Edgar Charles Hallett

Surname: Hallett
Other names: Edagr Charles
Other people in this story:
John Hallett
Melina Jane Hallett (nee Coombs)
Locations in this story:
Kington Magna, Dorset
Weymouth, Dorset

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Edgar Charles Hallett was born in Kington Magna, Dorset, in 1891 the son of John Hallett and Melina Jane Hallett (nee Coombs).  He lived all his life, apart from Military Service, in South Street or Chapel Hill, Kington Magna.  He had enlisted with the Dorsershire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 16789).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but he was with the 3rd Battalion when he was admitted to the Borough Isolation Hospital, Weymouth, where he died on 1 Apr 1916.  He was buried in Weymouth Cemetery (Grave Ref: B. "C". 2024).  No reliable medal records have been found in this case.  He is remembered on the Kington Magna War Memorial, Kington Magna, Dorset.  (NB: His name also appears on the Cann, Shaftesbury, War Memorial on a plaque which is thought to have come from Kington Magna.)

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Frederick William Moore

Surname: Moore
Other names: Frederick William
Other people in this story:
Joseph Thomas Moore
Harriet Mary Moore (nee Yeatman)
Job Stokes
Locations in this story:
Kington Magna, Dorset
Brighton, Tasmania, Australia
Gallipoli, Turkey
Alexandria, Egypt

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Frederick William Moore was born in Kington Magna, Dorset, in 1890 and baptised there on 31 Aug 1890 the son of Joseph Thomas Moore and Harriet Mary (sometimes known as Marian) Moore (nee Yeatman).  Frederick's father died in early 1895 and his mother re-married Job Stokes in Kington Magna on 8 Sep 1895.  The family emigrated to Brighton, Tasmania, Australia, on 3 Jun 1905.  Frederick enlisted on 24 Aug 1914 with the 17th Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the Australian Imperial Force as a Private (Service No. 165).  He was posted and joined the 12th Battalion who fought at Gallipoli, Turkey.  He was wounded in action there between 25/28 Apr 1915 and subsequently died at the Bombay General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, on 3 May 1915.  He was buried in the Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Grave Ref: C. 180).  He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star.  His mother was in receipt of a dependant's pension as a result.  He is also remembered on the Kington Magna, Dorset, War Memorial.  (NB: His name also appears on the Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, War Memorial on a plaque which is thought to have come from Kington Magna.)

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Jesse Cornelius Jeans

Surname: Jeans
Other names: Jesse Cornelius
Other people in this story:
Reginald Jeans
Emily Ann Jeans (nee Butt)
Gertrude Roberts
Locations in this story:
Kington Magna, Dorset
Bournemouth, Hampshire
Christchurch, Hampshire
France & Flanders
Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium

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Jesse Cornelius Jeans was born in Kington Magna, Dorset, in 1891 the son of Reginald Jeans and Emily Ann Jeans (nee Butt).   He lived all his early life in Kington Magna until, by 1911, he was boarding in Bournemouth, Hampshire, and working as a Baker & Confectioner.   He married Gertrude Roberts in Christchurch, Hampshire, in 1911.   He had enlisted with the Army Service Corps as a Driver (Service No. S4/109357).  He later transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Rifles (Service No. 45852) becoming a Lance Sergeant.  He transferred once more to the Royal Irish Fusiliers (Service No. 42079).  He had been posted to France & Flanders on 4 Dec 1915 and served up until 2 Oct 1918 when he was reported missing in action.  His body was eventually recovered and he is buried at the Dadizeele New British Cemetery, Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. (Grave Ref: IV.D.39).  He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He is also remembered on the Kington Magna, Dorset, War Memorial and in the Ireland Memorial Records.  (NB: His name also appears on the Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, War Memorial on a plaque which is thought to have come from Kington Magna.)

