1914-1918 Archives - Page 118 of 164 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Charles Stone Mansfield

3rd October 2019/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Mansfield

Other names: Charles Stone

Locations in this story:
Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
St. Pancras, London
Wolverton Avenue, Kingston on Thames, Surrey
Ifracombe, Devon

Story:
Charles Stone Mansfield was born in Shaftesbury in 1860 the son of William Charles Mansfield and Mary Elizabeth Mansfield (née Stone). He lived his early life in Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, until moving to St. Pancras, London prior to 1880 to work as a Railway Clerk. He married Mary Ann Jones on 6th July 1880 in St. Pancras, London, and they went on to have nine children. By 1911 Charles' family had moved to Kingston on Thames, Surrey. He enlisted on 4th November 1914 at 54 years of age and joined the 59th Company of the Royal Defence Corps (Service No. 35198). He transferred to the 61st Company and was promoted to Lance Corporal. He served in the UK only mainly on Pow Camp duties and was eventually discharged on 2nd March 1919. There are no medal records for this soldier. In 1921 the Census shows him described as a Visitor with his wife at 46 Station Road, Ilfracombe, Devon, working as a Railway Accountant. He died on 30th January 1933 at 20 Wolverton Avenue, Kingston on Thames, Surrey. (Charles' brother Thomas (b.1871) served with the East Surrey Regiment in the conflict.)

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Reginald Nehemiah Love

Surname: Love

Other names: Reginald Nehemiah

Locations in this story:
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Hartingdon Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire

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Reginald Nehemiah Love was born in Shaftesbury on 27th August 1884, the son of George Edwin Love and Elizabeth Love (née Lush). The family lived at 3 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury. Reginald enlisted on 13th September 1914 with the 126th Company (Horse Transport) of the Army Service Corps as Driver (Service No. T2/10040). He married Beatrice Annie Case on 15th December 1914 in Shaftesbury and she set up home at 95 St. James, Shaftesbury. There are no known children of the marriage. Reginald served only a few months and was discharged on 22nd March 1915 as his services were no longer required. He however re-enlisted on 9th September 1918 and joined the 379th Company of the Labour Corps as a Private (Service No. 535326). He served on both occasions in the UK only and was eventually demobilized on 22nd March 1919. There are no medal records although this was queried on his Military Records without obvious resolution. Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register show him living at 18 Hartington Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, working as a Milk Tipper on a Milk Farm. He died on 9th October 1978 in Newbridge Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

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Frederick George London

3rd October 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: London

Other names: Frederick George

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Brockenhurst, Hampshire
New Forest, Hampshire
Lymington, Hampshire
Tout Hill, Shaftesbury

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Frederick George London was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 25th November 1888 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 20th January 1889 the son of Charles Lill London and Mary Ann London (née Mills). The family lived in and around Shaftesbury during Frederick's early years. He enlisted on 16th November 1914 and joined the Royal Army Service Corps (2nd Railway Transport Division, 66th Battery) rising in time to the rank of Sergeant (Service No. T/3/028608). He served in France and Flanders from 15 September, 1915, and towards the end of his time had broken a foot falling off a horse which required substantial hospital treatment and for which there was a Board of Enquiry. He was discharged on 9th November 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. He then lived on Tout Hill, Shaftesbury. The 1921 Census shows him living in Harting, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, working as a living-in Groom for a Surgeon and Physician. He married Alice Maud Fudge in 1925 in the Lymington Registry Area, Hampshire. There appeared to be no children of the marriage. By the 1939 Register they were living at Britton Cottages, North Weirs, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, and Frederick was still working as a groom. He died in 1950 in the New Forest Registration Area, Hampshire. Frederick's brothers, Charles Lill London and Jasper Hopkins London, also served in the conflict. All their names appeared on a Roll of Honour published in the St. James' Church Parish Magazine in Nov 1918.

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Thomas William Lodge

2nd October 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lodge

Other names: Thomas William

Locations in this story:
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
South Africa
Crete
Malta
India
Beaminster. Dorset
Thorncombe, Bridport, Dorset
Eccliffe, Gillingham, Dorset

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Thomas William Lodge was born on 12th September 1879 in Cann, Shaftesbury, and baptised at St. Rumbold's Church on 25th July 1880, the son of Albin Andrew Lodge and Elizabeth Jane Lodge (née Kelly). The family lived in and around Cann throughout his childhood. He had previous experience with the 3rd Reserve Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment but enlisted as a Regular Soldier on 19th March 1897 and saw service in Crete, Malta, South Africa and, by 1911, in India. (His Service No. was 5345). He held the rank of Acting Regimental Sergeant Major at one time but was factually a Sergeant. He remained in India during the First World War until his discharge on 15th August 1920 having completed his period of engagement of over 23 years. According to his medal roll he was only awarded the British War Medal. He was on a full pension and lived initially at Eccliffe, Gillingham, Dorset. In 1929 he married Jessie Mary Ann Hutchings at Beaminster, Dorset. They had one child. By the 1939 Register he was living at Beaminster, Dorset but noted as incapacitated. He died in 1950 and was buried at Thorncombe, Bridport, Dorset, on 9 Oct 1950.

