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Herbert William Joyce was born in 1895 in Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey and was baptised there at St. Jude's Church on 24th November 1895. He was the son of William John Joyce, a Cowman, and Elizabeth Annie Joyce (née Dennis). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Domestic Hall Boy and living with his parents in Englefield Green. He enlisted at Shaftesbury on 25th August, 1914 as a Private and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10108) and was presumably living in the area at the time. He served in the Dardanelles and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 9th August 1915 and his name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 136 to 139). He is remembered on the Berwick St. John War Memorial.

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John Lawrence was born in 1895 in Sedgehill, Wiltshire, and baptised there on 19th January 1896. He was the son of William Lawrence, a Groom, and Bessie Lawrence (née Lampard). John's mother died in 1905 and was buried at East Knoyle on 10th February 1905. By the 1911 Census, John was working as a Labourer and boarding at Pauelines Farm at South Cheriton, Somerset, whilst his father lived at 'Warthogs', Semley, Wiltshire. At the time of his enlistment at Shaftesbury on the 13th January 1915, he was single and was living at Upton Cottage, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire. He joined the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12795). He served in France & Flanders from 18th June, 1915 and moved from one Company to another within the Regiment but ended up with the 6th Battalion - where he had started. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 8th July 1916 and was buried at Dantzig Alley British War Cemetery, Mametz in France (grave id. IX.L.7). He is remembered on the Berwick St. John War Memorial.  His half brother, Frederick Harold Lampard (who later changed his surname to Lawrence) also served in the conflict and survived (For story of Frederick see under Frederick Harold Lawrence.)

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Reginald John Leah was born in 1894 in Mottisfont, Hampshire. He was the son of Humphrey Leah, a Game Keeper, and Selina Leah (née Smith). At the time of the 1911 Census they were living in Chettle, Dorset. Reginald was single, working as a Game Keeper and was a boarder at Woodlands, Berwick St. John. He enlisted on 26th August 1914 at Shaftesbury as a Private in the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10101). At the time of enlistment he had been living at Hewelsfield, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He was killed in action on 20th July 1916 and was buried at Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Wailly, Pas de Calais, France (grave id. I.F.1). He is remembered on the Berwick St. John War Memorial. His father died in 1918.