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Herbert Brown was, according to the 1911 Census, born in Coventry, Warwickshire, in 1884. It is not known who his parents were.  He had, by 1911, moved to Blandford Road, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, where he lived with his wife, Annie Brown, and their son.  Herbert was working as a Domestic Motor Driver.  His wife, Annie, died in 1914 and her death was registered at Shaftesbury, Dorset.  It is known from the Absent Voters List of 1918 that Herbert had enlisted and joined the 2/1st Surrey Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 46214).  No other relevant information has been found for this former resident.

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Edwin George Wright was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 16 Sep 1889 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 13 Oct 1889 the son of Frederick George Wright and Mary Wright (nee Weldon).   He lived all his life apart from any Military Service in Shaftesbury including 90 St. James Street, Shaftesbury.   He married Mabel Mary Pickford at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, on 28 Jun 1914.  According to the Absent Voters List of 1918 he was serving with the Military but no records can be found to confirm this.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living at 90 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, working as a Drover.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1972.

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Edward Charles Mozley was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 4 Nov 1892 and baptised after his family had moved to Loders, Dorset, on 25 Dec 1892 the son of William Edward Mozley (a serving soldier) and Ellen (aka Nellie) Mozley (nee Guppy).   The family move yet again by 1901 to 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  By 1911 Edward was a Student Teacher and living at 2 Grove Cottages, Bimport, Shaftesbury.  He had enlisted and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment eventually becoming a Sergeant (Service No. 14973).  He had served with the 6th and 3rd Battalions in battles including the Somme and Arras. He had suffered from a gunshot wound during a battle near Arras during late April, 1917 and in due time spent a period at the Napsbury Hospital, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Announcement in the London Gazette on 28 Jul 1917 showed he had been awarded the Military Medal.  He was seconded to the King's African Rifles towards the end of his service which officially ended on 7 Aug 1919.  He was further awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  It would appear he move abroad to Cape Province, South Africa, continuing his attachment with the King's African Rifles not returning to the UK.   He had married Mary Elizabeth Judd on 22 Sep 1928 at The Observatory, Kaapstad, Cape Province.  He died in Cape Province, South Africa, on 4 Jun 1975.

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Edwin Powell was born in Hulme, Manchester, on 21 Feb 1880 and baptised there on 11 Apr 1880 the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Powell.  By 1902 he was in Burnley, Lancashire, and it was there at St. Peter's Church he married Charlotte Mary Dean in October of that year.  Charlotte had been born in Shaftesbury in 1878 the daughter of Albert Dean and Emmeline Dean (nee Brickell) who resided at the Post Office, St. James Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  Edwin had enlisted on 23 May 1905 and joined the Territorial Unit of the Royal Engineers attending regular annual camps. He was later discharged on 27 May 1912. At the outbreak of WW1 he was re-embodied with the Royal Signals (Signals Section) becoming a 2nd Corporal (Service No. 182283).  It is not known in which theatre of was he served but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. During his service he had registered in-laws address in St. James Street, Shaftesbury, as his residence where his wife had moved during the war.  The 1921 Census shows his wife still living in St. James Street, Shaftesbury, whilst Edwin was boarding at 119 Fentiman Street, Lambeth, London, working for the General Post Office Engineer's Department.  His death was recorded on 26 Feb 1936 in Golders Green, Middlesex, where he had been living latterly at 285 Golders Green Road.  Charlotte died shortly after on 29 Apr 1936 having returned to Shaftesbury following her husband's passing.