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Benjamin Hawkins was born in Pimperne, Dorset, on 15 Jun 1898 and baptised there on 7 Aug 1898 the son of George Hawkins and Bessie Ann Hawkins (nee Miles).  He lived his early life in Pimperne and Newtown, Farnham, Dorset, where his father was licensee of the local inn.  He had enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps on 3 Apr 1917 (the Royal Air Force from 1 Apr 1918) as an Airman Class 3 (later Private Class 1) (Service No. 69669).  He served in France and Flanders as both a Motor Cyclist as well as a Batman.  He was finally discharged on 15 Aug 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows him then living in Winterbourne St. Martin, Dorset. He married Emily Herring at the Parish Church, St. Marylebone, London, on 7 Jan 1923.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 34 Winterbourne Road, Poole, Dorset, working as a Bus Driver.  His death was recorded in the Blandford Cottage Hospital, Blandford, Dorset, on 3 Apr 1949.

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William Arthur Attwooll was born in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, on 14 May 1898 the son of Arthur Attwooll, a Grocer, and Elizabeth Attwooll (nee Bennett).  He lived his early life in Tollard Royal until about 1907 when he moved with his family to 47 Ridley Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire.  He enlisted on 5 Sep 1916 and joined the Army Veterinary Corps as a Private (Service No. SE 21224).  He served in the UK only and was regrettably discharged on 9 Apr 1917 being physically unfit for further service.  He was awarded the Silver War Badge No. 181961.  No other medal records have been found.   His marriage to Annie Mabel Rayment was recorded at the Blandford, Dorset, Registry, during 1926.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 7 Hawden Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, working as a ' Concreter' at the Holton Cordite Factory.  He was also in the Auxilary Artillery Service as a Gunner (Service No. 1460292) at the 77th Battery, Holton, Heath, Dorset.   By the time of his death on 7 Jan 1981 he was living at 'Inca', Glebe Road, Lytchett Maltravers, Dorset, where he was buried locally on 13 Jan 1961.

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Albert Percy White was born in Charlton, Donhead St, Mary, Wiltshire, on 25 Apr 1898 and baptised at the nearby Birdbush Chapel on 16 Jun 1898 the son of Albert White and Anne Sophia White (nee Alder). His father died in 1905. He lived his early life in 17 Charlton, Donhead St. Mary and for a short period in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire.  He enlisted on 10 May 1916 but was not embodied until 2 May 1918 joining the Machine Gun Corps as a Private (Service No. 187164).  He served with the 8th (Reserve) Battalion and later the 116th Training Reserves at Belton Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire, the main MGC Training Camp.  He was discharged on 20 Feb 1919 but no medal records have been found.   The 1921 Census shows him living with his widowed mother still in Charlton, Donhead St. Mary working as a Farm Labourer. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to Pouldens Farm, Tisbury, Wiltshire, now described as the Working Farm Manager and still single.   His death was recorded at Sturminster, Dorset, during 1970.

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Harold Fred White was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 2 Oct 1897 and baptised at St. James Church, Shaftesbury, on 24 Oct 1897 the son of Charles White, an Engine Fitter, and Emily Lila White (nee Rolls).  He lived his early life in St. James Street, Shaftesbury, until by 1916 he had moved to Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales, to work as a Miner.  He had enlisted on the 28 Jan 1916 but was not embodied until 1 May 1918 joining the Reserve Battalion of the Welsh Guards as a Guardsman (Service No. 5242).  He trained as a Lewis Gunner but remained in the UK throughout his service and was discharged on 10 Jan 1919.  There are no medal records in this case.  His marriage to Elizabeth Sage was recorded in Pontypridd during 1920.  He traveled to New Jersey, USA, from Southampton, Hampshire, in 1923 where he applied for and gained naturalization on 25 Jul 1923.  He completed US Army Draft papers on 15 Feb 1942 where he gave his address as 70 North Willow Street, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey but there is no evidence that he actually served in WW2.   His death was recorded in New Jersey, USA, on 5 Jul 1984.

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Stephen Charles Sharp (see notes below) was born in Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 10 Apr 1896 (see notes below) and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, on 16 Aug 1896 the son of Frederick William Sharp (see notes below) and Bessie Albertina Sharp (nee Denbeigh).  He lived his early life in French Mill Lane, Cann, until by 1911 the family had moved to Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   His marriage to Rose May Bartlett was registered in Shaftesbury, Dorset, during 1915.  He had enlisted with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 25034).  He served with the 11th General Service Battalion but it is not known in which theatre of war he actually served in but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents-in-law at 178 Mount Pleasant Road, Ebbw Vale, working as a General Labourer. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 11 Church Street, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales, still described as a General Labourer.  His death was recorded at the Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Registry on 8 Apr 1958. (Notes:  (1) The name has been frequently spelt as 'Sharpe' but as he and his father before him were both registered as 'Sharp' this has been used.  (2) The 1939 Register gives a differing date of birth but the Parish Register is clear on this point. (3) His christian names have also been reversed in later records thus his birth name order has been used.)