1914-1918 Archives - Page 31 of 164 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Ernest Edwin Gatehouse

29th March 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Gatehouse

Other names: Ernest Edwin

Locations in this story:
Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Sturminster, Dorset
Berwick St. John, Wiltshire

Story:
Ernest Edwin Gatehouse was born on 12 Mar 1878 in Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, the son of William Henry Gatehouse and Clara Madonna Gatehouse (nee Gray). Apart from his military service, he spent all his life in the Donhead St. Mary area. He married Edith Helen Case in Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, on 6 May 1903 and by 1911 was employed as a Domestic Coachman. He had enlisted in the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman (Service No. P.Z/1404). His rank on discharge was Able Seaman and he was awarded the British War Medal only. The Service Records are no longer available but from indications given he left the service sometime in 1917. Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register show he was living at Park Gates, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, working as a Stockman and Handyman. His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1957. His father and seven of his brothers all served in the conflict for which details can be found in the link below.

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William Henry Gatehouse

28th March 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Gatehouse

Other names: William Henry

Locations in this story:
Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire
Stepney, Middlesex
Tisbury, Wiltshire
Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire

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William Henry Gatehouse was born in Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, in 1852 the son of William Gatehouse, a Tailor and Draper, and Mary Ann Gatehouse (nee Adams). He lived all his life apart from when an Apprentice Tailor in Stepney, Middlesex, for a few years. Whilst boarding out in Stepney he had married Clara Madonna Gray at St. Dunstan's and All Saints Church, Stepney, on 11 Sep 1877. They went on to have twelve children (nine boys and three girls - for details of eight of the sons who also served and survived in the conflict see the links below). Shortly after the outbreak of the war, William, who had been a Territorial member of the Dorsetshire Yeomanry, had enlisted on 14 Jun 1915 and joined the No. 2 Supply Company of the 4th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 5796). At some point he transferred to the Regular Army with Service No. 20886 and served with the 5th Battalion in the UK only. He was further transferred to the Royal Defence Corps (Service No. 10339) on 29 Apr 1916 and served with the 260th and 300th Companies. He was discharged on the 29 Aug 1917 (at the age of 65 years) being unfit for further duty and awarded the Silver War Badge No. 237965. He was also in receipt of a small pension. The 1921 Census shows he was living in The Street, Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary. Wiltshire, described as a Retired Tailor. He died on 26 Oct 1930 whilst living in Church Hill, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, which event was recorded at the Tisbury, Wiltshire, Registry.

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Harry Ives

19th March 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Ives

Other names: Harry

Locations in this story:
Marylebone, London
Caundle Stourton, Dorset
Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Mesopotamia
Baghdad, Iraq
Shaftesbury, Dorset

Story:
Harry Ives is presumed to have been born in Marylebone, London, during 1895 (1901 Census) though no details of his parents can be found except on the War Graves Commission citation which says 'Son of William and Alice Ives of Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset' though no evidence of their residency has been found in Stour Row. The first indication of him is in the 1901 Census where he is shown living with three other siblings, Alice, Florence and William, in the home of Frances Crocker and Marion Crocker, single School Teacher sisters, in Main Street, Caundle Stourton, Dorset. He later moved to live as a boarder with a widow, Christian Tucker, in Green Lane, Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He was described as a Wheelwright's Apprentice. He had enlisted in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment as Private (Service No. 17364). He was serving with the 'A' Company, 2nd Battalion in Mesopotamia where he died of pneumonia on 24 Dec 1917 and ultimately was buried in the Baghdad (North Gate) Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq, (Grave Ref: 1. A. 1.). He was posthumously awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He is remembered on the All Saints Church war memorial, now in the Stour Row Village Hall. In finalizing his affairs, Marion Crocker (who had by then married Thomas Andrews, a Carpenter and Wheelwright, of The Post Office, Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset,) had obtained Letters of Adminstration on Harry's behalf and dealt with his final affairs.