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Samuel Lemon

2nd October 2019/in 1914-1918 Scots Guards /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lemon

Other names: Samuel

Locations in this story:
Hartgrove, West Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
South Africa
France & Flanders
Broadway, Gloucestershire
West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Neuve Chapelle, France

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Samuel Lemon was born at Hartgrove, West Orchard, Shaftesbury, on 23rd November 1875, the son of George Thomas Lemon, an agricultural labourer and Eliza Lemon (née Dibben) who came from Fontmell Magna. The family lived in East and West Orchard during his younger days. Samuel had previous service as a reservist with the 1st Dorset Volunteer Reserves but formally enlisted on 14th May 1894 and joined the Scots Guards (Service No. 414). He served in South Africa and received a number of campaign medals along with the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He had a distinguished career, rising to Acting Company Sergeant Major. He married Priscilla Jane Plowman on 21st February 1903 at Christ Church, Broadway, Gloucestershire. It is not known if there were any children of the marriage.

On 5th October 1914, after the outbreak of the First World War, Samuel was posted to France. While there he received gun shot wounds to the thigh in March 1915. He was repatriated to the UK to recuperate and on the 1st June 1915 it was announced in the London Gazette that he had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. The citation read: "Corporal S. Lemon, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards - For gallant conduct and devotion to duty at Neuve Chapelle from 10th-14th, March, 1915. In dressing the wounded under fire and directing the stretcher bearers. He was himself wounded whilst performing this duty." He was finally discharged on a pension on 13th May 1916, having completed the term of his engagement - 22 years service. He was also in receipt of the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914/15 Star.

The 1921 Census shows he took up residence at 9 West Orchard, Shaftesbury, where he was described as a General Labourer (out of work). By the 1939 Register he had moved to 54 West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury still as a General Labourer. During the Second World War he served in the Fontmell Magna Home Guard, retiring in 1942, aged 66. He died on 25th December 1953 and was interred in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Fontmell Magna.

Samuel's youngest brother, Charles (b.1886) also served in the conflict but was killed in action in 1916 while serving in France with the Royal Garrison Artillery.

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"A Local Hero. Samuel Lemon DCM (1875-1953)" by Dave Hardiman

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Walter John Lane

2nd October 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Engineers /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lane

Other names: Walter John

Locations in this story:
Brickhill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
France & Flanders
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Liverpool
Toronto, Canada

Story:
Walter John Lane was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 18th January 1892, the son of John Lane and Maria Lane (née Alner). His siblings included Charles (b.1878) and James (b.1883), both of whom served in the Royal Engineers during the conflict). The family lived in Brickhill (now Church Hill), Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. Walter married Mary Ann Furnell on 1st March 1913 in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. It is not known if there were any children of the marriage.

Walter enlisted on 7th June 1916 as a reservist with the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 4928). He was mobilized on 21st November 1916 and joined the Royal Engineers (Railway Troops), (Service No. 221243), but one day later transferred again to the RE (Road Construction Unit) with revised Service No. WR/25388. He served in France and Flanders and was finally demobilized on 4th October 1919. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. By this time he was living at 6 Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. He and his wife sailed from Liverpool on 8th March 1920 on the SS Melita and travelled to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, with the intention of permanently settling there. No more information is available except there was at some time a memorial plate in St. John's Church, Enmore Green, stating he died on 21st February 1967 in Toronto, Canada.

