1914-1918 Archives - Page 146 of 162 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Edwin William Jolliffe

Surname: Jolliffe

Other names: Edwin William

Locations in this story:
East Knoyle, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Ascq Communal Cemetery, Ascq, Nord Pas de Calais, FrFrance
The Green, East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Devizes, Wiltshire

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Edwin William Jolliffe was born in 1896 in East Knoyle and baptised there on 23rd February, 1896. He was the son of William Jolliffe, a Mason, and Caroline Mary Jolliffe (née Curtis). His siblings included Fred and Victor Henry, born in 1894 and 1897 respectively, both of whom died in the war whereas Reginald Percy Jolliffe served and survived. At the time of the 1911 Census, he was single, working as a Farm Labourer and living at the family home in The Green, East Knoyle, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Devizes, Wiltshire, as a Private in the 12th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry (Service No. 42286). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died of wounds on 21st October 1918 and was buried at Ascq Communal Cemetery, Ascq, Nord Pas de Calais, France (grave id. A.7). He is remembered on the East Knoyle War Memorial. (NB The War Memorial shows him as 'Edward' whereas all records have him as 'Edwin'.)

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Fred Jolliffe
Victor Henry Jolliffe

Those Who Fell on Ebbesbourne Wake Memorial

Charles Brownsey

Surname: Brownsey

Other names: Charles

Locations in this story:
Trent, Somerset
France & Flanders
Bedford House Cemetery, Yores, West Flanders, Belgium
Winton, Christchurch, Hampshire
East Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire
Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire
Devizes, Wiltshire

Story:
Charles Brownsey was born in the final quarter of 1878 in Trent, Somerset. He was the son of George Brownsey, a Labourer, and Henrietta Celia Brownsey (née James). At the time of the 1901 Census he was single, working as bus driver and boarding out with a family in Winton, Christchurch, Hampshire. His mother died in 1905. By the 1911 Census he was working as a farm labourer and living with his sister's family at Horsedown Cottages, East Meon, near Petersfield, Hampshire. He enlisted in Devizes, Wiltshire and joined the 8th (City of London) Battalion of the Post Office Rifles (Service No. 8591). He served in France & Flanders and at the time of his death held the rank of Rifleman. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 18th February 1917 and was buried at Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (grave id. Enclosure No.4 I.E.13). He is remembered on the Ebbesbourne Wake War Memorial.

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Fred Jolliffe

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Wiltshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Jolliffe

Other names: Fred

Locations in this story:
East Knoyle
France & Flanders
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders
The Green, East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Salisbury

Story:
Fred Jolliffe was born in 1894 in East Knoyle and baptised there on 3rd June, 1894. He was the son of William Jolliffe, a Mason, and Caroline Mary Jolliffe (née Curtis). His siblings included Edwin William and Victor Henry, born in 1896 and 1897 respectively, who both died in the war whereas Reginald Percy Jolliffe served and suvived. At the time of the 1911 Census, he was single, working as a Farm Labourer and living at the family home in The Green, East Knoyle, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Salisbury as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 9101). He later transferred to the 1st Battalion and served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals. He was missing presumed dying of wounds on 18th May 1915 and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres (Panel 53). He is remembered on the East Knoyle War Memorial.

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Victor Henry Jolliffe

Those Who Fell on Ebbesbourne Wake Memorial 2

Reginald George Dimmer

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Wiltshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Dimmer

Other names: Reginald George

Locations in this story:
Bowerchalke, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Topp Hill, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire

Story:
Reginald George Dimmer was born on 12th April, 1897 in Bowerchalke, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 13th May, 1897. He was the son of George Edward Dimmer, a carter working on a farm, and Kate Elizabeth Dimmer (née Foyle). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Farm Hand and living at Topp Hill, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Salisbury as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 33230). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 30th July 1917 and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium (Panel 53). He is remembered on the Ebbesbourne Wake War Memorial.

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Harry Gillingham

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Engineers /by Ann Symons

Surname: Gillingham

Other names: Harry

Locations in this story:
France & Flanders
Arras Memorial, France
St. John the Baptish Church, Charlton, Wiltshire
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Ludwell, Wiltshire
Melksham, Wiltshire

Story:
Harry Gillingham was born in 1889 in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire. He was the son of John Gillingham, a Market Gardener, and Clara Gillingham (née Ingram). At the time of the 1911 Census, he was working as a Wheelwright and living with his brother John at The Hollies, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire. On 23rd December, 1912, he married Daisy Millicent Rogers at St. John the Baptist Church, Charlton, Wilshire. There were two children of the marriage: Joseph H.(b.1913) and Ernest P. (b.30 March 1917).

Harry enlisted as a Sapper in the Royal Engineers (Service No. 160194). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died whilst serving with the 2nd Special Company of the Royal Engineers on 23rd June 1917 and his name appears on the Arras Memorial (Bay 1). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell.

At the time of his death his wife was living at Hope Cottage, Donhead St. Mary. She did not remarry and by the 1939 register was living with her son Ernest, in Melksham, Wiltshire.

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Claude Miles Hall

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 King's Royal Irish Hussars, Northumberland Fusiliers /by Ann Symons

Surname: Hall

Other names: Claude Miles

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Bray Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France
Hillside Farm, Shaftesbury
Ludwell, Wiltshire
Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Dublin, Ireland

Story:
Claude Miles Hall was born in 1893 in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire. (Registry Office entry shows him as 'Claud'). He was the son of William Hall, a farmer, and Annie Elizabeth Hall (née Miles). He attended Shaftesbury Grammar School from September 1905 to December 1907. When he left school he became a farmer and at the time of the 1911 Census he was single and living at Hillside Farm, Shaftesbury.

