James Brickell

Surname: Brickell
Other names: James
Other people in this story:
Eli Brickell
Mary Brickell (nee Case)
Mary Pitcher
Alfred Brickell
Frederick Brickell
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Tincleton, Dorchester, Dorset
South Africa

Story:
James Brickell was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 4 Aug 1880 and baptised at St. John's Church, Enmore Green, Dorset, on 7 Nov 1880.  The family lived in New Buildings, Enmore Green for a time before moving to Littledown, Shaftesbury.    He had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment on 13 Jun1898 (Service No. 5730) and served in South Africa gaining four campaign medals and was discharged on 29 Oct 1910 having completed his period of engagement.   He had re-enlisted on 27 Aug 1914 and joined the 3rd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 3/7519).   However he was discharged on 17 Oct 1914 as he was not physically fit for service.   He married Mary Pitcher in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1916.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Everleaze Farm, Tincleton, Dorchester, Dorset, working as a Domestic Gardener.   He died in 1957 and was buried at Tincleton on 20 Jul 1957.  James's brothers, Alfred Brickell and Frederick Brickell, also served in the conflict though Frederick was killed in action.

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John Burden

Surname: Burden
Other names: John
Other people in this story:
Bessie Burden
Albert Burden
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
East Wickham, Kent
Netley, Southampton, Hampshire

Story:
John Burden was born about 1882 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and spent his early life in the Workhouse, Breach Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, along with his brother, Albert Burden.  There is no record of his parents.  He enlisted with the Territorial Special Reserves of the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Private on 30 Nov 1908 (Service No. 204).  He attended a lengthy course at Netley Military Hospital, Netley, Southampton, Hampshire, and attended intermittent annual training camps (being admonished for failure to attend at times).   He was mobilized on 5 Aug 1914 and served in France and Flanders and discharged on 16 Dec 1915 having completed the terms of his engagement.  He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/1915 Star.   He had claimed allowances for three children citing Bessie Burden as his partner.  The claims were disallowed as the children were born out of wedlock and there was no evidence of a marriage.  His last address was Shoulder of Mutton Green, East Wickham, Kent.  There is no other information available in this case.

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Arthur William Gough

Surname: Gough
Other names: Arthur William
Other people in this story:
Elizabeth Annie Gough
Emily Jane Chant
Albert Smith
Locations in this story:
East Knoyle, Wiltshire
Bruton. Somerset
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
South Africa
France & Flanders
Germany
Hersham, Surrey

Story:
Arthur William Gough was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on 30 Aug 1880 the son of Elizabeth Annie Gough (no father named).  Elizabeth eventually married an Albert Smith.  By 1891 Arthur was living in Bruton, Somerset.   He enlisted on 12 Oct 1896 and joined the Army Service Corps (Service No. S/22425) and served in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and South Africa being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal as well as various campaign medals.  He married Emily Jane Chant at the Wincanton Registry Office, Wincanton, Somerset, on 19 Dec 1905.  At the outbreak of WW1 he served in France and Flanders where he was awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct Medal and was eventually promoted to Staff Quartermaster Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class II).  Following the Armistice he also served in Germany.  He was eventually discharged on full pension on 17 Sep 1919 and was further awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914 /1915 Star.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 11 Green Lane Avenue, Hersham, Surrey, working as a Jobbing Gardener.  He died on 6 May 1952 and was buried at St. Peters Church, Hersham, Surrey, on 10 May 1952.

