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Edwin Charles Conway was born in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, in 1884 the son of Robert Conway and Eliza Ann Conway (nee Raymond).   He lived all his life in the Minchington, Farnham, Dorset, area.  He had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment on 8 Sep 1914 and was attached to the 6th Battalion as a Private (Service No. 10693).  His service was however cut short as he was discharged on 29 Oct 1914 for medical reasons.  Had he remained in the Army his Battalion had been decimated in battle in later months in a number of areas.  He married Beatrice Mary Raymond in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, on 4 Dec 1922.  His death was recorded at the Tisbury, Wiltshire, Registry in 1935.  His brother, Robert Michael Conway, also served and survived the conflict.

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Harold John Perrett was born in Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, on 1 Oct 1891 and baptised there on 29 Dec 1891 the son of Samuel Perrett and Emma Perrett (nee Burden).  He lived his very early life at Higher Bridmore, Berwick St. John, until the family moved, firstly, to Odstock, Wiltshire and then to Arlesford, Hampshire.  Harold married Edith May Noble in Winchester, Hampshire, in 1917 just prior to his enlistment on 6 Mar 1917 in the Royal Navy as an Ordinary Seaman (Service No. J68213).  He was transferred to the Naval Reserve on 12 Apr 1917 to become a deckhand on a civilian ship.  By the 1921 Census he was shown living at Fishpond Farm, King's Somborne, Hampshire, working as a General Labourer. He remained on the Royal Naval Reserve until 11 Nov 1930.  By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to Violet Hill, South Lynch, Winchester, Hampshire, working as a Stockman on a farm.  His death was recorded at the Southampton, Hampshire, Registry during 1983.

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Ernest Alphaeus Large was born in Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, the son of Arthur Robert Large, the local Schoolmaster, and Emily Large (nee Jobbins).  He lived his very early life at Curfew Cottage, Berwick St. John, until, by 1891, the family had moved to Longhope, Gloucestershire, and then, by 1901, to Wood Green, Middlesex.  Ernest married Miriam Harlick in Edmonton, Middlesex, during 1909.  He emigrated to Canada and settled down in Toronto, Ontario, working as a Grocery Clerk during 1912.   He had enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 30 Apr 1916 and joined the 208th Battalion (Service No. 249501) rising to the rank of Acting Sergeant.  He was sent to the UK and worked at the Canadian Base Camp at Whitley Camp, Godalming, Surrey, in the Orderly Room.  Whilst serving he contracted diptheria and was hospitalized at Shorncliffe Military Hospital, Kent, from 21 Dec 1918 to 5 Apr 1919.  He was eventually returned to Canada and discharged on 18 Aug 1919.  He immediately re-enlisted and served with the 110th Regiment until he was finally discharged on 30 Jun 1920 due to defective vision.  There is no medal record but he would have qualified for the Victory and British War Medals.  By 1921 he was living at 355 Greenwood Avenue, Toronto, Canada, working as a Grocery Salesman.  His death was recorded in Toronto on 6 Aug 1958.

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Reginald Charles Charlton was born in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 30 Sep 1881 and baptised there on 6 Nov 1881 the son of Henry Charlton, a Schoolmaster, and Abigail Charlton (nee Howell).  He lived his early life in Lower Street, Donhead St. Andrew, until by 1901 he had moved to Islington, London, where he was boarding out whilst working as a Warehouseman.   He married May Henley in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in 1911.  He enlisted with the Royal Naval Air Service on 25 May 1916 (Service No. F15038) and later transferred to the newly formed Royal Air Force on 1 Apr 1918 with Service No. 215038.  He served in the UK only and was eventually discharged on 15 Feb 1919.  Whilst no medal records can be found he would have qualified for the British War Medal at least. By the 1921 Census his wife and two children were registered at 140 Albert Road, Wood Green, Middlesex, but no mention of Reginald can be found. His wife regrettably died in 1923 in the same year their son also died.  By the time of the 1939 Register Reginald had moved to 85 Waverley Walk, Paddington, London.  He remarried Kathleen Keating in the Mere, Wiltshire, Registry area in 1942.  He died in Mere in 1948.

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Albert Henry Coke was born in Semley, Wiltshire, on 30 Jan 1899 the son of William John Coke and Elizabeth Jane Coke (nee Bealing).  His family had moved by 1901 to Hunger Hill, East Stour, Dorset, and then to Peasemarsh, Gillingham, Dorset.  Albert enlisted with the Royal Navy on 5 Sep 1917 as an Ordinary Seaman (Service No. J77308).  He served in the UK only and was eventually discharged on 24 Feb 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He married Fanny Maria Fish in the Shaftesbury, Dorset, Registry area in 1920.   The 1921 Census shows him living in High Street, Gillingham, Dorset, described as a Retail Confectioner and Tobacconist (own account). By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 17 Parham Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, working as a Motor Driver.  His wife died in 1947 and he want on to remarry Irene Ethel Martha Witt in Bournemouth during 1948.  He died in the Westminster Hospital, Westminster, London, on 1 Jan 1954.