1914-1918 Archives - Page 125 of 164 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Herbert Sanger

Surname: Sanger

Other names: Herbert

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Kantara, Egypt
Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Christchurch, Hampshire
Salonica
Higher Berry Court, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire

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Herbert Sanger was born at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire on 7th September 1890, the son of Sarah Sanger. (There was no father mentioned on the baptism record.) Before the war he had served with the Royal Engineers (Service No. 12875) and was on Reserve. He was embodied on 6th September 1914 and re-joined his Regiment but was soon transferred to the Leinster Regiment on 18th September 1914 (Service No. 1300). He was posted to the Middle East Theatre on 21 Sep 1915 and served in Salonica. On the 16th November 1917 he was transferred back to the Royal Engineers (Railway Operating Division) (Service No. WR/288557). He underwent training at Kantara, Egypt, and qualified as a Petrol Engine Driver. On 3rd May 1919 he became a stores clerk with yet another change of Service No. 325435. He was demobilized on 7th July 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. By the 1921 Census he had moved to Higher Berry Court, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, where he was described as Bricklayer's Labourer (out of work). Shortly after by 1923 he had moved to 15 Livingstone Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Hampshire, and was still registered there in 1939. He remain single throughout his life. His death during 1969 was registered in Christchurch, Hampshire.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Harry John Hayter

12th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Hayter

Other names: Harry John

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
St. John's Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Story:
Harry John Hayter was born in Shaftesbury on 29th April 1884 the son of Charles Hayter and Susan Jane Edwards Hayter (nee Upjohn). Harry had joined the 3rd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment Volunteers prior to the First World War and served for a period of more than eight years before being discharged to the Reserves. He was embodied as a Private with his old regiment on 24th August 1914 (Service No. 3/7745). He served in the UK only and by 18th June 1915 was pronounced unfit for further service on medical grounds and went to live at 7 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, and received the Silver War Badge No. 236033. He married Elsie May Arney on 15th December 1918 at Enmore Green Church, Shaftesbury and they went on to have two children. Both the 1921 Census and the 1939 Register show the family living at Breach Cottages, Breach Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, and Harry was working as a Gardener. His death was registered at Sturminster, Dorset, in 1961. His brothers, Percy Charles Hayter and Ernest George Hayter, also served in the conflict. Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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William John Roberts

9th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Labour Corps, Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Roberts

Other names: William John

Locations in this story:
Water Street, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire
Broadoak, Semley, Wiltshire
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Roebuck Inn, Handley, Wiltshire

Story:
William John Roberts was born at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 31st December 1883 and baptised there on 10th February 1884, the son of John William Roberts and Louisa Roberts (nee Haskell). Just prior the the war William was living and working as a Farm Bailiff at Broad Oak, Semley, Wiltshire, his parents having moved to the Roebuck Inn, Handley, Wiltshire. William enlisted as a Private in the Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) on 25th September 1916 (Service No. DM2/224463). He was transferred to the Labour Corps (699th Agricultural Company) on 24th June 1918 (Service No. LC508850) and then back to the Army Service Corps on 2nd April 1919. During his service he had qualified as a Heavy Goods Lorry Driver and was based solely in the UK. He had married Kate Jenkins at Berwick St. John on 19th February 1917 and she set up home at Water Street, Berwick St. John. William was demobilized on 15th December 1919. Despite exhaustive searches, no medal record can be found. He was recorded living with Kate at Water Street, Berwick St. John, as well as in the 1939 Register and was working as a Gardener. He is thought to have died in 1968. His brother, Arthur George Roberts, also served in the conflict. Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Edgar Read

8th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Read

Other names: Edgar

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Woolwich Road, Upper Parkstone, Dorset
Shaftesbury Union Workhouse, Shaftesbury

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Edgar Read was supposedly born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, about 1880. There is no record of anyone of this name or even parents in the area at this time. There is however an Edgar Read in the Shaftesbury Workhouse born about 1876, an inmate pupil. What is known is that he declared on his enlistment form on 28th August 1914 that he had previous service with the 3rd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment Territorials and was on the reserve list. He had the Service No. 3/7863 and the rank of Private. Within weeks he was examined by medical staff and declared unfit for further service due to deformed feet. The report stated that he should never been allowed to enlist. He was duly discharged on 27th October 1914. His military forms state he was married to 'Mrs Read' who lived in Woolwich Road, Upper Parkstone, Dorset. Beyond this information nothing else is known.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Sidney Raymond

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Wiltshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Raymond

Other names: Sidney

Locations in this story:
Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
West Street, Blandford, Dorset
Poole, Dorset
Winterbourne Whitchurch, Dorset
Exbury, Hampshire

Story:
Sidney Raymond was born at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, on 14th March 1873, the son of Henry Raymond and Susan Raymond (née Small). Before the war Sidney had served for a period in the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment and had been discharged to the Special Reserve. He married Ethel Jane Cheeseman in Winterbourne Whitchurch, Dorset, on 30 Oct 1909. It is not know if there were any children of the marriage. Sidney was re-embodied as a Private on 24th August 1914 with his old Regiment (Service No. 3/269). He was however discharged on 8th October 1914 being 'unlikely to be an efficient soldier'. No medals were awarded. The 1921 Census shows him living in The Village, Exbury, Hampshire, working as a Farm Carter. His last known address, on the 1939 Register, was West Street, Blandford, Dorset, described as a Farm Labourer. He died in January 1945 (Poole, Dorset, Registration).