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Ivor Harry Ralph

Surname: Ralph
Other names: Ivor Harry
Other people in this story:
James Ralph
Eva Ralph (nee Pike)
Stella May Down
Walter Lynn Ralph
Edward Tom Ralph
Locations in this story:
Stour Provost, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Marnhull, Dorset

Story:
Ivor Harry Ralph was born in Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 20 Dec 1897 the son of James Ralph and Eva Ralph (nee Pike).  He lived his early life at Yew Tree Farm, Stour Row.  He had enlisted on 16 May 1916 but was not mobilized until 21 May 1918 when he joined the 3rd Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 50567).  He was sent to France and Flanders where he joined the 4th Battalion and later still was transferred to the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 21053).  On the 11 Dec 1918 he was hospitalized with the 'Spanish Flu' and was transferred back to the UK.  He was finally discharged on 20 Mar 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   He married Stella May Down at East Stour, Dorset, on 23 Sep 1931.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Great House Farm, Stour Row, Shaftesbury, Dorset, described as a Dairy Farmer.  He died in Marnhull, Dorset, on 9 Jan 1973.   His brothers, Walter Lynn Ralph and Edward Tom Ralph, were regrettably killed during the conflict.

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Richard Merrick

Surname: Merrick
Other names: Richard
Other people in this story:
Richard Merrick
Hannah Merrick
Rose Vincent
Locations in this story:
Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Manton, Rutland
Sturminster, Dorset
Child Okeford, Dorset
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Fareham, Hampshire
Gosport, Hampshire

Story:
Richard Merrick was born in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, on 9 Jun 1877 the son of Richard Merrick and Hannah Merrick.  He lived his early life in Much Wenlock until by 1901 he was boarding as a Servant at the Stables attached to Harford House, Manton, Rutland.  He had moved to Dorset and a marriage to Rose Vincent was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1902.  He worked as a Groom and lived at The Corner, Child Okeford, Dorset, until he moved for a few years to 14 Loyal Cottage, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   He enlisted on 9 Jan 1918 and joined the Royal Flying Corps as an Air Mechanic 3 (Service No. 118142).  When the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 Apr 1918 he became a Private 2 and was working with the 2nd Balloon Squadron wholly based in the UK.  He was discharged to the reserves on 8 Mar 1919 and finally demobilized on 30 Nov 1920.  No medal record can be found but he would have qualified for the British War Medal at least.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Melrose Cottage, Catsfield Road, Fareham, Hampshire, working as a Gardener.  He died in the Gosport, Hampshire, Registry area in 1963.

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Charles Henry Trowbridge

Surname: Trowbridge
Other names: Charles Henry
Other people in this story:
William Harry Trowbridge
Catherine (Carrie) Trowbridge (nee Barringer)
Frederick W. Redout
Sarah Mayo
Herbert Scott Trowbridge
Locations in this story:
Willesden, Middlesex
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
France & Flanders
Swanage, Dorset
Bournemouth, Hampshire

Story:
Charles Henry Trowbridge was born in Willesden, Middlesex, on 27 Apr 1893 the son of William Harry Trowbridge and Catherine (Carrie) Trowbridge (nee Barringer).  Charles' father died in 1894 and his mother returned to Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, Her birth town, where she remarried Frederick W. Redout in 1898.  She lived with her children at the Post Office and Shop, Enmore Green.   By 1911 Charles was boarding out at 146 High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, employed as a Post Office Clerk. He had enlisted and joined the Royal Engineers as a Private rising to the rank of 2/Corporal (Service No. 182427).  He served in France and Flanders with the Signal Company (MTC) and had been awarded the Military Medal.  On his discharge he was further awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  His marriage to Sarah Mayo was recorded in the Shaftesbury, Dorset, Registry in 1918.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 136 Kings Road, Swanage, Dorset, described as a Postmaster.  His death was recorded in the Bournemouth, Hampshire, Registry in 1966.    His brother, Herbert Scott Trowbridge, also served in the conflict with the Canadian Army Medical Corps.