On a list of old boys who have recently joined up, the June 1917 edition of the Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine shows that Claude had enlisted in Dublin, Ireland, and joined the 8th (King’s Royal Irish) Hussars (Service No. H/35308). In March 1918 it is noted that he visited the school while home on leave. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. At the time of his death he was attached to the 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers and held the rank of Private. He was killed in France on 22nd August 1918 and was re-interred buried in the Bray Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France (grave id. II.J.21), having been moved from a nearby temporary battlefield burial. He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell and on the memorial at Shaftesbury School. Claude's brother, Alfred John Reginald (aka Reginald) Hall, also served in the conflict, but survived.

His name was also included on a hand written list of Shaftesbury Grammar School old boys serving during the war. An asterix can be seen next to Claude's name, indicating that he had died. The board is now at Gold Hill Museum.

Printed Sources:
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, June 1917
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, March 1918
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, November 1918

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Albert Hayter

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Service Corps /by Ann Symons

Surname: Hayter

Other names: Albert

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
St. John the Baptist Church, Charlton Cemetery, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Salisbury Road, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Albert Hayter was born on 16th April, 1893 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and was baptised at Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset on 21st May, 1893. He was the son of Henry M. Hayter, a Market Gardener, and Emily Georgina Hayter (née Harris). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and living in Salisbury Road, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire. On the 8th May, 1912, he enlisted in the Territorial Forces and joined the T & S Col, 1st SWM Brigade (Service No. T182) - this was the precursor of the Army Service Corps which came into being in 1914. He transferred to the Army Service Corps as a Driver on 11th September, 1916 (Service No. T4/247397). Though he did not serve abroad he was eventually discharged as unfit on 2nd April, 1917, on the grounds he was no longer physically fit for military service whilst suffering from Tubercular Laryngitis. He received the Silver War Badge (No. 154013) and was qualified for the Victory and British War medals though there is no record on his medal cards. He died on 24th August 1918 and was buried in a War Graves Commission marked grave at St. John the Baptist Church, Charlton Cemetery, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, (grave id. II.13). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell. His mother continued to receive a dependents allowance for a period after Albert's passing - certainly up until 1924.

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Marcus Jenkins

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Royal Marine Artillery /by Ann Symons

Surname: Jenkins

Other names: Marcus

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery, Sierra Leone
Ludwell, Wiltshire
Devonport, Plymouth

Story:
Marcus Jenkins was born in 21st October, 1871 in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire. He was the son of Eli Jenkins, a farmer, and Sarah Jenkins (née Witt). There is no record of Marcus at home in the 1901 Census and it is possible he was already in the Marines. At the time of the 1911 Census he was single and a Sergeant in the Royal Marine Artillery (Service No. RMA/5814), stationed at H.M.S. Warrior in Devonport, Plymouth. Later records up until his death show him as a Gunner. In 1911 he was awarded the Coronation Durbar medal for service on the Guard of Honour to the visiting Royalty. For his service during the war he was awarded the Victory, British and 14/15 Star medals. He died "by means other than disease, accident or enemy action" on 29th July 1918 on board HMS Africa and was buried at Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery (grave id. 1.F.11). At the time of death his next of kin was his brother, Charles Jenkins, who lived at Donhead St. Mary, his father having died in 1917. Marcus is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell.

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Henry John Lucas

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Lucas

Other names: Henry "Harry" John

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Le Touret Memorial, Richelbourg-l'Avour, Pas de Calais, France
Wolverton, Zeals, Wiltshire
Ludwell, Wiltshire
India

Story:
Henry John Lucas, sometimes known as Harry, was born in 1882 in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 8th June, 1882. He was the son of Andrew Lucas, a Farm Worker, and Emma Lucas née Read. By 1911 census the family lived at Wolverton, Zeals, Wiltshire. On 1st October, 1898, Harry had enlisted as a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 3877). By the time of the 1911 Census he was serving in India. He re-enlisted in Dorchester, having completed his original service with the regiment, for a second time, with the 1st Battalion and a new Service No. 5816. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914 Star medals. He died on 22nd October 1914 and his name appears on Le Touret Memorial, Richelbourg-l'Avour, Pas de Calais, France (Panel 22 and 23). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell. Henry's father died in 1915.

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Leonard Charles Rogers

4th April 2017/in 1914-1918 Wiltshire Regiment /by Ann Symons

Surname: Rogers

Other names: Leonard Charles

Locations in this story:
Tisbury, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Tyne Cot Memorial, Flanders
Horse Hill, Coombe, Shaftesbury
Ludwell, Wiltshire

Story:
Leonard Charles Rogers was born in 1899 in Tisbury, Wiltshire. He was the son of Edwin Charles Rogers, a Farm Labourer, and Bessie Rogers (nee Thompson). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, a Scholar and living at Horse Hill, Coombe, Shaftesbury. He enlisted in Devizes, Wiltshire, as a Private in the 6th Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment (Service No. 35744). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory and British War medals. He died on 10th April 1918 and his name appears on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 119 to 120). He is remembered on the war memorial at Ludwell.

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