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Frederick William Phillips

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Phillips

Other names: Frederick William

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Malta
India
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset

Story:
Frederick William Phillips was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset on 6th September 1875 and baptised at St. Johns Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 24 Oct 1875 the son of Edward and Edith Phillips. He enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment on 17th January 1898 (Service No. S/5650). He served in Malta and India before being discharged as unfit on 29th May 1900. He married Ellen Georgina Padfield in Shaftesbury on 4th August 1902 at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, and they went on to have nine children. Frederick re-enlisted as a Private in the Dorsetshire Regiment on 24th August 1914 (Service No. 3/7650). He served in the UK only, until he was discharged, again because he was unfit, on 4th October 1916. No medals were recorded. He was issued with an armband which indicated his previous service but no record of any Silver War Badge can be found. The 1921 Census shows him living at 12 Magdalene Lane, Shaftesbury, as a Motor Driver. He went on to become the steward of the local Ex-Servicemen's Club and his address, in the 1939 Register, is shown as 6 Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He died there on 7th January 1942.

Three of Frederick's siblings served in the First World War: Frank (b.1885) with the Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Field Artillery; Albert Charles (b.1877) with the Dorsetshire Regiment and the South Wales Borderers.The youngest, James (b.1886) died on 21st October 1914 while serving with the Wiltshire Regiment in France.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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James Phillips
Albert Charles
Frank Phillips

Robert Patience

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Field Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Patience

Other names: Robert

Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Dorset
India
Egypt
France
Terrace Stock, Ingatestone, Sussex

Story:
Robert Patience was born in 1871 in Motcombe, Dorset, (according to military records), the son of Joseph or Joshua or Josiah (differs in each Census) Patience and Sarah Patience. He enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment on 10th September 1890 (Service No. 3098). He transferred to the Royal Field Artillery on 24th January 1901 (Service No. 22158) and served in India and Egypt. He was awarded the India Medal 1901 and Clasp 'Tirah - North West Frontier'. He was discharged to the reserves on 9th September 1902. He married Ellen Blackman on 18th December 1904 and they had four children. Robert was re-embodied on 19th November 1914 as a Driver and served in France with the 30th Brigade, RFA. He sustained gunshot wounds to the left thigh during his service which counted towards an eventual pension. He was demobilized on 31st March 1920 and awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. His last known address in 1920, per his discharge documents, was 1 Terrace Stock, Ingatestone, Sussex. It is not know when he died.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Frank Phillips

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Field Artillery, Wiltshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Phillips

Other names: Frank

Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Wardour, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Tisbury, Wiltshire
Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire
Salisbury, Wiltshire

Story:
Frank Phillips was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset on 22 May 1885, the son of Edward George Phillips and Edith Phillips (née White). By 1901 he was living at Wardour, Tisbury, Wiltshire. He enlisted with the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment on 28th March 1901 (Service No. 6635). He transferred to the Royal Field Artillery on 3rd November 1902 (Service No. 27222) until discharged to the reserves on 2nd November 1905. He was mobilized on 5th August 1914 and served in France from 19 Aug 1914 and later discharged on 9th November 1915 having completed his term of service. He married Lucy Alice Morgan at Tisbury on 1st February 1916 but was later recalled to duty the same year and served through until demobilization on 19th February 1919 with the rank of Bombardier. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914 Star. The 1921 Census shows him living at Newport House, Braishfield, Romsey, Hampshire, working as a Farm Labourer. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 112 Hindon Lane, Tisbury, Wiltshire, where he worked as a Cowman. His death was recorded in Salisbury, Wiltshire, during 1948.

Three of Frank's siblings served in the First World War: Frederick William (b.1875) with the Dorsetshire Regiment; Albert Charles (b.1877) with the Dorsetshire Regiment and the South Wales Borderers. The youngest James (b.1886) died on 21st October 1914 while serving in France with the Wiltshire Regiment.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Albert Charles Phillips
James Phillips
Frederick William Phillips

William Henry Packer

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Somerset Light Infantry /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Packer

Other names: William Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
India
Palestine
Brookside, Batheaston, Bath, Somerset
Sedbury, Gloucestershire
South Africa
China

Story:
William Henry Packer was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset on 4 Oct 1879, the son of James John Packer and Fanny Packer (née Fussell). The family moved soon after and the first address recorded after the birth was in Batheaston, Bath, Somerset, where the father was employed on the railway. William enlisted on the 21st November 1898 and joined the Somerset Light Infantry (Service No. 5303). He served in South Africa and Northern China and was awarded the various campaign medals during this early period. During World War 1 he served with distinction in both India and Palestine and held the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant. He was discharged on pension on the 25th June 1920 following completion of his full service and was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the India Medal. The 1921 Census shows him living at 8 The Bungalows, Grahamstown Road, Sedbury, Gloucestershire, working as a Watchman and Commissionaire. The 1939 Register shows he remained at the previous address and still worked as a Commissionaire as well as being an Ambulance Driver for St. John's Ambulance His death on 25 June 1969 was registered in Bristol though he had still been a resident (and single) of Sedbury.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Henry Munday

4th August 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Defence Corps, Somerset Light Infantry /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Munday

Other names: Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Paul Street. Taunton, Somerset
Motcombe Brickyard, Motcombe, Dorset

Story:
Henry Munday was born about 1872 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Harry Munday (mother not known). Military records show a next of kin as Mrs.Gray of Motcombe Brickyard, Motcombe, Dorset. He had served in the Somerset Light Infantry from 31st August 1891 to 31st August 1898 and was then transferred to the Reserve. He married Emily Kate Oaten (née Beale), a widow, on 25th December 1900. They had at least two children. Henry was re-embodied on 10th December 1914 and was posted as a Private with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Defence Corps (Service No. 29584). He served in the UK only and was discharged on 25th March 1918 being 'not physically fit' due to varicose veins. He was issued with the Silver Badge No. 373895 together with the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at 13 Chapel Terrace, Paul Street, Taunton, Somerset, working as an Ostler. He died in 1938.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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