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Herbert Scott Trowbridge

Surname: Trowbridge
Other names: Herbert Scott
Other people in this story:
William Harry Trowbridge
Catherine (Carrie) Barringer
Frederick W. Redout
Ada Wilson
Charles Henry Trowbridge
Locations in this story:
Willesden, Middlesex
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
New York, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Benhilton, Epsom, Surrey
Sutton, Surrey
Shorncliffe, Kent

Story:
Herbert Scott Trowbridge was born in Willesden, Middlesex, on 24 Mar 1891 the son of William Harry Trowbridge and Catherine (Carrie) Trowbridge (nee Barringer).   His father died in 1894 and his mother returned to Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, her birth town, and remarried Frederick W. Redout and resided with him and her children at the Post Office and Shop, Enmore Green.  In 1914 Herbert travelled to the USA and took up residence in Old Westbury, Long Island, New York, USA, working as a Butler.   He passed over the border into Canada arriving in Toronto, Ontario, and enlisted on 22 Jun 1917 and joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps as a Private (Service No. 528204).  He departed for England on 20 Nov 1917 having served all of his time in the UK but mainly at the Shorncliffe Army Base Hospital, Kent, - known as 'a suburb of Toronto'!  He returned to Canada and was demobilized on 2 Oct 1919 and returned to his employment in New York.   No medal records have been found but he would have qualified for at least the British War Medal.  He returned to England on 18 Apr 1920 and went on to marry Ada Wilson at All Saints Church, Benhilton, Epsom, Surrey, in that year.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 291 High Street, Sutton, Surrey, described as a Newsagent, Tobacconist and Confectioner.   His death was recorded in Sutton in 1957.   His brother, Charles Henry Trowbridge, had also served in the conflict with the Royal Engineers.

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Edwin George Wright

Surname: Wright
Other names: Edwin George
Other people in this story:
Thomas Henry Wright
Eliza Ann Wright
Lucy Ellen Coombes
Locations in this story:
Walthamstow, Essex
Wandsworth, Surrey
Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset

Story:
Edwin George Wright was born in Walthamstow, Essex, on 20 Mar 1887 the son of Thomas Henry Wright and Eliza Wright.  He lived his early life in and around Walthamstow.  He married Lucy Ellen Coombes in Wandsworth, Surrey, on 7 Sep 1912.  They moved to Shaftesbury, Dorset, and were living at 16 New Buildings, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, at the time of the outbreak of war.  Edwin was working as a Bricklayer.   He had enlisted on 11 Dec 1915 and was placed on reserve until mobilized on 13 Mar 1917 with the Royal Engineers as a Private (Service No. 240975).  He served in France and Flanders where his rank was amended to Pioneer and he served with the 337th Road Construction Company (Service No. WR25463).  He appeared to have a number of hospital admissions between Feb 1918 and Jan 1919 but no reasons were given.  He was eventually discharged on 28 Nov 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He regrettably died in Shaftesbury, Dorset on 9 Jun 1933 and was buried at St. John's Church, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 13 Jun 1933.

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Thomas Lane

Surname: Lane
Other names: Thomas
Other people in this story:
John Lane
Maria Lane (nee Alner)
Elizabeth Suter
Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders

Story:
Thomas (aka Tom) Lane was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 28 Feb 1881 and baptised there on 8 May 1881 the son of John Lane and Maria Lane (nee Alner).   He lived all his life apart from Military Service in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.  He married Elizabeth Suter in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, on 15 Aug 1905.  He enlisted on 7 Jun 1916 and was mobilized on 26 Feb 1917 joining the Royal Engineers as a Pioneer (Service No. 240504).  He served with the Road Construction Unit in France and Flanders  (Service No. WR25166).   He was discharged on 20 Jun 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a County Council Road Lengthman.   His death was recorded locally in 1961.

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Fred Robert Stacey

Surname: Stacey
Other names: Fred Robert
Other people in this story:
Joseph Stacey
Mary Ann Stacey (nee Barnes)
Fanny Marsh
Locations in this story:
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset

Story:
Fred Robert Stacey was born on 3 Aug 1879 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Joseph Stacey and Mary Ann Stacey (nee Barnes).   He lived all his life apart from Military Service in the Shaftesbury area.  He marriage to Fanny Marsh was recorded in the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1901 and they set up home in Long Cross, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.   He had enlisted and joined the 1/4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service Nos. 3536 & 201640).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge on 23 Apr 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 51 Coppice Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Bread Baker.   He died in the Westminster Memorial Hospital, Shaftesbury, on 12 May 1940.

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