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Hugh Hannam

Surname: Hannam
Other names: Hugh
Other people in this story:
Daniel Hannam
Bessie Hannam (nee Yeatman)
Locations in this story:
Kington Magna, Dorset
Egypt
Jerusalem, Israel
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Hugh Hannam was born in Kington Magna, Dorset, in 1895 and baptised there on 12 Mar 1895 the son of Daniel Hannam and Bessie Hannam (nee Yeatman).  He lived all his life, until enlisting for Military Service, in Kington Magna.  He had joined the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry as a Private (Service No.893).  He was posted to Egypt on 23 Apr 1915. There his unit was incorporated into the Corps of Hussars (Service No. 230261). He was killed in action on 21 Nov 1917 and has no known grave.  He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He is remembered on the Jerusalem Memorial, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel, (Panel 3) and on the Kington Magna War Memorial, Kington Magna.  (NB: His name also appears of the Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, War Memorial on a plaque which is thought to have come from Kington Magna.)

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Albert Samuel Gay

Surname: Gay
Other names: Albert Samuel
Other people in this story:
George William Gay
Mary A. Gay
Martha Bessie Follett
Locations in this story:
Axminster, Devon
Kington magna, Dorset
Bridport, Dorset
France & Flanders
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Pas de Calais, France

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Albert Samuel Gay was born in Axminster, Devon, on 23 Mar 1885 the son of George William Gay and Mary A. Gay.  He lived his early life in Axminster.   He married Martha Bessie Follett in Bridport, Dorset, on 20 May 1907 and set up home at Bowden, Kington Magna, Dorset.  He had enlisted joined the Territorial Force of the Devonshire Regiment (Service No. 12580).  On embodiment he transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry and, in time, had been promoted to Sergeant (Service No. 15010).  He served with the 8th Battalion in France and Flanders where he was killed in action on 23 Apr 1917.   He has no known grave and is remembered on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, (Bay 4) as well as on the Kington Magna War Memorial.  He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  (NB. His name also appears on the Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, War Memorial on a plaque which is thought to have come from Kington Magna.)

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Harold Ethelstan Edwards

Surname: Edwards
Other names: Harold Ethelstan
Other people in this story:
Thomas Hyne Edwards
Sarah Jane Edwards (nee Smith)
Locations in this story:
Kington Magna, Dorset
Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Loos, France
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Oxford

Story:
Harold Ethelstan Edwards was born in Kington Magna, Dorset, on 10 Mar 1895 and baptised there on 24 Apr 1895 the son of Rev. Thomas Hyne Edwards (Rector of Kington Magna) and Sarah Jane Edwards (nee Smith).  Harold's father died in 1896 and the remaining family moved to Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, until by 1909 he had become a Pupil/Boarder at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire. from where he went on to Trinity College, Oxford,   He had enlisted and joined the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a Lieutenant.  He was posted to France and was attached to the 2nd Battalion and was involved in the Battle of Loos which was fought between 25 Sep and 8 Oct 1915.  Regrettably Harold was killed in action attempting to cut wire to allow troops to attack on the very first day, 25 Sep 1915.   His body was not found for burial and he is remembered on the Loos Memorial at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle, Department Nord, France, (Panel 23 to 25).  He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star.  He is also remembered on the Kington Magna Memorial and on the Roll of Honour at Marlborough College.  (NB.  His name also appears on the Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, War Memorial on a plaque which is thought to have come from the Kington Magna.)

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Owen Llewelyn Williams

Surname: Williams
Other names: Owen Llewelyn
Other people in this story:
Charles Rowland Williams
Annie Williams (nee Brown)
Doris Webling
Locations in this story:
Kew, Surrey
Paddington, London
France & Flanders
Brentford, Middlesex
Ealing, Middlesex
Holyhead, Anglesey

