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Frank Hunt

Surname: Hunt
Other names: Frank
Other people in this story:
James Martin Hunt
Elizabeth Hunt née March
Annie Agnes Hunt née Dunkley
Locations in this story:
Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Willoughby Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Fulham, London
Quill Lane, Putney, London
France & Flanders
Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Arras Memorial, France

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Frank Hunt was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 4th October 1874, the son of James Martin Hunt and Elizabeth Hunt (née March). The family lived in Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury where Frank's father was a grocer.  His father died in 1886 and his mother continued with the business until her retirement just prior to 1911 when she moved to Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   By 1901 Frank had moved to 48 Willoughby Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, where he was boarding out and working as a Plasterer's Improver.  He married Annie Agnes Dunkley at Fulham Registry Office on 7th October 1903 and they went on to have six children.  By 1915 he had moved with his family to 19 Quill Lane, Putney, London. 

He enlisted on 11th December 1915 but was not mobilized until 18th August 1916 when he joined the 3rd Battalion of The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment as a Private (Service No. G/12104).   He served in France and Flanders from 8 December 1916 with the 1st Battalion.  Whilst there he received gunshot wounds on 28th February 1918 and admitted to the 16th Field Ambulance, following which he was returned to duty on 10th March 1918.  He went missing, presumed dead, on 21st March 1918.  His wife wrote to his unit (the letter was received on 2nd April 1918) asking for news of her husband as she was concerned.  There is no copy of any reply which would have certainly confirmed his loss in the field. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and, in due time, his wife received a Memorial Bronze Plaque on 19th March 1920.  His wife and family were awarded a pension of £2. 2s. 1d. (£2.10) per week.   He is remembered on the Arras Memorial at Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France, (Bay 2).

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St. James Street junction with Tanyard Lane

James Hopkins

Surname: Hopkins
Other names: James
Other people in this story:
Edwin Hopkins
Charlotte Ann Hopkins née Sanger
Emily Louise Hopkins née Reynolds
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Mount Atlas, Manchester, Jamaica
Mesopotamia
Pewsey, Wiltshire
Abbots Ann, Andover, Hampshire
France & Flanders
India

Story:
James Hopkins was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 13th March 1886 and baptised there at Holy Trinity Church on 4th April 1886, the son of Edwin Hopkins and Charlotte Ann Hopkins (née Sanger).  He lived his early life with his parents at 59 St. James Street, Shaftesbury.   He had previously joined the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Reserves).  He formally enlisted on 20th February 1904 and joined the Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery (Service No. 33311).  He was quickly transferred to the Army Service Corps on 22nd August 1904 as a Private (Service No. S22334).   He served in Jamaica during which time began his rise through the ranks to finally become a Staff Sergeant.  Whilst in Jamaica he met and married Emily Louise Reynolds at St. Andrews Church, Mount Atlas, Manchester, Jamaica, on 2nd April 1911.   They went on to have four children.  He returned to the UK giving 71 St. James Street, Shaftesbury as his wife's address.    At the outbreak of war he was posted to France followed by more postings to Mesopotamia and India.  He was finally discharged on 14th December 1918 being no longer physically fit for duty and awarded a pension and the Silver War Badge No. B59520, having reverted to the rank of Sergeant.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914 Star.   By the 1939 Register he was living at598 Zouch Cottages, Pewsey, Wiltshire, and working as an Ordnance Clerk for the War Department.   He died in Abbots Ann, Andover, Hampshire, on 6th August 1967 aged 81 years.

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George Hopkins

Surname: Hopkins
Other names: George
Other people in this story:
Frank Hopkins
Caroline Eliza Hopkins née Extance
Edgar Hopkins
Louisa Anne Rose Hopkins née Dyke
Herbert Hopkins
Locations in this story:
Fountain Bank, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Alverstoke, Hampshire
Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
St. James, Shaftesbury

Story:
George Hopkins was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1890 the son of Frank Hopkins and Caroline Eliza Hopkins (née Extance).  His siblings included Herbert (b.1874) who served in the Royal Engineers and Edgar (b.1894) who served in the Royal Army Service Corps during the war. His early life was spent with his parents at Fountain Bank (near The Fountain Inn), Enmore Green.  By 1911 he was boarding with his brother-in-law in Alverstoke, Hampshire and working as a Motor Cycle Mechanic.  He enlisted on 5th September 1915 and joined the Royal Engineers, eventually becoming a Corporal (Service No. 73215).  He served in France and Flanders with the 8th Divisional Signal Company as a Despatch Rider. He was demobilized on 13th April 1919, giving 71 St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset as his contact address.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star.

He had married Louisa Anne Rose Dyke at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, on 1st August 1917 and they went on to have three children. The 1921 Census shows him living at Butt's Knap, Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Motor Cycle Mechanic. He died in the Grove House Nursing Home, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, in 1939 and was buried in St. Rumbold's Churchyard, Cann, Shaftesbury, on 17th April 1939.

