbridge, had been granted exemption from the military service in order to assist on the family farm. As this was not granted Gerald took his discharge for family reasons. He was awarded the Victory and British War medal as well as the 1914/15 Star. Gerald married Ethel Mary Allen at Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset, on 2nd May 1920 and they set up home eventually at Gore Farm, Margaret Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where according to the 1921 Census, Gerald was the Farmer. There was one child of the marriage. He was still living at Gore Farm by the time of 1939 Register. He died on 20th May 1983 which fact was registered at the Yeovil, Somerset, Registry, having been living at Black Venn Farm, Margaret Marsh, the parish in which he was eventually buried.

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Charles Lane

21st November 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Engineers /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lane

Other names: Charles

Locations in this story:
Church Hill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Bourton, Dorset
Sally King's Lane, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury

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Charles Lane was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, (Parish of Motcombe), on 3rd June 1878 and baptised there on 18th August 1878, the son of John and Maria Lane. He lived his early life in Enmore Green on Church Hill and in Sally King's Lane. He married Rachel Hicks at Enmore Green on 2nd October 1902 and there were three children of the marriage. He enlisted on 14th December 1915 but was not mobilized until 26th February 1917 when he joined the 336th Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers, as a Pioneer (Service No. 240500). He later transferred to the Railway Construction Company (Service No. WR25169). He served in France from 16 Mar 1917 eventually being demobilized on 25th February 1919. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at Glen Cottage, Bourton, Dorset, and was still when registered there in the 1939 Register working as a Permanent Way Charge Hand on the railways. His death was registered at Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 23 Apr 1962.

Charles' brothers Walter John (b.1892) and James (b.1883) also served with the Royal Engineers in the war.

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Henry Charles Lampard

21st November 2019/in 1914-1918 Herefordshire Regiment, Monmouthshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lampard

Other names: Henry Charles

Locations in this story:
Street Lane Cottages, Sedgehill, Wiltshire
Grosvenor Street, Hanover Square, London
Pontrilas, Herefordshire
Notting Hill, London
France & Flanders
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainault, Belgium
Kensington, London

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Henry Charles Lampard was born in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, in 1893, the son of Arthur Lampard and Anna Eliza Lampard (née Lush). He lived his early life with his parents at 1 Street Lane Cottages, Sedgehill, Wiltshire. By 1911 he had moved to 7, Grosvenor Street, St. George, Hanover Square, London, employed as a servant to the family of Col. Henry Crompton-Roberts. He enlisted on 17th November 1915 and was mobilized on 8th February 1916 joining the 48th Provisional Battalion of the Herefordshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 4279). He married Ada Louisa Ashby on 3rd June 1916 at St. Peter, Notting Hill, London. There were no children of the marriage. He was transferred to the 4th Battalion of the Monmouthshire Regiment (Service No. 315217). He was killed in action in Belgium on 12th April 1918 and is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows his widow living with her parents at 110 Portobello Road, Kensington, London, helping in the home. She went on to re-marry William H. McGhee in 1939.

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Charles Imber

21st November 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Imber

Other names: Charles

Locations in this story:
Semley, Wiltshire
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Malta
Crete
South Africa
Gibraltar
Highbury, London
Harbour Hill Road, Poole, Dorset
Litchfield, Staffordshire

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Charles Imber was born on 31st January 1875 in Semley, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 28th February 1875, the son of Harry Imber and Marian Hodder Imber (née Flood). He lived with his parents in Semley and later on Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He trained as a Tailor which came in useful during his military career. Charles enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment on 7th January 1895 (Service No. 4607). He served in Malta, Crete, South Africa and Gibraltar, during which time he was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal (5 Clasps), the King's South African Medal (2 Clasps) and the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He had married Susannah Grummitt at Christ Church, Highbury, London, on 18th February 1905 and they went on to have six children. He was transferred to the South Staffordshire Regiment on 15th December 1915 (Service No. SS8506). He held the rank of Sergeant Tailor, serving in the UK. He took his full pension on 7th January 1917 but was not discharged until 3rd December 1919 when his term of engagement had terminated. He was awarded the British War Medal. The 1921 Census shows him living at the Council Cottage, Botany Bay, Litchfield, Staffordshire, working as a Tailor but by the 1939 Register he had moved to 12 Harbour Hill Road, Poole, Dorset, now described as a Master Tailor (Army Retired) and as an ARP Warden. He died in Poole on 5th September 1952.

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George Hull

21st November 2019/in 1914-1918 Military Foot Police, Royal West Kent Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Hull

Other names: George

Locations in this story:
Milton, East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Mesopotamia
India
High Street, Gillingham, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset

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George Hull was born in 1893 at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, the son of Edwin George Hull and Anna Hull (née Merryweather). He lived his early life at Milton, East Knoyle, Wiltshire. He became a Policeman but nevertheless enlisted in June 1917 and joined The Buffs (Royal West Kent) Regiment (Service No. G/21421. He later transferred to the Military Foot Police (Service No. 14154) and served in Mesopotamia and India as an Acting Lance Corporal. He was discharged on 31st March 1920 and awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents at Park Farm, Milton, East Knoyle, where he helped his father on the farm but, by the Electoral Register of 1927, he had moved to High Street, Gillingham, Dorset along with Ada Hull. There are no records of a marriage or any entry in the 1939 Register. He died in the Westminster Memorial Hospital, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 20 Nov 1949.

