1914-1918 Archives - Page 142 of 162 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

James Young

Surname: Young

Other names: James

Locations in this story:
Fontmell Magna, Dorset
France & Flanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Kit Hill, Fontmell Magna, Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Motcombe, Dorset
Nod Cottage, Petersfield, Hampshire
St. James, Shaftesbury
Chichester, Sussex
Basingstoke, Hampshire

Story:
James Young was born in 1893 in Fontmell Magna and baptised there on 3rd September 1893. He was the son of Alfred Young, a carter on a farm, and Caroline Young (née Francis). At the time of the 1911 Census James was working as a Farm Labourer and living at 99 Kit Hill, Fontmell Magna. On 12th October 1914 he married Beatrice Ellen Brown in Basingstoke, Hampshire. At the time of his enlistment the family were living at Nod Cottage, Petersfield, Hampshire and he was working as an "Under Carter".

James enlisted in Chichester on 14th February 1916, and joined the 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment as a Private (Service No. G/8752). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British and 15 Star medals. He died on 20th August 1916 and his name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier and Face 7C). His widow Beatrice was awarded a pension of 15s (75p.) per week for herself and her son. By 1917 she had moved from Petersfield to 2, St James, Shaftesbury. In 1918 she married Frederick Toogood and they lived in Enmore Green. James is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

His brother, Alfred Young, also served but survived the conflict.

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

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Alfred Young

James Gatehouse Brickell

Surname: Brickell

Other names: James Gatehouse

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
Greece
Karasouli Military Cemetery, Polykastro, Greece
Enmore Green, Dorset
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
New Road, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire
Pearse Ravine Cemetery
King's Lane, Motcombe, Dorset

Story:
James Gatehouse Brickell was born in 1882 in Shaftesbury. His name was registered as 'James' but he was baptised at Motcombe Church, on 31st December, 1882, with the additional christian name of Gatehouse. He used both names throughout his life. He was the son of Elijah Brickell, a Plasterer, and Anne Elizabeth Brickell (née Gatehouse). By 1901 James had moved to Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire to live with his sister. On the 24th July, 1904, he married Bessie Harriett Bailey in Rickmansworth. By the time of the 1911 Census they had a daughter, were living in Rickmansworth and he was working as a Plasterer. His parents were living in Kings Lane, Motcombe. Later in that year Bessie died and in 1915 he married Annie Margaret Sears. They lived at 239 New Road, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth.

James enlisted in Bedford on 1st December, 1915, but was not mobilized until 5th June, 1916, as a Private in the 3rd Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment (Service No. 25611). On the 29th October, 1916, he was transferred to the 3rd Battalion of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment (Service No. 26503). At the time of his death 20th May 1917 he was serving in Greece with the 9th (S) Battalion, 'C' Company of the Regiment. He was was buried initially at a small cemetery called Pearse Ravine Cemetery near the Serbian border but in 1919 the 74 bodies from that site were transferred to Karasouli Military Cemetery, Polykastro, Greece (grave id. E.1182) along with bodies from other battlefield sites.

At the time of his death his wife, Annie, was still living at 239 New Road, and was granted a widow's pension the equivalent to 93p for herself and James' daughter. James was awarded the Victory and British War medals and is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset.

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Walter Frederick Gibbons

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Somerset Light Infantry /by Ann Symons

Surname: Gibbons

Other names: Walter Frederick

Locations in this story:
Acton, Middlesex
France & Flanders
Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery,Hainaut, Belgium
Church Road, Acton, Middlesex
Motcombe, Dorset
Taunton
Sunningdale Park, Windsor
Chiswick, Middlesex
Heston, Middlesex
Tooting Graveney, Wandsworth
West Ealing, Middlesex

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Walter Frederick Gibbons was born in 1880 in Acton, Middlesex. He was the son of Arthur Gibbons, a house decorator, and Mary Ann Gibbons ( née Powley). By 1901 Walter's mother was living with her father in Chiswick whilst his father, Arthur, had been placed in the Heston, Middlesex, workhouse and was described as an 'imbecile'. He later died in 1906. Walter had by then found work as a Domestic Stable Helper at Sunningdale Park, Windsor. On the 23rd December, 1908, he married Sarah Ellen (known as Nellie) Arnold at Tooting Graveney, Wandsworth, London.

At the time of the 1911 Census, Walter was a Regular Soldier in the Somerset Light Infantry (Service No. 5371) based at The Barracks, The Depot, 13th Prince Albert's Light Infantry & Military Hospital, Mount Street, Taunton, at which time he held the rank of Sergeant. His wife was living in married quarters also in Taunton. Walter's mother was then living in West Ealing, Middlesex. In the First World War Walter served in France & Flanders and at the time of his death he was with the 1st Battalion of the Regiment. He died on 1st March 1915 and was buried at Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium, in Flanders (grave id. I C 2). He was awarded the Victory, British War and 14 Star medals and was posthumously Mentioned in Dispatches on 22nd June 1915. He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset. His wife is recorded in the 1939 Register as living at 'Clovelly' in Motcombe, (near the village shop.)