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Edgar Hopkins

Surname: Hopkins
Other names: Edgar
Other people in this story:
Frank Hopkins
Caroline Eliza Hopkins née Extance
Mary Hopkins née Green
George Hopkins
Herbert Hopkins
Locations in this story:
Fountain Bank, Enmore Green, Motcombe, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Amesbury, Wiltshire
St. James, Shaftesbury
Breach Lane, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury

Story:
Edgar Hopkins was born in Enmore Green, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset on 20th June 1894, the son of Frank Hopkins and Caroline Eliza Hopkins (née Extance).   His brothers Herbert (b.1876) and George (b.1890) both served with the Royal Engineers during the war. His early life was spent at Fountain Bank (near the Fountain Inn), Enmore Green.  He was working as a Baker at the time of the 1911 Census.   Edgar enlisted on 24th October 1915 and joined the 47th Field Bakery of the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. S4/143874).   He later transferred to the 67th Field Bakery and, just prior to his demobilization, to the 'L' Supply Company.   His service was entirely in the UK.  He left the service on 19th August 1919 giving 71 St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset as his contact address.   There are no records of any awards. 

Edgar had married Mary Green on 18th March 1918 at the Amesbury Registry Office, Wiltshire and they went on to have two children.  By the 1939 Register Edgar was living at 74 St. James, Shaftesbury, working as a Cabinet Maker and at the time of his death, on 20th January 1974, was residing at 18 Breach Lane, Shaftesbury.

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Frederick Charles Hillier

Surname: Hillier
Other names: Frederick Charles
Other people in this story:
William Thomas Hillier
Mary Hillier née Sharp
Bessie Rachel Hillier née Fletcher
Locations in this story:
Corner Lane, Motcombe, Dorset
North End, Motcombe, Dorset
St. Mary's Church, Motcombe
Gillingham, Dorset

Story:
Frederick Charles Hillier was born in Motcombe, Dorset, on 30th August 1886, the son of William Thomas Hillier and Mary Hillier (née Sharp).  The family lived in Corner Lane, Motcombe, Dorset.  Frederick, a baker, married Bessie Rachel Fletcher in Motcombe on 20th June 1915 at Gillingham Parish Church, Gillingham, Dorset.   They went on to have four children.  He enlisted on 24th June 1916 but was not mobilized until 2nd May 1918 when he joined the 'Y' Battery of the 2nd Reserves of the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner (Service No 213365).  He served in the UK only until his demobilization on 28th February 1919. No medal record can be found. The 1921 Census shows him living at 83 Corner lane, Motcombe, working as a Baker's Assistant. By the 1939 Register he had moved to 76 North End, Motcombe, Dorset, (adjacent to North End Farm) now working as a Cowman.  He died on 8 Apr 1975 and was interred in St. Mary's Churchyard, Motcombe.

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Frank Hillier

Surname: Hillier
Other names: Frank
Other people in this story:
Thomas Hillier
Catherine Hillier née Hopkins
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Cardiff
Gallipoli, Turkey
India
Mesopotamia
Iraq
Abernant Road, Markham Villages, Nr. Holly Bush, Monmouthshire
St. James' Church, Shaftesbury
Tanyard Lane, St. James, Shaftesbury
East Glamorgan, Wales

Story:
Frank Hillier was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1893 and baptised at St. James' Church on 16th April 1893, the son of Thomas Hillier and Catherine Hillier (née Hopkins).  Frank lived with his family at 5 Tanyard Lane, St. James, Shaftesbury.   He enlisted in Cardiff on 12th August 1914 and joined the Welch Regiment as a Private (Service No. 11311).  He served with the Middle East Expeditionary Force and took part in the Gallipoli campaign where he received gun shot wounds to his side and leg on 12th April 1915.  Following treatment he was sent to India for recuperation.  He eventually returned to Mesopotamia and on 18th February 1918 was attached to the Royal Engineers (Railway Division) as a platelayer in Iraq where, on 23rd November 1918, he was hospitalized with malaria.  After further convalescence he returned to England and was discharged on 1st April 1919, giving 5 Tanyard Lane, Shaftesbury, as his forwarding address which was also recorded in the 1921 Census describing him as a Labourer.   He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914/15 Star.  His Star Medal was sent to an address in 1920 at 26 Abernant Road, Markham Villages, Nr. Holly Bush, Monmouthshire.  This is the last record that can be found for him.  He cannot be found on the 1939 Register or in any death record.

