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Walter William Kelly was born at Rushmore, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, on 10 Aug 1893 the son of Charles Kelly and Mary Elizabeth Kelly (nee Kiddle).  He lived all his early life at 9 White Hazel Cottages, Rushmore, until he enlisted on 29 Jan 1916 and joined the 3rd Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 23656).  He served with the 2nd Battalion in France and Flanders and was returned to the UK suffering from dysentry and on his recovery was transferred to the 447th Agricultural Labour Company on 16 Dec 1917 (and later on the 442nd Company) of the Labour Corps (Service No. 496004).  He was discharged on 24 Sep 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as a small but short lived pension.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Grovely Cottage, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire, still single and working as a General Labourer.  His marriage to Ethel Amelia Bradley was recorded in Mere, Wiltshire, during 1944.  He died locally on 24 Feb 1968.

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Frederick Charles Joy was born in Hinton-Martell, Wimborne, Dorset, on 5 Jul 1899 and baptised there on 24 Sep 1899 the son of William Henry Joy and Anne Joy (nee Devenish).  By 1901 the family had moved to Topp Hill, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, and later to Mottisfont, Romsey, Hampshire.  Frederick had enlisted on 2 Jul 1917 and joined the 34th Training Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 7209). He was later transferred to the 2/4th Battalion of the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment and later still to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Service No. 44794).  He served in France and Flanders and whilst there during 3rd Battle of the Somme on 9 Jun 1918 was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.  This award appeared in the London Gazette dated 20 Aug 1919.  He was discharged on 29 Nov 1919 and further awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   He married Kathleen Alice Stanley at St. Mary's Church, Wimbledon, Surrey, on 13 Dec 1930.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 29 Handford Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, working as a Sewage Works Labourer as well as bring a Volunteer ARP Warden.  His death was recorded in Swindon, Wiltshire, during 1971.

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Alfred William Joyner was born in the Christchurch, Hampshire, area on 24 Jun 1889 the son of Gideon Joyner, a Blacksmith, and Amelia Emily Joyner (nee Lane).  Shortly after his birth the family moved to Green Lane, Ashmore, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where he spent his early life until he enlisted in the Royal Navy at Chatham, Kent, on 10 Feb 1911 becoming in time a Ship's Carpenter with the Petty Office rank (Service No. M.2832).  He served throughout the WW1 in many ships and shore establishments and at the end of the conflict was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/15 Star.  He remained in the Service and during 1923 married Dorothy Margaret Clarke in Wimborne, Dorset.  On the 28 Apr 1926 he was awarded the Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.  He was formally discharged on 31 Jul 1939 but on the outbreak of WW2 immediately rejoined and served through until 21 Aug 1945.  His death was recorded in Poole, Dorset, during 1975.   His brother, William Fred Joyner, also served in the conflict.

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Fred Scammell Jenkins was born in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, on 28 Feb 1881 the son of Eli Jenkins, a Farmer and Grocer, and Sarah Jenkins (nee Witt).  He lived his early life in Donhead St. Mary until by 1911 he was boarding out in Southampton, Hampshire, working as a House Painter.    He had enlisted with the 41st Company of the Royal Garrison Artillery as a Gunner (Service No. 107404).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge on 15 Nov 1919 was awarded the British War Medal only plus a small short lived pension in regard to the loss of a finger on his right hand due to service conditions.  He returned to Donhead St. Mary to live with his mother, the father having died in 1917, at Wincombe Farm where his brother was the Farmer.  He married Johanna Blanche Bayliss in Billericay, Essex, during 1922.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 141 Kensington Avenue, East Ham, Essex, working as a Cinema Watchman.   He had moved to Parkhurst, Abinger Common, Dorking, Surrey, by 1951 and had died at a care home at Mount Alvernia, Harvey Road, Guildford, Surrey, on 6 Nov 1951.