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Frank Brickell was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 26 Sep 1881 and baptised at St. James Church on 13 Nov 1881 the son of Edwin Brickell and Ellen Augusta Brickell (nee Padfield).  He spent some of his early years in Shaftesbury but by 1891 the family had moved to 24 Rowina Crescent, Battersea. London.   Frank, a bricklayer, married Louisa Garner at Christ Church, Battersea, on 22 May 1904 and they were living at 60 Heaver Road, Battersea, by the time of the 1911 Census.  He enlisted on 15 Jul 1916 but was not mobilized until 1 Oct 1917 when he joined the London Electrical Engineers Division of the Royal Engineers as a Private (Service No. 304908).  He was due for discharge in Feb 1919 but agreed to stay on in the Army of Occupation in Germany and was not finally released until 26 Dec 1919.  No medal record has yet been found in this case though he qualified for both the Victory and British War Medals.   The 1921 Census shows he was living at 43 Burr Road, Wandsworth, London, working as a Bricklayer. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 145 Thorndon Gardens, Epsom & Ewell, Surrey, working still as a Bricklayer.   His death was recorded in the Willesden, Middlesex, Registry in 1955 and he was buried in the Epsom, Surrey, Cemetery.

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Edney Horace Avery was born at Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, in 1895 the son of Bellamy Herbert Avery and Laura Hyacinth Avery (nee Morey).  The family had moved to Green Lane, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset, by 1901.   In 1911 Edney was boarding at 7 Minster Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, whilst a pupil.   He enlisted on 20 Feb 1915 and joined the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. S4/143317).  He was discharged on 2 Oct 1915 as he was considered unsuitable for the duties of the Corps.  He re-enlisted on 11 Nov 1915 and joined the Army Pay Corps (Service No. 5828).  He served in Egypt and eventually rose to the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 (Quarter Master Sergeant).   He was discharged at his own request in Cairo on 17 Jun 1920 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  He married Gisele Lucy M. Sammut in Cairo, Egypt, in 1920 and shortly after returned to Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.  He became a Civil Servant and was widely travelled throughout the world for many years.  He was awarded the MBE in 1954 for his services in the Foreign Service.  By 1964 he was living in retirement at 104 Cornwall Mansions, Westminster, London, and it was there he died in 1965.

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Ernest Cole was born in Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 7 Jun 1884 and baptised there on 3 Aug 1884 the son of James Cole and Maria Cole (nee Hann).   He lived his early life with his family in West Street, Fontmell Magna.   By 1911 he had moved to 8 Mount Row, Hanover Square, London, as a boarder and working as a Chauffeur.   He enlisted on 24 Jul 1916 and joined the Royal Navy becoming an Air Mechanic Class 1 with the Naval Air Service (Service No. F18612).   He was transferred to the Royal Air Force on 1 Apr 1918 with a similar rank (Service No. 218612).  He was discharged on 25 Feb 1919 having served all his time in the UK and was awarded the British War Medal only.   The 1921 Census shows him living in with his business partner and family at 17 Porchester Mews, Bayswater, Paddington, London, described as a Chauffeur and Mechanic. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 79 Stanford Street, Brighton, Sussex, described as a Garage Proprietor.  The is no reliable date of death.

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Henry James Wagner was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 18 May 1865 and baptised at St. Peter's Church on 12 Jun 1865 the son of Henry Robert E. Wagner and Elizabeth Hampton Wagner (nee Ford) - herself born and raised in Shaftesbury.   Within a short space of time the family moved for business reason to the London area where, by 1881, they had set up home in Westminster, London.   By 1911 Henry was living on his own at 109 Mallison Road, Battersea, London, SW, working as a Builders Clerk.  He had during the intervening years been serving as a Volunteer with annual training camps with the 15th Battalion of The Queen's Regiment for which he did 15 years of service.  He enlisted in WW1 on 17 Sep 1914 and joined the 9th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment as a Private (Service No. 4293).  However he was deemed not likely to make an efficient soldier and discharged on 10 Oct 1914.   He married Gerda Mary Noel at St. Mary's Church, Putney. London, on 27 Sep 1919 and on the marriage certificate it stated Henry was an Army Pay Clerk.  This presumes he was probably working in a civilian capacity for the military having been previous rejected.   The 1921 Census shows he was living at 178 Engadine Street, Wandsworth, London, working as a Builder's Cost and general Clerk. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 57 (Ground) Buckingham Place, Brighton, Sussex, described as a Builders Clerk (Retired).  He died in Brighton during 1947