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Edward Wareham was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1896 and baptised there on 16 May 1896 (the date uses for his birth on all records) the son of George Wareham and Emma Georgina Wareham (nee Wareham).  He lived all his life apart from Military Service in the Iwerne Minster area.  He had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 16298) and served with the 6th Battalion.  This Battalion fought in both the Gallipoli, Turkey, and France and Flanders areas.  At some time it had been Gazetted that Sergeant Edward Wareham had been awarded the Military Medal.  He was also promoted to Acting Warrant Office Class II.  He was discharged on 14 Mar 1919 and further awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  The 1921 census shows him living with his parents in Watery Lane, Iwerne Minster working as a Farm Labourer at the Ismay Estate Home Farm.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living in Church Road, Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, still single, working as a Road Reconstruction Worker as well as being a Civil Defence Decontamination Officer.  His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 22 Jan 1955.   His brothers, Francis George Wareham and Frederick Wareham, also served in the conflict.

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William Swyer Stockley was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 3 Feb 1896 the son of Edwin Swyer Stockley and Caroline Stockley (nee Wareham).   He lived all his life in the Iwerne Minster area apart from Military Service.   He enlisted and joined the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Private (Service No. 26287). He served with the 6th and 1st Battalions in France and Flanders where he was taken prisoner of war.  It is not known where he was during his incarceration but on his discharge on 14 Jun 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.   His mother had died in 1917 and the 1921 Census shows he was living with his widower father in Blandford Road, Iwerne Minster, working as a house painter for the local Ismay estate.  He married Barbara Caroline Wareham in the Blandford, Dorset, Registry area in 1923.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living in Shute Lane, Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, described as a Pig Butcher and Bacon Curer.  He died locally on 3 Jan 1976.

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James Levi Stacey was born in Sutton Waldron, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 17 Nov 1899 and baptised there at St. Bartholemew's Church on 25 Feb 1900 the son of Frank Stacey and Minna Martha Annie Stacey (nee Hardwick).  He spent his early life in Sutton Waldron.   He enlisted on 10 Nov 1917 with the Territorial Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry and was mobilized on 29 Jan 1918 as a Private (Service No. 31238).   The Dorset Yeomanry was amalgamated into the Corps of Hussars on 31 Mar 1918 and his Service No. became 57728.  He served in the UK only being discharged on 5 Feb 1919 following a medical board in Dublin, Ireland, being surplus to military requirements (having suffered physical impairment prior to entering the service). It is noted that he had suffered considerable burns to the right side of his chest prior to joining the Services and this had been exacerbated by frequent ulceration of the burn scars.  He was awarded the Silver War Badge No. B117213.  He also received a limited pension for 26 weeks only.   By the 1921 Census he was living at Church Walk, Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a Gardener for the Ismay Estate. He married Bernice Daisy White at St. Mary's Church, Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 16 Dec 1934.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 17 Turnworth, Near Blandford, Dorset, working as a domestic gardener.   At the time of his death on 26 Jun 1958 he was living at 1 Tower Cottage, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon.   The death was recorded at the Tavistock, Devon, Registry.  His brother, Thomas William Stacey, also served in the conflict.

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Reginald Wilfred Langley was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 28 Dec 1894 the son of Frank Langley and Amelia Langley (nee Wareham).   He spent all his life, apart from military service, in Iwerne Minster.   He enlisted and served with the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 16348).  He served with the 2nd Battalion and rose to the rank of Corporal.  It is not known in which theatre of war he served but on his discharge on 25 Mar 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  By the 1921 Census he was living Near Post Office, Iwerne Minster, working as a Woodman for the Ismay Estates.  He married Elizabeth Maud Domoney in Iwerne Minster on 29 Jun 1927.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at The Chalk, Iwerne Minster, working as a General Farm Worker as well as being a volunteer member of the Auxiliary Fire Service.   His death was registered in Sturminster, Dorset, in 1962.   His brother, Francis Frederick Langley, also served in the conflict.