Ashley Herbert Broadway

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Surname: Broadway
Other names: Ashley Herbert
Other people in this story:
Herbert F. Broadway
Margaret Broadway (nee Brownless)
Edith Louisa Barrett
Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Bournemouth, Hampshire

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Ashley Herbert Broadway was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 22 Feb 1899 the son of Herbert Broadway and Margaret Broadway (nee Brownless).  He lived his early life with his family at 6 New Buildings, Enmore Green.   He enlisted on 27 Mar 1917 and joined the Royal Marines Divisional Training Reserve as a Private (Service No. 2702/S).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.    He married Edith Louisa Barrett in Bournemouth in 1930.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 5A Luckham Road East, Bournemouth, Hampshire, working as a Navvy (Public Works).  His death was recorded in Bournemouth in 1973.

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Frederick Robert Brickell

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Surname: Brickell
Other names: Frederick Robert
Other people in this story:
Albert Brickell
Emma Jane Brickell (nee Adams)
Florence Maud Short
Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Poole, Dorset

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Frederick Robert Brickell was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 27 Feb 1896 the son of Albert Brickell and Emma Jane Brickell (nee Adams).  He lived the great majority of his life in Enmore Green.   He enlisted and joined the A.T. Company of the Royal Engineers as a Sapper (Service No. 143209).   It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   The 1921 Census shows him living with his parents in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, working as a Carpenter. He married Florence Maud Short in Shaftesbury on 10 Jan 1927.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 14 New Buildings, Breach Lane, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, still working as a Carpenter.  He died in Poole, Dorset, on 18 Apr 1968 and buried at St. Mary's Church, Motcombe.

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Charles Albert Bartley

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Surname: Bartley
Other names: Charles Albert
Other people in this story:
Albert George Bartley
Ellen Bartley (nee Cook)
Violet Mary Hoare
Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Cheam Common, Surrey
Sturminster, Dorset

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Charles Albert Bartley was born in Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 17 Nov 1899 and was baptised there on 17 Dec 1899 the son of Albert George Bartley and Ellen Bartley (nee Cook).  He lived all his life, apart from Military Service, in Motcombe.   He enlisted and joined the 1st Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 28843).  He was later transferred to the 2/5th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Service No. 55869).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows him living with hsi aprents at 55 Shorts Green Lane, Motcombe, Dorset, working as a Dairy Farm Labourer. He married Violet Mary Hoare at St. Philips Church, Cheam Common, Surrey, on 11 Jan 1930.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Norfolk Cottage, Shorts Green, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Farm Labourer.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 13 Mar 1970 and buried at St. Mary's Church, Motcombe.

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Reginald Charles Arnold

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Surname: Arnold
Other names: Reginald Charles
Other people in this story:
Thomas Arnold
Alice Arnold (nee Coward)
Winifred Lavinia Hunt
Locations in this story:
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Ringwood, Hampshire

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Reginald Charles Arnold was born in Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 25 Jun 1898 and baptised there on 24 Jul 1898 the son of Thomas Arnold and Alice Arnold (nee Coward).  He spent all his early life in Motcombe. By 1911 he was living in Church Walk, Motcombe.   He enlisted and joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 38065).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served in but on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows him still living with his parents in Church Walk, Motcombe, working as a Shop Assistant. He married Winifred Lavinia Hunt on 20 Nov 1926 in Motcombe.   By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 57 Hightown Road, Ringwood, Hampshire, working as a Bus Conductor.   He died in Ringwood on 1 Jan 1983.

