1914-1918 Archives - Page 127 of 162 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Herbert Alexander Dudman

Surname: Dudman

Other names: Herbert Alexander

Locations in this story:
Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
Hindon, Tisbury, Wiltshire
France
Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Iwerne Minster, Dorset

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Herbert Alexander Dudman was born at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1895, the son of Thomas Dudman and Emily Dudman (née Pike). His early life was spent at 16 Silver Street, Hindon, Tisbury, Wiltshire. He enlisted on 5th September 1914 and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12186). He later transferred to the 7th Battalion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers (Service No. 14950) and was promoted to Lance Corporal. During his time in France he received gunshot wounds in his back which ultimately caused tuberculosis and was the main cause for his discharge on 4th November 1919. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914/15 Star. He was also issued with the Silver War Badge (No. B331563), The King's Certificate of Service and a war pension. His last known address is not known but his parents were living at Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, per Edgar's military records. He had been working as a dairyman prior to the war but regrettably died, still single, of his disease on 31st July 1923, at Iwerne Minster, Dorset.

Source: Earlier research by Ken Baxter.

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Edgar John Dibben

14th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Field Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Dibben

Other names: Edgar John

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
France
Greensward, Wokingham, Berkshire
Bradford Street, Bolton, Lancashire
Shillingstone Lodge, The Chalk, Iwerne Minster, Dorset.
Deptford, London

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Edgar John Dibben was born at Iwerne Minster, Dorset, on 27th March 1883, the son of Police Constable Edwin John Dibben and Ellen Dibben (née Pike). He spent his early childhood at Shillingstone Lodge, The Chalk, Iwerne Minster, Dorset. He enlisted with the Royal Field Artillery on 31st August 1914 and achieved the rank of Lance Bombardier (Service No. 98037). He served in France on attachment to the 60th (Reserve) Battery though, on his return to the UK prior to discharge, he was serving as a Gymnastic Instructor. He married Elizabeth Ellen Harris on 5th March 1918 at Deptford. He was demobilized on 17th February 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1915 Star. The 1939 Register shows him living at The Cottage, Greensward, Wokingham, Berkshire and working as a Private Gardener. His wife, Elizabeth died in 1942 and he remarried Beatrice M. Hilton in 1943. There were no children of either marriage. Edgar died on 9th February 1955 at his then home, 145 Bradford Street, Bolton, Lancashire. His brothers, Frederick Charles and Edwin George, also served in the conflict and all their names appear on a Roll of Honour published privately in Iwerne Minster. Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Frederick George Dewey

13th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Dewey

Other names: Frederick George

Locations in this story:
Mansfield Farm, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
France
Tisbury, Wiltshire

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Frederick (Fred) George Dewey was born at Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire in 1888, the son of Michael Thomas Dewey and Louisa Dewey (née Scammell). He had served in the military from 13th August 1909 with the Army Service Corps (Service Nos. T118 and T4247356). He eventually held the rank of Farrier Staff Sergeant. He served mainly in the UK and France. He was demobilized on 25th February 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He married Mabel N. Pickford in 1920 (Registered at Tisbury, Wiltshire) and they had one child. His last known address was Mansfield Farm, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, per the 1911 Census which shows him working as a blacksmith. He died in 1926 (Registered at Tisbury).

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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John Richard Davis

13th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Davis

Other names: John Richard

Locations in this story:
Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France
Sturminster, Dorset

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John Richard Davis was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 29th November 1893, the son of James John Davis and Maria Davis (née Russell). He enlisted on 13th November 1914 but was not embodied until 2nd June 1915, when he joined the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. S4/111324). He was attached to the 18th and 14th Field Bakery in France. He was demobilized on 26th May 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914/15 Star. He married Ethel Gertrude Mitchell in 1926 but there were no children of the marriage. His last known address was 4 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset (per the 1939 Register) which shows him working as a Baker. His death in 1955 was registered in Sturminster, Dorset. John's brother, Ernest George, is mentioned as having served according to the St. James Church Roll of Honour published in Nov 1918. His other brother, Percival James Davis, also served and survived the conflict. Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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George Cole

13th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Cole

Other names: George

Locations in this story:
Tollard Royal, Wiltshire
Quarry Street, Keighley, Yorkshire

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George Cole was born at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1869 the son of Frederick Cole and Mary Cole (née Triggle). He married Elizabeth Bingham in Keighley, Yorkshire, on 25th May 1889. There were 5 children of the marriage. George had previous military service from 1888 to 1908. He re-enlisted with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment as a Private on 6th November 1914 (Service No. 12310). He was demobilized on 19th March 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. Unfortunately at the time of his discharge he was suffering from cancer and died at his home at 29 Quarry Street, Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1920.