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Edward Charles Treasure

19th March 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Treasure

Other names: Edward Charles

Locations in this story:
Stour Provost, Dorset
France & Flanders
Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gwalia, Belgium

Story:
Charles Edward Treasure was born in Stour Provost, Dorset, in 1898 and baptised there on 10 Jul 1898 the son of John Treasure and Elizabeth Treasure (nee Redwood). He lived his early life in Stour Provost. His mother. Elizabeth, died in 1902 and it appears he was then living in Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He had enlisted in Dorchester, Dorset, and joined the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. 37619) later transferring to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (Service No 60935). He was serving in France and Flanders with the 154th Company when he was killed in action on 22 Jul 1917 and finally buried in the Gwalia Cemetery, Gawalia, Belgium, (Grave Ref: 1. D. 12.). He was posthumously awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He is remembered on the All Saints Church war memorial, now in the Stour Row Village Hall.

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Henry John Haskett

19th March 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Haskett

Other names: Henry John

Locations in this story:
Stour Provost, Dorset
Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Arras, France
Gillingham, Dorset

Story:
Henry John Haskett was born in Stour Provost, Dorset, in 1888 and baptised there on 21 Sep 1888 the son of Charles Haskett and Ellen Haskett (nee Shute). He lived his early life in and around Stour Provost until by 1911 he was living in Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a House Painter. His father, Charles, died during 1912. He had enlisted in Gillingham, Dorset, and joined the Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner (Service No. 135294) later transferring to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) as a Private (Service No. 58508). He served with the 59th Battalion in France and Flanders where he was reported missing presumed killed on 21 Mar 1918. He was posthumously awarded the Victory and British War Medals and his name appears on the Arras Memorial, Arras, France, (Bay 10). He is remembered on the All Saints Church war memorial, now in the Stour Row Village Hall.

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Charles William Jelliffe

19th March 2022/in 1914-1918 Royal Navy /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Jelliffe

Other names: Charles William

Locations in this story:
Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire
Devonport, Devon
Coronel, Chile
Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Plymouth, Devon

Story:
Charles William Jelliffe was born in Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, on 9th March 1885 and baptised there on 17th May 1885, the son of Julia Jelliffe (baptismal records indicate she was a single woman). He lived his early life in Compton Chamberlayne until he joined the Royal Navy at Devonport, Devon, on 2nd June 1904 as a Stoker 2nd Class (Service No. 306653). He served on various ships and shore bases during his service and achieved the rank of Mechanician (Chief Petty Officer). He was deployed to HMS Monmouth on 29th July 1914 and sailed for the South Pacific region where the ship was involved with the German Fleet which included the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. The Monmouth sank off the coast of Coronel, Chile, with the loss of all hands, on 1st November 1914. Charles's death was officially recorded on 1st January 1915 and he was posthumously awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914 Star. His name appears on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, on Panel 2. He is also remembered on the All Saints Church war memorial, now in the Stour Row Village Hall. His mother had married Mark Myall on 13th December 1905, moving to Stour Row and, by 1919, was living at the Fox and Hounds Inn.

Photographs of Plymouth Naval Memorial by Paul Symons and Syd Symons

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The National Archives
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Bertie Charles Brooks

25th February 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Brooks

Other names: Bertie Charles

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Weymouth, Dorset
Sturminster, Dorset

Story:
Bertie Charles Brooks (the name he was registered with was frequently reversed as Charles Bertie Brooks) was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 11 Sep 1893 and baptised there (as Bertie Edward) on 5 Nov 1893 the son of Thomas Brooks and Eliza Brooks (nee Wareham). He lived all his life in Iwerne Minster except when he enlisted on 26 Jan 1917 with the Royal Engineers (Motor Transport) as a Pioneer (Service No. WR 40244). He served in France and Flanders where he received severe gun shot wounds to his right thigh which eventually necessitated a full amputation of the leg. He was discharged on 9 Oct 1918 as being medically unfit and awarded the Silver War Badge No. B10625 plus the Victory and British War Medals. He was fitted with an artificial leg and became a very successful fund raiser for the Iwerne Minster men who were Prisoners of War. James Ismay of Iwerne Minster House paid for him to be trained as a hairdresser and set him up in business in the village. He married Kate Pitman in Weymouth, Dorset, on 28 Mar 1921. Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register show he was living and working as a Hairdresser in Blandford Road, Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset. His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 20 Jan 1969. His name appears on a Roll of Honour published privately in Iwerne Minster.

