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Eldon Tichborne Hunt was born in Manston, Dorset, on 13 Nov 1876 and baptised there on 18 Apr 1878 the son of Harry Hunt, a Farmer, and Elizabeth Eleanor Hunt (nee Marshall).  He lived his early life in Manston and later East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   His father died in 1903. He married Amelia Lily Tarrant in Droxford, Hampshire, during 1907 and by 1911 was farming at Manston Farm, Manston, Dorset.   He had served in the Territorial Units of both the Hampshire Yeomanry and, from the 12 May 1910, the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 464).  He had attended the usual annual training camps rising to the rank of Corporal.  He was embodied on 5 Aug 1914 and appointed a Sergeant.  He served in the UK only and was finally discharged on 27 May 1916 having served his full time.  He had been awarded the Yeomanry Long Service Medal but no other medal records can be found.  The 1921 Census now shows him living and farming at Northwood Farm, Manston and, by the time of the 1939 Register he had moved again to Oyles Mill Farm, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, still described as a Farmer as well as being a Volunteer ARP Warden.  He had moved to Holyrood House, Shaftesbury, Dorset, by the time of his death on 23 Feb 1963.

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Percy Edwin Fisher was born in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 27 Apr 1887 and baptised there on 29 May 1887 the son of Edwin Fisher, a carpenter, and Ellen Fisher (nee Bartlett).   He lived his early life at Barkers Hill, Donhead St. Andrew, until by 1911, he was recorded visiting in Battersea, London, described as a Footman.  He had enlisted with the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12344).  He served in France and Flanders with the 7th Battalion from 21 Sep 1915 and, following his discharge on 22 Apr 1919, was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He also had a pension granted as a result of contracting malaria during his service but this ceased after 9 Sep 1920.  The 1921 Census show him boarding at 41 Westbourne Street, Pimlico, London, SW1, working as a Butler in private service. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living. still single, at 39 Bolingbroke Road, Hammersmith, London, described as a Butler & Valet (unemployed).   His death was recorded in the Westminster, London, Registry during 1957.

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Theodore Bridge Stainer was born in Semley, Wiltshire, on 9 Apr 1897 and baptised there on 16 May 1897 the son of Walter George Stainer, a Foreman Platelayer, and Mary Emma Stainer (nee Pavitt).  He spent his life locally in North End Lane, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, and later at Church Green, Semley, Wiltshire.   He had enlisted and joined the Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 29159).  He was later transferred to the Labour Corps (Service No. 97082) as he had suffered from varicose veins which had been aggravated by his service.  It is not known in which theatre of war he served in but on his discharge on 13 Oct 1919 was awarded the Victory and British War Medals plus a limited pension ending in early 1921.  The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents at The Green, Semley, noted as Unemployed. By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living at Church Green, Semley, Wiltshire, now described as a Garage Proprietor (Motors).  He remained single throughout his life and finally moved to The Lodge, Fovant, Wiltshire, where he died on 23 Jan 1975.  One of his brothers, Walter Vernon Stainer, had been killed in action but another, Percy George Stainer, had served and survived the conflict.

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Walter John Garrett was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on 2 Sep 1896 the son of Henry Maidment Garrett and Clara Ann Maidment (nee Matthews).  He lived his early life in either Underhill, East Knoyle or Leigh Lane, East Knoyle.   Though working as a Gardener he had enlisted in the Royal Navy on 2 Nov 1915 as a Cook's Mate (Service No. M16514).  He served mainly on HMS Vincent, a Dreadnought Battleship, used mainly as a support vessel. He was discharged on 11 Mar 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  The 1921 Census shows him boarding at The Bothy, Wilderness Gardens, Seal, Bodiam, Kent, working there in the gardens. He married Norah Grace Bartholemew in Maidstone, Kent, during 1925.  By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to Barn Hill, Maidstone, Kent, still working as a Gardener and a Voluntary ARP Warden.  He had moved to 17 Silver Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, by the time of his death on 25 Dec 1962.  His brother, Ethelbert Henry Garrett, also served in the conflict.

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John William Hayter was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 25 Mar 1888 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 26 Apr 1888 the only son of John Richard Hayter, a Coal Porter, and Anne Elizabeth Hayter (nee Stacey).  He lived all his early life in Shaftesbury, apart from Military Service, in Salisbury Street.   He had enlisted on 1 Mar 1916 and joined the Princess Charlotte of Wales' (Royal Berkshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 5572).  He was posted to France and Flanders on 5 Jul 1916 where he received gunshot wounds on 2 Sep 1916.  He was repatriated to the UK for treatment at the Princess Christian Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset. On recovery he was transferred to the Labour Corps on 21 Jul 1917 (Service No. 346776).  He was later further transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an Air Mechanic on 8 Nov 1917 (Service No. 106996).  (Later becoming the Royal Air Force from 1 Apr 1918.)  He was finally discharged on 2 Jul 1919 and awarded a pension as well as the Victory and British War Medals.  During his time in the services he had married Ada Florence Stacey at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, on 20 May 1917 (His home address being given as 3 Bell Street, Shaftesbury.)  The 1921 Census shows him living at 40 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Carpenter and Joiner. It is noted he joined the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers during 1923. By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living at 40 Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, described as a Carpenter.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry during 1966.