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Charles Henry Arney

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Arney

Other names: Charles Henry

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Thiepval Memorial, France
Brickhill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Motcombe, Dorset
The Balkans

Story:
Charles Henry Arney was born in December, 1891 in Shaftesbury and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury on 11th January, 1892. He was the son of Henry Arney, an agricultural labourer, and Emma Jane Arney (née Foot). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as an Ostler at an inn and living at Brickhill, Enmore Green. He enlisted in Shaftesbury as a Private in the Dorsetshire Regiment joining the 5th Battalion (Service No. 10871). He served in the Balkans as well as France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died on 26th September 1916 and his name appears on the Thiepval Memorial in France (Pier & Face 7 B). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

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Richard Eustace Grosvenor

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Horse Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Grosvenor

Other names: Richard Eustace

Locations in this story:
Christchurch, Hampshire
France
Vermelles British Cemetery, Vermelles, Pas de Calais, France
Motcombe, Dorset
Haileybury, School, Ashwell, Herts.
Nowshera, North West Frontier, India
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Common

Story:
Richard Eustace Grosvenor was born on 27th January, 1883, in Christchurch, Hampshire. He was the son of Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge, and his second wife, Eleanor Beatrice Grosvenor (née Hamilton-Stubber). Richard attended at Haileybury School, Ashwell, Herts, and by 1901 had become a 'Gent Cadet' at The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Common. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and a Regular Soldier serving with the Royal Field Artillery at Nowshera, North West Frontier, India. He was commissioned in the Royal Horse Artillery and at the time of his death held the rank of Captain. His mother died in 1911 and his father in 1912. The eldest son, Hugh, became the new Baron Stalbridge.

Richard was posted to France on 6th November, 1914. He was awarded the Military Cross, Victory, British War and 14 Star medals as well as being Mentioned in Despatches. He died on 13th October 1915 and was buried at Vermelles British Cemetery, Vermelles, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. I.H.14). He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset, on the Roll of Honour at Haileybury School and the Royal Artillery Commemoration Roll.

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Frederick Cecil Bowles

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Fusiliers /by Ann Symons

Surname: Bowles

Other names: Frederick Cecil

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Varennes Military Cemetery, Varennes, Somme, France
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Motcombe, Dorset
Heywood Garage, Westbury, Wiltshire
Lower Langham, Gillingham, Dorset
Gillingham, Dorset
Rochester, Kent
Shaftesbury Workhouse, Breach Lane

Story:
Frederick Cecil Bowles was born and registered in 1895 in Shaftesbury as Cecil Frederick Bowles but was baptised in Gillingham on 17th January, 1896 with the christian names reversed. His mother, Sarah Ann Bowles, was described in the Parish Register as a 'single'woman'. By 1901 Sarah was living at Lower Langham, Gillingham with her father and her three children. At the time of the 1911 Census Frederick was boarding and working as a domestic gardener at Heywood Garage, Westbury, Wiltshire, whilst his mother had by then entered Shaftesbury Workhouse in Breach Lane. He enlisted in Rochester, Kent, as a Private in the 8th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (Service No. G/1906). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died of wounds on the Somme on 5th August 1916 and was buried at Varennes Military Cemetery, Varennes, Somme, France, (grave id. I.A.5). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

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Ernest John Inkpen

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Engineers /by Ann Symons

Surname: Inkpen

Other names: Ernest John

Locations in this story:
Egypt
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Ismalia, Egypt
Behind Town, Shillingstone, Dorset
Shaftesbury
Motcombe, Dorset

Story:
Ernest John Inkpen was born on 3rd August, 1895 in Shillingstone, Dorset, and was baptised there on 27th October, 1895. He was the son of John Reece Bradford Inkpen, a Postman, and Martha Inkpen (née Newman). His siblings included Walter, (b.1887), and Bertram, (b.1898), both of whom died in the war. At the time of the 1911 Census Ernest was single, working as an Office Clerk and living at Behind Town, Shillingstone, Dorset.

He enlisted at Shaftesbury on 18th December, 1914, as a Private in the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 12640). He later transferred, as a Sapper, to the Royal Engineers (Service No. 173268), on 20th April 1916 and joined the 276th Railway Company, Heavy Artillery, based in Ismalia, Egypt. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died on 9th September 1916 from Enteric Fever and was buried at Ismalia War Memorial Cemetery, Ismalia, Egypt (grave id. A.7). He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset, and also on the War Memorial at the Church of the Holy Rood, Shillingstone. Whilst his brother, Walter, also appears on the Motcombe memorial, there is no mention in the area of his brother, Bertram.