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Joseph Alford

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Surname: Alford
Other names: Joseph
Other people in this story:
Samuel Thomas Alford
Rebecca Alford (nee Burden)
Elijah Tom Burden Alford
Edwin Walter Alford
Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Croydon, Surrey

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Joseph Alford was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1890 the son of Samuel Thomas Alford and Rebecca Alford (nee Burden).  He spent most of his early in Enmore Green.  He enlisted in Croydon, Surrey, on 1 Nov 1915 and joined the Royal Engineers as a Driver (Service No. 136741).  He was with the 88th Field Company but it is not known in which theatre of war he served.  On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  Beyond these facts his last known address via the Absent Voters Lists of 1918/1919 was given as 32 Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  No other information has been found and further research is ongoing.  His brothers, Elijah Tom Burden Alford and Edwin Walter Alford, also served in the conflict.

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Elijah Tom Burden Alford

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Surname: Alford
Other names: Elijah Tom Burden
Other people in this story:
Samuel Thomas Alford
Rebecca Alford (nee Burden)
Amy Estelle White
Joseph Alford
Locations in this story:
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Balkans
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Sturminster, Dorset
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
South Africa

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Elijah Tom Burden Alford was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1877 the son of Samuel Thomas Alford and Rebecca Alford (nee Burden).  He spent all his life apart from Military Service in the Shaftesbury area.   He had enlisted on 15 Jan 1900 with the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 3499). He had served for a short period in South Africa and was awarded the Queens South African Medal (Clasp Laings Nok, Transvaal) and discharged on 14 Jun 1901. He married Amy Estelle White on 19 May 1902 at Enmore Green, Shaftesbury.  He re-enlisted and joined the 3rd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 3/8507).  He served in the Balkans area from 16 Oct 1915 and was promoted to Corporal.  He was discharged on 11 Feb 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  The 1921 Census shows him living in Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Casing and Sausage Maker for C. G. Prideaux of Motcombe. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 3 Layton Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Stoker in a Food Factory.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1950.   His brother, Joseph Alford, also served in the conflict.

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Henry Robert Willis

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Surname: Willis
Other names: Henry Robert
Other people in this story:
Joseph Willis
Mary Ann Willis
Lottie Ethel Annie Moon
Locations in this story:
Holnest, Sherborne, Dorset
France & Flanders
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Lytchett Maltravers, Wells, Somerset
Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Henry Robert Willis was born in Holnest, Sherborne, Dorset, on 22 Jan 1888 and baptised there on 8 Apr 1888 the son of Joseph Willis and Mary Ann Willis.  He lived much of his early life in Holnest, Sherborne.   He married Lottie Ethel Annie Moon at St. Cuthbert's Church, Lytchett Maltravers, Well, Somerset, on 26 Apr 1911 and they went on to have three children.  He enlisted and, in time, joined the 220th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery as a Driver (Service No. 212339).  He served in France and Flanders and, whilst there, suffered an injury which resulted in his forearm being amputated.  He was discharged on 13 Nov 1919 and awarded the Silver War Badge No. B339024 as well as the Victory and British War Medals.  He also received a pension for life.  At the time of his discharge he was living at New Road, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  The 1921 Census then shows him living in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Postman.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 21 Coppice Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, still working as a Postman.  He died at the Westminster Memorial Hospital, Shaftesbury, on 9 Mar 1940.

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Albert James Toogood

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Surname: Toogood
Other names: Albert James
Other people in this story:
John Toogood
Hannah Mary Ann Toogood (nee Stone)
Zillah Hawkins
Locations in this story:
Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Ansty, Wiltshire
India
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Poole, Dorset
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Winterbourne Stoke, Tilshead, Wiltshire

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Albert James Toogood was born at Barkers Hill, Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire, on 16 Sep 1882 the son of John Toogood and Hannah Mary Ann Toogood (nee Stone).  He lived all his early life in Donhead St. Andrew.  He married Zillah Hawkins in the Salisbury, Wiltshire, Registry area on 24 Oct 1910.  They went on to have two children.  He enlisted on 30 Nov 1915 but was not mobilized until 20 Oct 1916 when he joined the 3rd Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 25799).   He served in India where he was transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Service No. 37893).  He suffered from Malaria which was judged attributable to his service and he was given a limited pension following his discharge on 12 Jan 1920.  He was awarded the British War Medal only.  His address in 1915 was 93 Pensbury Cottages, Shaftesbury, Dorset, but shortly after his discharge he moved to Poole, Dorset. The 1921 Census shows him then living at Winterbourne Stoke, Tilshead, Wiltshire, working as a Gardener.   Regrettably his wife died in 1930.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Redlands Lodge, Mornish Road, Poole, Dorset. a widower still working as a Gardener.  His death was recorded at the Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Registry in 1963.

