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Frederick George Haskett was born in 1896 in Weymouth, Dorset. He was the son of Alfred Haskett, a carpenter on an estate, and Harriet Haskett (née Lawrence). His siblings included Harry Charles, born in 1894, who also died in the war. At the time of the 1911 Census Frederick was single, working as a Telegram Messenger and living at 75 Penn Hill, Bedchester. He enlisted in Dorchester on 14th December, 1914, as a Private and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 12617). Whilst serving in the Dardanelles he was wounded in the left leg and left side. He recovered and eventually embarked for France with his Battalion on 3rd July, 1916, arriving on 9th July, 1916. For his service in France & Flanders and the Dardanelles he was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He was reported killed in action on 13th June 1917 and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres in Flanders (Panel 37). He is remembered on the Fontmell Magna War Memorial, Shaftesbury. His father died in 1922 just before the memorial had been set up.

Further reading: "Fontmell Magna and the First World War", compiled by Chris Bellers, Fontmell Magna Village Archive Society, 2014.

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John Eli Phillip Day was born on 24th May, 1881, in Manston, Dorset and baptised there on 19th June, 1881. He was the son of inn keeper Eli Day, who ran the Museum Hotel, Farnham, Dorset, and Mary Churchill Day (née Jeans). His father, Eli, died in 1901 shortly followed by his mother, Mary, on 1902. On 14th November 1905 John married Ellen (known as Nellie) Courage at Shillingstone, Dorset. There was one son of the marriage, born in 1912. At the time of the 1911 Census, John was, like his father beforehand, running the Museum Hotel, Farnham, Dorset.

He enlisted at Farnham and joined the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 27178) and at the time of his death held the rank of Corporal. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died of wounds on 13th November 1917 and was buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium (grave id. XIII.F.1). He is remembered on the Farnham War Memorial in St. Lawrence's Church.