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James Lane

2nd October 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Engineers, Training Battalion /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lane

Other names: James

Locations in this story:
Brickhill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Mere, Wiltshire
Chapel Cottages, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury

Story:
James Lane was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 15th November 1883 and baptised there on 10th February 1884. He was the son of John Lane and Maria Lane (née Alner). His siblings included Charles (b.1878) and Walter John (b.1892), both of whom served with the Royal Engineers during the conflict. The family lived at Brickhill (now Church Hill), Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset. James married Florence Ellen Scammell in Shaftesbury, on 9th April 1910. They had one child. James enlisted on 12th May 1916 but was not mobilized until 4th December 1916 when he joined the 36th Training Battalion as a Private (Service No. TR/8/12450). He was transferred to the Royal Engineers (Road Construction Company) as a Sapper (Service No. 221332). He served in France and Flanders, during which time he had a fracture of his foot which left him with a limp. He was transferred again to the Royal Engineers (Transportation Branch) (Service No. 40132) but was soon discharged on 1st August 1918 being physically unfit for further duty and was issued with the Silver War Badge No. 381556. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. By the 1939 Register he was living at 2 Chapel Cottages, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, and working as a Roadman. He died in 1947 in the Mere, Wiltshire, Registration District.

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William Frederick Imber

28th September 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Imber

Other names: William Frederick

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Bourton, Dorset
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury
Haimes Lane, Shaftesbury
Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury

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William Frederick Imber was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 6th February 1871 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 1st March 1871, the son of Samuel Imber and Sarah Ann Imber (née Elkins). He lived his early life at home with his family in Haimes Lane, Shaftesbury. He married Julia Elizabeth Forsey at Bourton, Dorset, on 16th February 1897 and they went on to have four children. Some time prior to the First World War William had joined the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a reservist (attending regular training camps). He had achieved the rank of Sergeant (Service No. 1875). At the outbreak of war he was embodied on 7th August 1914 but found to be medically unfit for duty and was thereby discharged on 12th September 1914. He was then living at 8 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury and working as a Postman. He died on 24th June 1920.

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Tom Imber

28th September 2019/in 1914-1918 Household Cavalry /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Imber

Other names: Tom

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Aisne, France
Portishead, Somerset
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury
Ship Inn, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury

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Tom Imber was born on 17 September 1871 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 11th October 1871, the son of Harry Imber and Diana Imber (née Dunn). His father was a butcher in the town and they lived locally throughout his childhood. He enlisted on 10th March 1894 and joined the Household Cavalry eventually serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Life Guards where he achieved the rank of Corporal Major (Warrant Officer Class 2) (Service No. 1934). He married Mabel Ashford at Portishead Parish Church, Somerset, on 14th July 1906 and they went on to have three children. At the outbreak of WW1 he served in France and Flanders from 16 August 1914 where on 27th September 1914 he was wounded in the right thigh by a shell at Aisne, France. He returned to duty after 2 months treatment and recuperation. He was discharged on 30th June 1919 having completed the period of his engagement and was awarded the Silver Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct as well as the Victory and British War medals along with the 1914/15 Star and a life pension. The 1921 Census shows he had become the Licensee of the Ship Inn, Bleke Street, Shaftesbury and was still there by the time of the 1939 Register. He died early in 1947 at the age of 75 years and was buried in the Town Cemetery, Shaftesbury, on 15 January 1947.

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James Hunt Imber

28th September 2019/in 1914-1918 Hampshire Regiment, Hampshire Yeomanry, Labour Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Imber

Other names: James Hunt

Locations in this story:
St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Southampton Lodge, Paulton Ower, Nr. Romsey, Hampshire
Ford New Road, Esher, Surrey
France & Flanders
Calvin Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Totton, Hampshire
Moorside, Bournemouth, Hampshire

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James Hunt Imber was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 4th March 1886 and baptised at St. Rumbold's Church, Cann, Shaftesbury, on 19 April 1886 the son of Frank Imber and Mary Anna Imber (née Hunt) and brother to Mark Imber (b.1879) who died in 1915 while serving with the Household Cavalry in Ireland. They lived at 14 St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset. James enlisted on 10th December 1915 but was not mobilized until 12th May 1916 when he joined the Hampshire Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 2220). On 21st December 1916 he transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment (Service No. 33442) and served in France. On 23rd August 1917 he was transferred to the 84th Company of the Labour Corps (Service No. 629623). He was found to have heart and chest problems occasioned by his service in the field which led to him to receiving a 30% Pension. He was finally discharged on 10th February 1919 being physically unfit for further duty. He gave his address at that time as Southampton Lodge, Paulton Ower, Nr, Romsey, Hampshire - this was a Military Convalescence Hospital. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals.

He had married Maria Louise Kitcherside in Hampshire on 8th Oct 1918 and they went on to have one child who did not survive her first birthday. The 1921 Census shows him living at 1 Devonia, Totton, Hampshire, working as a Chauffeur and by the 1939 Register had moved to 91 Ford New Road, Esher Surrey, working as a living-in chauffeur. He died on 30th May 1959 at his then home at 20 Calvin Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire, and buried at St. John's Church, Moordown, Bournemouth.

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