1914-1918 Archives - Page 45 of 162 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Roy Charlton

Surname: Charlton

Other names: Roy

Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Dursley, Gloucestershire
Swanage, Dorset

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Roy Charlton was born in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 8th April 1891 and baptised there on 10th May 1891, the son of Henry Charlton, a local schoolmaster, and Abigail Charlton (née Howell). He lived his early life in Donhead St. Andrew and received some of his education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, leaving in 1907. By the 1911 Census he was boarding at 44 Hudson Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, where he was working as a Bank Clerk with the National Provincial Bank. He enlisted with the 1/6th Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service Nos. 1972 & 280624). On the 18th April 1915 he was promoted to Lieutenant and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment. It is not known in which theatre of war he served but following his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War medals. Whilst still serving in the forces he married Ethel Mary Wintle at Dursley, Gloucestershire, on 11th July 1917. The 1921 Census shows him living in Pine Close, Charminster Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, still with the National Provincial Bank as a Checking Clerk. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 'Barford', Salisbury Road, Swanage, Dorset, where he was now a Bank Manager and also as a Volunteer Special Constable. He died on 7 Jan 1967 in Poole, Dorset.

A "First List of Old Shastonians Serving in H.M. Forces" was produced by Shaftesbury Grammar School in September 1915. It shows the regiment in which Roy served and the date and term in which he left school. Throughout the war a hand-written list was also compiled of Shaftesbury Grammar School old boys serving in the armed forces. The board is now at Gold Hill Museum.

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First List of Old Shastonians Serving in H.M. Forces
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, March 1915
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, June 1916
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, November 1916
Shaftesbury Grammar School Magazine, March 1918

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Charles Reginald Miles Cox

18th June 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Cox

Other names: Charles Reginald Miles

Locations in this story:
Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gallipoli, Turkey
France & Flanders
Denison, Tasmania, Australia
Mere, Wiltshire

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Charles Reginald Miles Cox was born in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, on 4 Nov 1888 the son of Charles Albert Cox (formerly of Mere, Wiltshire) and Mary Jane Cox (nee Miles) (formerly of Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Charles's parents had married at Compton Abbas on 10 Feb 1886 and shortly thereafter emigrated to Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. Arthur Roy Cox, Charles's brother, had also served in the conflict. Charles and his brother had returned to the UK for part of their education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Charles had left school in 1904 and returned eventually to Australia in December 1913. Having had some previous Territorial Military Service, Charles had enlisted with the Australian Infantry Force and joined the 14th Battalion as a 2nd Lieutenant rising eventually in the ranks to Major. He served at Gallipoli, Turkey, where he was wounded and later moved to France and Flanders where again he received gun shot wounds as well as being badly gassed. At one time it was reported he was extremely ill as a result of his wounds and there were doubts as to his recovery. Recover he did and was given command of his Unit but this was eventually brought short due to his health and he was repatriated back to Australia in March 1918 described as 'war worn'. He was finally discharged 31 Jan 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. He married Mary Gladys Gellion in Victoria, Australia, in 1919. He obtained a position in Denison, Tasmania, in Government employment. At the outbreak of WW2 he had applied to joined the Indian Army but this was refused on health grounds and he continued in his employment. His rank at the time was shown as Lt. Colonel. He died in Tasmania on 24 June 1956.

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Arthur Roy Cox

4th June 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Cox

Other names: Arthur Roy

Locations in this story:
Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gallipoli, Turkey
France & Flanders
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mere, Wiltshire

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Arthur Roy Cox was born in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia, on 25 May 1894 the son of Charles Albert Cox (formerly of Mere, Wiltshire) and Mary Jane Cox (nee Miles) (formerly of Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset). Arthur's parents had married at Compton Abbas on 10 Feb 1886 and shortly thereafter emigrated to Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. Charles Reginald Miles Cox, Arthur's brother, also served in the conflict. Arthur and his brother had returned to the UK for part of their education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, which he left in 1911 thereafter returning to Australia on 25 Apr 1913. Arthur enlisted with the Australian Infantry Force and joined the 14th Battalion as a 2nd Lieutenant eventually rising to the rank of Captain. He served in both Gallipoli, Turkey, and in France and Flanders during which time he had been wounded on three occasions. On his discharge he would have been entitled to the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. He married Doris Thelma Turner at St Philip's Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 17 Apr 1929. He was a Director in his father's firm of Clothing Manufacturers and Factors. His death was recorded in Sydney on 19 May 1972.

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A. H. Bowden

26th May 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Bowden

Other names: A. H.

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders

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Very little is known of this former pupil of the Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, who left that establishment in 1895. A. H. Bowden was a Staff Sergeant with the Army Service Corps (Service No. S4/091428). He was Mentioned in Despatches on 24 Dec 1917 and on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals and the 1915 Star. Any other information would be welcome.

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Edward William Lewis Bennett

26th May 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Bennett

Other names: Edward William Lewis

Locations in this story:
Westminster, London
Enfield, London
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Golders Green, London

Story:
Edward William Lewis Bennett was born in 1891 in the Westminster, London, Registry area the son of William G. Bennett and Harriett Emily Bennett (nee Dawn). He lived much of his early life in London but received some of his education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, which establishment he left in 1907. He enlisted as a Territorial with the 11th Battalion of the County of London Regiment as a Private (Service No. 897). He attended annual training camps up until the outbreak of war. He was embodied on 12 Aug 1914 and was transferred to the 1/11th Regiment of the London Rifles (Service No. 2284). He was posted to France and Flanders. He was again transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) on 8 Jan 1917 as a Fitter (Service No. 403082). He had received wounds to his knee and head and was treated at the 22nd Casualty Clearing Station on 14 Nov 1918 (the wounds probably predated the Armistice). He was discharged on the 16 Feb 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. There is some uncorroborated evidence that he married. It is known he died at the Manor House Hospital, Golders Green, London, in 1938 and was buried on 20 Aug 1938.