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Harry Percival Holly

21st November 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Garrison Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Holly

Other names: Harry Percival

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Pembridge, Weobley, Herefordshire
Monkland, Herefordshire

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Harry Percival Holly was born on 1st September 1891 in Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset and baptised there on 13th December 1891, the son of Mark Holly and Harriett Holly (née Smith). He lived his early life in and around Melbury Abbas. He enlisted on 30th October 1915 and joined the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner (Service No. 57735). He served for some of the time in France with the 25th Fire Command and whilst there sustained a service injury to his right hand which eventually led to the amputation of his index finger. This event led to him being in hospital for nearly three months. He married Clara Beedles on 26th June 1917 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, and they went on to have two children. He was eventually demobilized on 1st March 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at Wallend Cottage, Monkland, Herefordshire, working as a Cowman but by the 1939 Register he had moved to Stockmoor, Pembridge, Weobley, Herefordshire, and now described as a Munitions Worker. He died on 3rd April 1983 in the Hereford Registration District.

Harry's brothers also served in the war: Herbert John (b.1892) with the Dorsetshire Regiment, the Devonshire Regiment and the Hampshire Regiment; Ernest Walter (b.1895) died on 27th December 1918 while serving with the Royal Army Service Corps in Greece.

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Bartley Hiscock

20th November 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Hiscock

Other names: Bartley

Locations in this story:
East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Lambeth, Surrey
Union Street, Aldershot, Hampshire
India
Mesopotamia
Manor Farm, East Stour, Dorset

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Bartley Hiscock was born at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on 3rd July 1881 and baptised at the Methodist Chapel, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 21st August 1881, the son of Albert Hiscock and Sarah Hiscock (née Bartley). During his early life he lived with his family at Manor Farm, East Stour, Dorset. He moved from place to place from the age of 20, learning his trade as a Butcher. He married Mary Margaret Stevenson at Lambeth, Surrey, Registry Office on 9th August 1911 and they went on to have four children, two of whom died shortly after birth. Bartley enlisted on 9th December 1915 but was not mobilized until 18th May 1917 as Private with the Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) 970th Company (Service No. M322460). He served in Mesopotamia and India from 31 Aug 1917, being eventually demobilized on 13th August 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at 5 Union Street, Aldershot, Hampshire, working as a Butcher on his own account and by the 1939 Register at 9-11 Union Street, Aldershot, Hampshire, now described as a Registered Butcher's Shop Keeper. He died in the Aldershot on 25 Mar 1968.

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Percy Leonard Hare

20th November 2019/in 1914-1918 Leinster Regiment, Machine Gun Corps, Wiltshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Hare

Other names: Percy Leonard

Locations in this story:
Birdbush, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Tisbury, Wiltshire
Mere, Wiltshire
Gallipoli, Turkey
Salonika, Greece
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire

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Percy Leonard Hare (aka Leonard Hare) was born at Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, on 5th September 1893 and baptised there on 31st December 1893, the son of John Hare and Elizabeth Hare (née Trowbridge). The family lived at Birdbush, Ludwell. Leonard enlisted on 5th September 1914 and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12788). He was swiftly transferred to the 6th (Reserve) Battalion of the Leinster Regiment (Service No. 6/1252). He served in Salonika and Gallipoli from 5 Aug 1915 where, 16 Nov 1916 he was wounded and hospitalized. After convalescence he was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (Service No. 48519) and joined the 67th Company. He was finally demobilized on 2nd April 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. His marriage Rose King was registered in Tisbury, Wiltshire, during 1920 and they had one child. The 1921 Census shows him living at Sands Lane, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, employed as a Painter and Paper Hanger. The 1939 Register Leonard gives his address as Leigh Court, Sands Lane, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, now described as a Painter (Buildings) as well as acting as an ARP Warden. His death was registered in Mere, Wiltshire, on 1 May 1946 and he was later buried in the village cemetery at Donhead St. Andrew. His brother, Edgar Hare, also served in the conflict.

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Frederick James Gray

20th November 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Garrison Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Gray

Other names: Frederick James

Locations in this story:
Semley, Wiltshire
Buscot House, Farringdon, Berkshire
Mitford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire
The Rhine, Germany
France
St. Osmond's Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire
The Borough, Downton, Wiltshire

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Frederick James Gray was born in Semley, Wiltshire, on 19th July 1888 and baptised there on 16th September 1888, the son of William Gray and Mary Jane Gray (nee Rogers). His early life is recorded in the Semley Workhouse (by then living accommodation) until the 1911 Census when he is shown as working as a Gardener at Buscot House, Farringdon, Berkshire. By 1913 he had moved to Salisbury, Wiltshire, and married Elizabeth Anne Haskell on 29th July 1913 at St. Osmond's Church, Salisbury. They appear to have had only one child. Frederick enlisted on 6th December 1915 but was not embodied until 29th May 1916 when he joined the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner (Service No. 91304). He served with various units in France from 5 Sep 1917 including the 185th Siege Battery and ended his service at the Rhine Army Control Camp, Germany. He was finally demobilized on 4th October 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him working as a Licensed Publican at the Three Horse Shoes Inn, The Borough, Downton, Wiltshire, a tied house owned by Asher Wiltshire Brewery. By the 1939 Register he had moved to 26 Mitford Street, Salisbury, described as a Restaurant Proprietor. He later moved to 73 Downton Road, Salisbury where he died on 6 Oct 1944.

Frederick's brother, Ernest William, also served in the war but was sadly killed in 1917 while serving with the Dorsetshire Regiment in France.

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