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Arthur Victor Pitman was born in the Tisbury, Wiltshire, Registry area on 31 Oct 1887 the son of Dan Pitman and Mary Ann Pitman (nee Gray).  He lived his early life mainly in North End Lane, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset.   He married Harriett Lily Coke at Milton on Stour, Gillingham, Dorset, on 30 Apr 1913.  He enlisted and joined the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry (Service No. 1442) and later was attached to the 1/1st Squadron of the Corps of Hussars (Service No. 230701).  He achieved the rank of Farrier Sergeant.  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge on 18 Jul 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows he was living at 92 Undercliff, Motcombe, Dorset. working as a Gamekeeper. By the time of the 1939 Register he had moved to 19 Sambourne Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, now described as a General Farmer.  His death was recorded in Warminster on 14 Jan 1964.  His brother, Sidney Pitman, also served in the conflict.

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Stephen James King was born in Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 22 Oct 1884 and baptised there on 24 Nov 1884 the son of Edwin Charles King and Sarah Ann King (nee Mercer).  He spent his early life living in The Street, Motcombe. He married Eliza Jane Padfield in St. James Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 23 May 1909.  They set up home at 19 St. James Street, Shaftesbury.  Stephen enlisted and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 0523) and served with the 1/4th Battalion until he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry  (Service No. 17750).  It is not known in which theatre of war he served in but on his discharge on 14 Oct 1919 was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 Census shows him living at 49 The Street, Motcombe, working as a Bricklayer's Labourer. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Minterne Parva, Dorchester, Dorset, working as an Estate Mason as well as a volunteer ARP Warden.  His death was recorded when living at The Lodge, Minterne Magna, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, on 24 Jun 1968.

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William Henry Hayter was born in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 20 Nov 1882 and baptised at St. John's Church on 7 Jan 1883 the son of Harry Hayter and Emily Georgina Hayter (nee Harris).  He spent his early life in Enmore Green and later at Higher Coombe, Donhead St. Mary. Wiltshire.  He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 30 Apr 1898 becoming in time a Chief Yeoman Signaller (Service No. 199356).  He married Sarah Brickell at Portsmouth, Hampshire, in 1902.  He was discharged on pension on 19 Nov 1922 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal.  He died in Ludwell, Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire on 20 Feb 1934 from the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Albert Thomas Foot was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 23 Dec 1885 and baptised at St. James Church, Shaftesbury, on 28 Feb 1886 the son of Erastus Foot and Amelia Foot (nee Foot).  He lived his early life in Church Hill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset.  Albert married Florence Louisa Stacey recorded at the Sherborne, Dorset, Registry in 1904.  They went on to have at least 13 children.  He had enlisted on 12 Sep 1912 and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 1674).  He served in France & Flanders and later transferred to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Service Nos. 6783 & 202880).  He received wounds which resulted in a partial loss of function in his left arm for which he was discharged on pension on 16 Aug 1918 and awarded the Silver War Badge No. 436190.  He was also awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The Electoral Register of 1921 shows him still living in Enmore Gree, Shaftesbury. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Higher Blandford Road, Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Rural Postman.  His death was registered at the Poole, Dorset, Registry in 1971.  His brothers, Archie Job Foot and James Foot, also served in the conflict.

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Edwin James Silcox was born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 24 Oct 1893 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Shaftesbury, on 26 Nov 1893 the son of Edwin James Silcox (Senior) and Emma Jane Silcox (nee Weldon).  He lived all his life in the Shaftesbury area including the King's Arms Inn, where his father was the Innkeeper, and later at Barton Cottage, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where he lived with his step father, Albert Coward, who his mother had married following the death of Edwin (Senior) in 1900.  Edwin (junior) had enlisted and joined Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service Nos. 3686 & 201749).  He served with the 1/4th Battalion on the North West Frontier with Afghanistan in India.  Following his discharge on 28 Nov 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the India General Service Medal with Clasp Afghanistan & North West Frontier Force.  The 1921 Census shows he was living with his mother and step-father in Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, working as a Jobbing Gardener. He married Sarah Emma Wright in Shaftesbury on 14 Oct 1922.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 100 St. James Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Gardener.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry in 1971.  His brothers, Harry Silcox and Philip Ernest Silcox, also served in the conflict.