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Wilfred John Genge

25th May 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Genge

Other names: Wilfred John

Locations in this story:
East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Newtown, Tisbury, Wiltshire
West Drayton, Middlesex
Maryborough, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia
Currajong, Herbert, Queensland, Australia
France & Flanders

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Wilfred John Genge was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, in 1894 and baptised at the Parish Church, Tisbury, Wiltshire, on 18 Mar 1894 the son of Phillip Chitty Genge and Elizabeth Genge (nee Wallis). He spent his early life in and around West Tisbury, Wiltshire, attending at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, which he left in 1910. By 1911 he had moved to West Drayton, Middlesex, where he was a Student in Telegraphy. He had enlisted with the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. M1/4987). He was at one time attached to the 8th Division of the Australian Group in France and Flanders and also held the temporary rank of Lance Corporal. On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914 Star. By 1923 he had emigrated to Australia and by 1925 was living at Maryborough, Wide Bay, Queensland, working at Meacham's Stores. On 20 May 1933 he married Winifred Alice Meacham and continued to live at Maryborough until 1972 when his address was given as Currajong, Herbert, Queensland. There is no information as to the date of his death.

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Hugh Leslie Taylor

21st May 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Taylor

Other names: Hugh Leslie

Locations in this story:
Compton, Hampshire
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Chelmsford, Essex
Runwell, Essex

Story:
Hugh Leslie Taylor was born on 2 Jan 1896 in Compton, Hampshire, the son of Albert and Emma Taylor. He lived his early life in Hampshire and attended at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, for some of his education. On leaving school in 1910 he obtained employment in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, as a Shop Assistant with a soft furnishing firm. He joined the 1st/4th Regiment of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 203296). It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. He married Margaret Jane Payne in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on 17 Apr, 1922. His death was recorded at the Chelmsford, Essex, Registry on 18 Aug 1969 and he was later buried at St. Mary's Church, Runwell, Essex, on 26 Aug 1969.

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Joseph William New

27th April 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: New

Other names: Joseph William

Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Lewisham, London
France & Flanders
Manhattan, New York, U S A
Egham, Surrey
East Virginia Water, Surrey

Story:
Joseph William New was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 2 Jul 1887 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 16 Sep 1887 the son of Joseph New and Ellen Seymour New (nee Bolt). He lived his early life at premises in the High Street, Shaftesbury, and attended at Shaftesbury Grammar School for some of his education eventually leaving in 1903. By 1911 he was living in Lewisham, London, working as a Bank Clerk. He enlisted with the 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (The Artist's Rifles) becoming a Lance Corporal in time. (Service No. 1205). He served in France and Flanders where he was transferred to the 12th Regiment of the Middlesex Regiment and appointed a Lieutenant (rising in due course to Captain and attached to the Royal Air Force as part of the 8th Battalion). On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star.

He appears on a list of Old Boys living in London or suburbs in the February 1922 edition of the Shaftesbury Grammar School magazine. He sailed to the USA and there married Elizabeth Sondern on 27 Jan 1927 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He returned to the UK by the time of the 1939 Register and was living at 'Fairway' Wellington Avenue, Egham, Surrey, described as a Bank Manager. At some point he had been awarded the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.). He moved to East House, Woodlands Road, East Virginia Water, Surrey, where he died on 9 Jul 1946.

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Sidney Colvin Birch

25th April 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Birch

Other names: Sidney Colvin

Locations in this story:
Bengal, India
Conchan, Isle of Man
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Pimlico, Middlesex
Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

Story:
Sidney (sometimes Sydney) Colvin Birch was born in Bengal, India, on 5 Aug 1871 the son of Col. Alexander Colvin Birch and Marion Birch (nee Amey). His initial education was at Strathallan Hall School, Conchan, Isle of Man, and later at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, until he left in 1886. He had joined the Army serving with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry rising to the rank of Sergeant until 1895 when he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant and transferred as Adjutant to the 4th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers eventually rising to the rank of Captain by the time of WW1. He married Violet Bruce Johnston at St. Peter's Church, Pimlico, Middlesex, on 31 Jan 1901. Little is known of his military service during the war other than he was attached to the 1st Battalion at the time he died on 1 Aug 1917 and was buried at Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, on 2 Aug 1917.

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William Tapper

3rd April 2021/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Tapper

Other names: William

Locations in this story:
Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Handsworth, Staffordshire
Croydon, Surrey
Belper, Derbyshire
Bournemouth, Hampshire

Story:
(Rev) William Tapper was born in Compton Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 25 Dec 1883 the son of Henry John Tapper (a Farmer) and Kate Tapper (nee Rose). He spent his early life in Compton Abbas and received some of his education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset. In 1910 he entered the Wesleyan Methodist Ministry and attended at the Wesleyan College, Handsworth, Stafforshire, as a Theological Student. On his appointment he became a Padre in the Chaplains Department of the Army. There are no other details of his Military Service. His marriage to Emma May Hinds was registered at the Croydon, Surrey, Registry in 1927. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 264 Duffield Road, Belper, Derbyshire, described as a Methodist Minister. He died in Bournemouth, Hampshire, on 3 Feb 1968.

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