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter

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William Charles Abraham Burridge

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Garrison Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Burridge

Other names: William Charles Abraham

Locations in this story:
Stoney Path, St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France

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William Charles Abraham Burridge was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 21st June 1897 the son of Frederick Burridge and Alice Bessie Burridge (née Wilmott). He enlisted on 21st October 1916 as a Gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery attached to the R.A.E. Tank Corps serving in France (Service No. 125985). He was demobilized on 14th October 1919 with a War Pension due to the effects of his service. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He re-enlisted for a period of one year in 1921 as a Territorial with the 4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment. He remained single and his last known address, per the 1939 Register, was 3 Stoney Path, St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He was employed as a Gardener. William died in 1949 and was buried at St. James' Church on 16th September 1949. Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Bertie James Brown

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brown

Other names: Bertie James

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Marylebone, London
Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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Bertie James Brown was born in Iwerne Minster, Dorset in 1891, the son of Frederick Brown and Emily Maria Brown (née Mullens). He enlisted on 7th October 1914 and joined the Army Service Corps, eventually becoming a Saddler Staff Sergeant (Service No. TS/3080). He was demobilized, with a pension due to contracting cystitis during his service, on 6th April 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1914 Star. During the war he had married Ada Blanche Weston in Marylebone, London, on 11th April 1917. There were two children of the marriage. The last known address (per the 1939 Register) was 3 Stevenage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where Bertie was working as a civilian cook for the RAF. Bertie died in 1970.

Source: Based on previous research by Ken Baxter.

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Percy Brockway

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Medical Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brockway

Other names: Percy

Locations in this story:
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France

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Percy Brockway was born at Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset in 1896, the son of Walter George Brockway and Martha Brockway (née Barter). He enlisted on 22nd November 1914 and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service Nos. 2237 and 461450). He served in France with the 2nd/3rd Wessex Field Ambulance as a Stretcher Bearer and Water Carrier and as a result he suffered from a severe hernia due to heavy lifting. He was demobilized on 15th February 1919 and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He married Nellie Charlotte Mabel Farnfield in 1927 and there was one child of the marriage. Percy's last known address was 1 Hillside Cottages, Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset (per the 1939 Register). He was in employment as a Cowman. He died in January 1964 and was buried at Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset on 31st January 1964. Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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Samuel Shell Bristol

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 King's Own Hussars /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Bristol

Other names: Samuel Shell

Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Reigate, Surrey
Shipleybridge Lane, Godstone, Surrey
Horsham, Sussex

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Samuel Shell Bristol was born on 29th December 1878 at Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Edwin Bristol and Ellen Bristol (née Combes). He had served in various Army units prior to 1914 over a period of 18 years with periods of non-military service between. He re-enlisted on 30th December 1914, becoming a Sergeant with the King's Own Hussars (Service No. 101651). He was demobilized on 24th February 1919. He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals and the 1914/15 Star. The 1921 Census shows him boarding at 56 North Street, Horsham, Sussex, described as 'Farming on own account'. He married Dorothy K. Standage in Reigate, Surrey, in 1933. There were no known children of the marriage. His last known address was in the 1939 Register at Shipleybridge Lane, Godstone, Surrey, described as a Retired Farmer. He died in Godstone in 1971.

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter.

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Alfred George Bristol

11th July 2019/in 1914-1918 Dorset Yeomanry /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Bristol

Other names: Alfred George

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Motcombe, Dorset
Mere, Wiltshire

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Alfred George Bristol was born on 1st September 1893 at Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of William Alford Bristol, a farmer, and Rosa Mary Bristol (née Bartley). He enlisted on 25th January 1912 and joined the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry, attending annual training camps until embodied on 5 Aug 1914 eventually becoming a Lance Corporal (Service No. 556). During his service in the UK only he was temporarily demobilized three times in order to run the family farm following the death, in 1909, of his father. Finally he was discharged for time expired on his service agreement and due to the needs of farming on 27th February 1916. He married Ethel Mary Perrett on 6 Apr 1921 at Mere Parish Church, Mere, Wiltshire, and they went on to have three children. The family set up home, per the 1921 Census, at the family farm North End Farm, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset. The details remained the same on the 1939 Regsiter. Alfred died in 1974 and was buried at St. Mary's Church, Motcombe.

Source: Based on original research by Ken Baxter

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