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Owen Llewelyn Williams was born in Kew, Surrey, on 18 Apr 1895 and baptised at St. Anne's Church, Kew, on 5 May 1895 the son of Charles Rowland Williams and Annie Williams (nee Brown).  He lived in Kew and later in Paddington, London.  From 1911 to 1912 he attended Shaftesbury Grammar School.  He enlisted on 16 Jun 1915 and joined the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) (Service No. 6397).  In time he rose to the rank of Acting Sergeant Mechanic and served in France and Flanders where he was at one time wounded and spent time in hospital.  After the Armistice he volunteered to be part of any Occupation Force.  He was discharged on 24 Feb 1920 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.   He married Doris Webling in 1929 in the Brentford, Middlesex, Registry area.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 46 Lammas Park Road, Barnes, Surrey, working as an Aero Engine Fitter and Tester.   His death was recorded in Holyhead, Anglesey, on 30 Aug 1971.

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Joseph William Wiltshire Waters Kendell Miles

Surname: Miles
Other names: Joseph William Wiltshire Waters Kendell
Other people in this story:
William Wiltshire Jenkins Miles
Annie Bess Miles (nee Waters)
Dora Mildred Canning
Locations in this story:
Childe Okeford, Dorset
East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Frome, Somerset
Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Salisbury, Wiltshire

Story:
Joseph William Wiltshire Waters Kendell Miles was born in Childe Okeford, Dorset, on 23 Feb 1895 and baptised there on 27 Mar 1895 son of William Wiltshire Jenkins Miles and Annie Bess Miles (nee Jenkins). He lived his early life in Childe Okeford until by 1911 the family had moved to East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  During this time he had received some of his education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  According to the school records he was serving in the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry during WW1 but no records can be found to support this.  He married Dora Mildred Canning in Frome, Somerset, in 1920.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Glebe Farm, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, working as a Farmer and Farm Manager as well as a volunteer ARP Warden.   His death was registered at the Salisbury, Wiltshire, Registry in 1976.

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Reginald Percy Victor Shute

Surname: Shute
Other names: Reginald Percy Victor
Other people in this story:
Ernest Stephen Shute
Aad Caroline Shute (nee Shute)
Violet Jane L. Wells
Locations in this story:
Hinton St. Mary, Marnull, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Richmond, Yorkshire
Plymouth, Devon,

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Reginald Percy Victor Shute was born in Hinton St. Mary, Marnull, Dorset, on 3 Sep 1895 the son of Ernest Stephen Shute and Ada Caroline Shute (nee Shute).  He lived his early life in the Hinton St. Mary area although he received some of his education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  He had enlisted and joined the 13th Battalion of the London Regiment becoming, in time, a Captain.  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but it is known he suffered gunshot wounds to his right groin for which he was later granted a pension.   Following his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   He had married Violet Jane L. Wells in Richmond, Yorkshire, during 1918.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 123 Mount Gould Road, Plymouth, Devon, described as a Partner and Manager of an Upholstery and Bedding Factory.  His death was recorded in Plymouth on 30 Jan 1958.

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Donald Theodore Sutton

Surname: Sutton
Other names: Donald Theodore
Other people in this story:
Daniel Sutton
Harriet Sutton (nee Walker)
Joan Elizabeth Teague
Locations in this story:
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Lewisham, London
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

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Donald Theodore Sutton was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 3 Feb 1898 and baptised at St. Martin's Church, Salisbury, on 20 Mar 1898 the son of Daniel Sutton and Harriet Sutton (nee Walker).  He lived all his early life in the Salisbury area and in 1911 was boarding at 57 The Close, Salisbury as a pupil chorister at Salisbury Cathedral and later also received education at Shaftesbury Grammar School, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   He had enlisted originally with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Service No. BZ1709) but was not mobilized with the Royal Navy until 14 Oct 1918 as a Mechanic Class 1 (Service No. F54673).   He only served in the UK and was eventually discharged on 29 Jan 1919 and awarded the British War Medal only.   He married Joan Elizabeth Teague at St. Augustine's Church, Home Oak Park, Lewisham, London, on 4 Aug 1925.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 'West Ridge', Greenfield Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, working as a Bank Clerk.     At some time after he had moved to 1 Market Hill, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, where he died on 20 Jul 1970.

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