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Cyril Bernard George Weeks was born in Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, on 25 Aug 1899 and baptised there on 29 Oct 1899 the son of William Weeks and Amelia Weeks (nee Wright).  He lived most of his life in the Ebbesbourne Wake and Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, area.   He enlisted and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 35965).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served in but on his discharge on 15 Mar 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   His marriage to Sarah Margaret Trowbridge was recorded at the Wilton, Wiltshire, Registry in 1926.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Lush's Cottage, Near Cleaves Farm, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, working as a Stockman on his father's farm.  He died in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, on 29 Nov 1975.

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Frank Herbert Hardiman was born in Islington, London, on 25 Apr 1891 and baptised in Lambeth, London, on 6 May 1891 the son of Elizabeth Hardiman (no father was named).   By 1901 he and his mother had moved to Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, and his mother had by then married and was living in Pound Street, Ebbesbourne Wake.  Frank enlisted and joined the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 2091).  He served with the 3rd and 7th Regiments before being transferred to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Worcestershire Regiment (Service No. 38372) on 19 Nov 1915.  He was in Salonika for much of the time and had suffered from Malaria.  He was eventually discharged on 20 Apr 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   He married Lily Rose Compton in the Wilton, Wiltshire, Registry area in 1919.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Chalkway Head, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, working as a General Farm Labourer.  His death was recorded at the Salisbury, Wiltshire, Registry in 1951.

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Charles John Austridge was born in Semley, Wiltshire, in 1870 the son of Henry Austridge and Mary Austridge (nee King).  He lived his very early life in Semley before the family moved to Wardour, Wiltshire, by 1911.  Charles during the latter time had enlisted on 16 Nov 1888 and joined the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 2322) and served in the UK and India until he finished his engagement on 15 Nov 1909 on a pension and was also awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.  He then went to live with his brother in Wardour, Wiltshire. until he re-enlisted on 26 Apr 1915 and joined the 4th Battalion of his old Regiment still with the rank of Private (Service No. 5781).   He was transferred to the Royal Defence Corps on 29 Apr 1916 (Service No. 10310) and was attached to the No. 2 Supply Company.  He remained throughout in the UK during WW1.  He was discharged on 18 Jan 1917 being unfit for further duty due to Chronic Bronchitis.  He received the Silver War Badge No. 49269.  He married Isabella Mary Pain in the Tisbury, Wiltshire, Registration area in 1920 and they went on to have two daughters.  His death was recorded at the Tisbury, Wiltshire, Registry in 1936 and he was buried in the Wardour RC Cemetery on 11 Jan 1936.

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Tom Parrott was born in Tilshead, Wiltshire, on 3 Mar 1894 and baptised there on 29 Apr 1894 the son of Edwin Parrott and Frances Bessie Parrott.  He spent some of his early life at West End Farm, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire.   He enlisted and joined the Royal Field Artillery as a Gunner (Service No. 226434).  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 Irene Rhoda Alice Read in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, on 10 Aug 1922.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at The Green, East Kennett, Marlborough, Wiltshire, working as a Farm Manager.  His death was recorded at Rowde, Devizes, Wiltshire, on 6 Jul 1970.