Printed source:
"Iwerne Minster Before, During, and After the Great War", Edited by P. Anderson Graham, Printed for Private Circulation only.

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Sidney Gilbert Gray

25th February 2022/in 1914-1918 Royal Field Artillery /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Gray

Other names: Sidney Gilbert

Locations in this story:
Halfpenny Lane, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Scotts Hill, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
France & Flanders
Wimereux, Near Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France
Eastleigh, Hampshire
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire

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Sidney Gilbert Gray was born in Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 25th April 1898, the son of Thomas Gray and Alice Lavinia Gray (née Brickell). He lived his early life in Halfpenny Lane, Ashmore and, from 1905, at Pyle Oak Cottage, Scotts Hill, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire. He enlisted with the Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner (Service No. 148433). He served in France and Flanders as a signaller with the 153rd Brigade where was wounded in action. He died from the wounds on 31st May 1918 and was buried in the Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Near Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France, (Grave ref. XI. G. 4A). (His parents were by then residing in Eastleigh, Hampshire, and, by 1921, in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, but neither of the local War Memorials carry names.)

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William Henry Keirle

24th February 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Keirle

Other names: William Henry

Locations in this story:
Paddington, London
France & Flanders
Chester
Catterick, Yorkshire
West Ham, Essex
Queens Park, London
Kensington, London
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset

Story:
William Henry Keirle was born in Paddington, London, on 22 Nov 1893 the son of Matthew George Keirle and Elizabeth Ann Keirle (nee Clisby). He spent his early years in Paddington but by 1911 had taken employment at Iwerne Minster House, Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, apparently working as Gentleman's Valet, Butler and Chauffeur to Lord Ismay. He had joined the Royal Fusiliers Militia (Hampshire Caribiniers) on 2 May 1911 as a Private (Service No. 14745). He completed a special course and was then discharged at his own request on 27 Nov 1913. He had re-enlisted on 8 May 1915 and joined the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 8760) and ended up as part of the Machine Gun Corps becoming in due time a Tank Driver in the Tanks Corps (Service No. 94830). He had served in France and Flanders where he received gun shot wounds to his Right Arm and Leg. He was repatriated to the UK and spent time at the Chester War Hospital eventually being posted to Catterick Camp, Yorkshire. He was discharged in Apr 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He then went to live in West Ham, Essex, until by the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 40 Great Western Road, Queens Park, London, working as a Provisions Assistant and still single. His death was recorded in the Kensington, London, Registry during 1968. His name appears on a Roll of Honour published privately in Iwerne Minster.

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Douglas Victor Green

24th February 2022/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Green

Other names: Douglas Victor

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Portsmouth, Hampshire

Story:
Douglas Victor Green (usually known as 'Victor') was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 8 Feb 1900 and baptised there on 3 Jun 1900 the son of Henry Green and Sarah Mary Green (nee Horlock). He lived most of his early life near Tillhays, Church Hill, Iwerne Minster. He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 27 Jan 1916 as a Boy Class 2 (Service No. J49350). He served in many ships and shore establishments during his service as was apparently serving on HMS Sovereign and was in attendance when the German fleet surrendered at the end of the war. He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals but decided to remain in the service and remained so until 23 Feb 1941 when he was finally discharged. He had been awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 Jul 1933. His death was recorded in the Portsmouth, Hampshire, Registry during 1972. His name appears on a Roll of Honour published privately in Iwerne Minster.

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