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Edward William James Tallon

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Surname: Tallon
Other names: Edward William James
Other people in this story:
Edward Tallon
Florence Eliza Jessie Tallon (nee Cockell)
Maggie Gordon McKenzie
Alfred Charles Tallon
Locations in this story:
Hackney, London
Shaftesbury, Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Lancing, Sussex
Greenock, Refrewshire, Scotland
Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

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Edward William James Tallon was born in Hackney, London on 20 Dec 1898 but not baptised until 13 May 1900 at St. James Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset, the son of Edward Tallon and Florence Eliza Jessie Tallon (nee Cockell).  He lived his early life with his family in Church Hill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset.     He married Maggie Gordon McKenzie in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in 1917.  He had enlisted and served with the 163rd Company, Army Service Corps, as a Driver (Service Nos. T4/059650 & ET/52549).  He was discharged and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  Following his discharge he re-enlisted and transferred to the Royal Navy as a Leading Steward (Service No. P/L9076) on 7 May 1919.  The 1921 Cenusu shows he was then living at 2 Brougham Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, described as a Leading Hand Officer's Steward (R/N). The last known address for him was in 1943 at 49 Church Path, Lancing, Sussex, until a report of his death in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on 25 Dec 1943 stated he had died at 75B Union Street, Greenock, of Coal Gas Poisoning (Self-administered) whilst serving on HMS Orlando.   His father's brother, Alfred Charles Tallon, also served in the conflict as a Private with the Army Service Corps (Service No. 074178) and used the Shaftesbury address on the Absent Voters List in 1918 and appeared to live there after the war for two or three years.

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William George Sartin

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Surname: Sartin
Other names: William George
Other people in this story:
Thomas Biles Sartin
Mary Ann Sartin (nee Shiner)
Emily Jane Hillier
Gordon D. G. Sartin
Locations in this story:
Holnest, Sherborne, Dorset
Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Wells, Somerset

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William George Sartin was born in Holnest, Sherborne, Dorset, on 15 Feb 1891 and baptised there on 29 Mar 1891 the son of Thomas Biles Sartin and Mary Ann Sartin (nee Shiner).  He lived in Holnest during his early years until he married Emily Jane Hillier at the Shaftesbury Registry Office on 24 May 1914 where they set up home in Brickhill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  He had enlisted on 18 Nov 1915 with the Royal Engineers and placed on reserve as a Pioneer (Service No. WR25003).  On the 28 Dec 1916 he was became a Class W reservist which named him as a person whose employment was essential to the civilian authorities but was nevertheless finally mobilized on 26 Feb 1917 when he joined the Royal Engineers as a Sapper (Service No. 240503).  He later moved to the 335th Road Construction Unit then transferred to the 317th Road Construction Unit in France & Flanders as a Steam Roller Driver (Service No. 240503).  He was discharged on 24 Nov 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He then went to live at 28 Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. The 1921 Census shows him living in Brickhill, Enmore Green, working as a Steam Roller Driver.  His son, Gordon D. G. Sartin, was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1923 but by the time of the 1939 Register William was living with his family at 11 Orchard Terrace, Glastonbury, Somerset, still working as a Steam Roller Driver.  His son had married in Wells. Somerset, where William's death was recorded on 15 Apr 1961.  His wife had gone on to re-marry in 1968 but regrettably she died in 1969.

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