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Albert Brine

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Engineers, Royal Garrison Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Brine

Other names: Albert

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy
Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury
Italy
St. John's Church, Enmore Green
11th General Hospital, Genoa

Story:
Albert Brine was born in 1887 in Shaftesbury and baptised at St. John's Church, Enmore Green on 20th February 1887. He was the son of John Brine, a contractor/haulier, and Louisa Brine (née Prior). His siblings included Frank, born in 1889, who also died in the war. Other brothers, Douglas Harold (b.1895) and Percival both served and survived. Cousin Reginald Brine served in the Royal Navy and lost his life. At the time of the 1911 Census Albert was single, working as a road contractor/carter and living at the family home on Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green. Prior to this he had enlisted with the 44th Company, 3rd Depot of the Royal Garrison Artillery (Service No. 20661). He served for three years from 9th September 1907, then went into the reserves.

He was mobilized on 11th August 1914 and served with various Batteries within the Royal Garrison Artillery until he was transferred to the Royal Engineers on 28th May 1917 (New Service No. 252577). At the time of his death he held the rank of Corporal. He served in France & Flanders and towards, the end of the conflict, was posted to Italy. Whilst there he was awarded the Bronze Medal for Military Valour by the Italian Government, an announcement of which appeared in the London Gazette on 10th September 1918. He was also awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He contracted influenza and died on 29th October 1918 at the 11th General Hospital, Genoa. He had been attached to the 15th Brigade of the Royal Garrison Artillery, Signal Sub-Section, R.E. He was buried at Staglieno Cemetery, Piazzale Resasco, Genoa, Italy (grave id. I.D.11). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

Albert's cousin Reginald Henry Brine served in the Royal Navy during the war but sadly died in 1918 on board HMS Lion.

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Photographs of Albert Brine and the Brine family home on Sherborne Causeway provided by Nigel Garrett.

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Douglas Harold Brine
Frank Brine
Reginald Henry Brine

Walter Inkpen

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Inkpen

Other names: Walter

Locations in this story:
Gallipoli, Turkey
Helles Memorial, Turkey
Behind Town, Shillingstone, Dorset
Motcombe, Dorset
Shaftesbury
Exeter

Story:
Walter Inkpen was born on 1st July 1887, in Shillingstone, Dorset, and was baptised there on 11th September, 1887. He was the son of John Reece Bradford Inkpen, a Postman, and Martha Inkpen (née Newman). His siblings included Ernest John, (b. 1895) and Bertram (b. 1898) both of whom died in the war. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a clerk and living at Behind Town, Shillingstone, Dorset.

He enlisted at Shaftesbury on 8th September, 1914 and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 11001) as a Private but rapidly rose through the ranks to Sergeant by 1st April 1915. He served at Gallipoli and was awarded the Victory, British War and 14/15 Star medals. He was killed in action at Gallipoli and his name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 136 to 139). He is remembered on the Motcombe War Memorial, Dorset, and on the War Memorial at the Church of the Holy Rood, Shillingstone, Dorset. Whilst his brother, Ernest, also appears on the Motcombe memorial there is no mention of Bertram. When the 1914/15 Star was sent to his family in 1920, his mother had to remind the authorities that he was a Sergeant not a Private as inscribed on the medal. This was put right by the Records Office in Exeter and a new medal issued in August, 1921.

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Frank Brine

10th June 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Horse Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Brine

Other names: Frank

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury
France & Flanders
Bailleui Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleui, Nord, France
Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green
Gillingham, Dorset
Motcombe

Story:
Frank Brine was born in 1889 in Shaftesbury. He was the son of John Brine, a contractor/haulier, and Louisa Brine (née Prior). His siblings included Albert, born in 1887, who also died in the war and other brothers, Douglas Harold (b.1895) served in the Navy before and during the war, and Percival who also survived. At the time of the 1911 Census Frank was single and living on Sherborne Causeway, Enmore Green. He enlisted in Gillingham, Dorset, on 5th January 1915 and joined the 15th Reserve Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery (Service No. 58979). He was posted to the British Expeditionary Force in France on 24th May 1915 and was promoted to the rank of Bombardier on 8th February 1916. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 15 Star medals. He died on 31st July 1917 whilst serving with 'C' Battery, 123rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was buried at Bailleui Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleui, Nord, France, (near the Belgian border) (grave id. III.D.299). He is remembered on the war memorials at Motcombe and Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.

Frank's cousin Reginald Henry Brine served in the Royal Navy during the war but sadly died in 1918 on board HMS Lion.

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Photographs of Frank Brine and the Brine family home on Sherborne Causeway provided by Nigel Garrett.

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Douglas Harold Brine
Albert Brine
Reginald Henry Brine