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Frank Percy Hayter

Surname: Hayter
Other names: Frank Percy
Other people in this story:
William Hayter
Elizabeth Hayter née Padfield
Edith Frances Hayter née Parker
Robert John Hayter
Locations in this story:
St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Mesopotamia
India
Overton Terrace, Wincanton, Somerset
Yeovil, Somerset
Bournemouth, Hampshire

Story:
Frank Percy Hayter was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 18th August 1895 and baptised at St. James' Church on 8th September 1895, the son of William Hayter and Elizabeth Hayter (née Padfield).  Frank spent his early life with his family at 30 St. James, Shaftesbury.  His mother passed away during 1912. He enlisted as a Private with the 7th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment on 13th November 1915 (Service No. 15793).  He also served with the 2nd and 9th Battalions and had postings to Mesopotamia from 14 June 1916 and later in India.   He was discharged on 4th August 1919 being physically unfit due to malaria.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals.    He married Edith Frances Parker in Shaftesbury on 3rd May 1922 and they went on to have three children. The 1921 Census shows him boarding at 5 South View Terrace, Bournemouth, Hampshire, as a Painter (unemployed).  By the 1939 Register he had moved to 6 Overton Terrace, Wincanton, Somerset, working as a Road Sign and Highway Painter.  He passed away in 1991 in the Yeovil Registration District aged 96 years.

Frank's brother Robert John (b.1887) also served in the war, with the Devonshire Light Infantry and the Labour Corps.

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Sidney Hawkins

Surname: Hawkins
Other names: Sidney
Other people in this story:
William Edward Hawkins
Georgina Hawkins
Mabel Rose Hawkins née Gray
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury,Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Sidney Hawkins was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 3rd February 1887 and baptised there on 18th February 1887, the son of William Edward and Georgina Hawkins.   Sidney enlisted in the Territorial Volunteer Reserve of the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment on 1st April 1908 (Service No. 5236) and attended annual training camps.   He married Mabel Rose Gray at St. John's Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 26th June 1913.  They went on to have two children.  Sidney was called from the reserve and embodied on 4th August 1914 as a Private. He served in the UK until he was discharged on 31st March 1916 having completed the terms of his engagement.   It is evident that he re-joined at some later time as there are records showing him with the 2nd Garrison Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers (Service No. 53455) and being discharged on 18th November 1919 due to being unfit by virtue of suffering from malaria.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals.  Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register show him living at 35 Bimport, Shaftesbury, working as a Carpenter.  He died in the Westminster Memorial Hospital, Shaftesbury, on 8 Jul 1959 and was buried in the Town Cemetery, Shaftesbury, on 11 Jul 1969.

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Cyril Bernard Hardy

Surname: Hardy
Other names: Cyril Bernard
Other people in this story:
Leonard Randolph Hardy
Evangeline Hardy née Knapton
Beatrice E. Hardy née Toogood
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Ypres, Belgium
Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent
Rust Hall Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Story:
Cyril Bernard Hardy (sometimes using the names in reverse and known in the family as 'Bernard') was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 20th May 1894 and baptised there on 15th Juy 1894, the son of Leonard Randolph Hardy and Evangeline Hardy (née Knapton).  His father was a baker and Cyril followed in that trade.  He enlisted on 7th February 1916 and was mobilized on 5th April 1916 by joining the 7th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. TR/8/8191).  He later transferred to the 35th Training Battalion on 1st Sep 1916.  He served in France and Flanders with the Dorsetshire Regiment and, from 16th December 1916, the 1st Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment (Service No. 49017).  He received gunshot wounds in the leg, arm and left hand on 4th October 1917 whilst in the field near Ypres, Belgium.  He was treated initially at the 41st Casualty Clearing Station until 16th October 1916 when he was repatriated back to England and admitted to the Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent.  He was later sent to Rust Hall Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, for rehabilitation at which time he was fitted with a surgical boot due to a pronounced limp.  He was eventually discharged due to his disability on a permanent pension on 20th March 1918.  He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the Silver War Badge No.369095 in addition he had a life pension. The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents at 34 Bell Street, Shaftesbury.   He married Beatrice E. Toogood in Shaftesbury during 1925.  There are no known children of the marriage.  By the 1939 Register he was still living at 34 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, and working as a confectioner and cake salesman - he was also a Special Constable.  He died locally on 30 Oct 1986 aged 92 years.    

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Harold George Harding

Surname: Harding
Other names: Harold George
Other people in this story:
Rudolph James Harding
Mary Harding nee Down
Edith Mary Harding née Watts
Percival James Harding
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Harold George Harding was born on 12th December 1878 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and baptised was at St. Rumbold's Church, Cann, on 17th January 1879. He was the son of Rudolph James Harding and Mary Harding (nee Down). The family lived in Bleke Street, Shaftesbury.   Harold married Edith Mary Watts on 7th February 1909 and they set up home at 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, where, by 1911, Harold was working as a plumber.  There were five children of the marriage.  He had previously joined the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment on 3rd April 1908 and, as a reservist, had attended many annual training camps (Service No. 296).  He was embodied on 4th August 1914 and held the rank of Colour Sergeant.  He was temporarily demobilized on 19th July 1915 until his formal discharge on 2nd April 1916 - his term of engagement having been completed.  He had served in the UK only and there are no records of any medals being awarded.  The 1921 census shows him living at 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Plumber and Decorator (Manager). He died in Shaftesbury in 1928 and was buried at the Town Cemetery, Shaftesbury, on 7 Nov 1928.

Harold's brother Percival James (b.1890) also served in the war, with the Dorset Yeomanry.

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