1914-1918 Archives - Page 76 of 164 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

William Frederick Conway

Surname: Conway

Other names: William Frederick

Locations in this story:
Farnham, Nr. Shaftesbury, Dorset
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Aldershot, Hampshire
St. James, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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William Frederick Conway was born at Farnham, Nr. Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 29th November 1890 and baptised there on 25th January 1891, the son of Frederick Charles Conway and Annie Conway (née Whitlock). He lived his early life at Farnham until, by 1901, his family had moved to Melbury Waters, Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset. He enlisted and served with the Army Service Corps as a Driver (Service No. T/30335). His war service record has not survived but following his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. By the 1921 Census he was boarding at 4 Western Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, working as a Fitter Labourer at a Electric Power Plant. He married Rebecca Bramston at Farnham, Dorset, in Oct 1921. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 12 Whyte Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire, and was working as a Boiler Cleaner Powder Salesman. He died in Aldershot on 19th October 1958. William's brothers Harry Edward (b.1892) and Albert Charles (b.1888), also served in the conflict. Sadly Albert died in 1915 while serving with the Dorsetshire Regiment in Mesopotamia. Their names appear on the St. James Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset, Roll of Honour of those serving as published in November 1918 in the Parish Magazine.

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Albert Charles Conway

Albert George Guppy

18th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Guppy

Other names: Albert George

Locations in this story:
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Leigh, Dorset
Egypt
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Salonica

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Albert George Guppy was born at Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset, on 30 Sep 1881 and baptised there on 20 Nov 1881 the son of John Guppy and Mercy Ann Guppy (nee Dewland). He lived his early life in Leigh, Dorset, where he met and married Lily Brake on 6 Jun 1905. They went on to have seven children. He came to live in Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, just prior to the outbreak of WW1. He had enlisted on 22 Jun 1909 with the Territorial Unit and served with the 1/1st Battalion of the Dorset (Queen's Own) Yeomanry as a Private (Service No. 1179) later transferring to the Corps of Hussars (Service No. 230482). He served in Egypt and Salonica for most of his service and on his discharge on 23 Mar 1919 was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. The 1921 census shows him living in 7 Higher Blandford Road, Cann, Shaftesbury, working as Smallholder, The 1939 Register shows him still living there but now described as a Thatcher. He died at the Odstock Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 13 Dec 1949 and was buried at The New Yard, Melbury Abbas, on 17 Dec 1949. NB. His eldest son, Reginald Albert Guppy, born in 1906, served in WW2 in the Royal Navy and became a prisoner of the Japanese and he died in their custody on 8 Aug 1942.

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Levi Padfield

18th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Padfield

Other names: Levi

Locations in this story:
Margaret Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset
New Milton, Hampshire

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Levi Padfield was born at Margaret Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 10 Jan 1891 the son of Charles Padfield and Sarah Maria Padfield (nee Mussell). He lived all his early life in the Margaret Marsh area. His father had died in 1913. He enlisted and served with the Army Service Corps as a Driver (Service No. T2/10428). 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 in Margaret Marsh with his widowed mother working as a Cowman. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Eastley Cottage, Wooton, New Milton, Hampshire, still employed as a Cowman and still single. His death is registered in the New Milton area in 1977. Levi's brothers Albert and James also served in the war, but sadly James died in 1919 shortly after discharge from the army in 1919.

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James Padfield

John Wareham

16th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Wareham

Other names: John

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Todber, Dorset
North Dorset, Dorset

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John Wareham was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 21 Sep 1896 the son of William Wareham and Anna Maria Wareham (nee Coombes). He lived all his life apart, from Military Service, in Iwerne Minster. He enlisted with the Somerset Light Infantry as a Private (Service No. 37127). It is known he was with the 12th Battalion but not the theatre of war he served in. On his discharge on 16 Mar 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. By the 1921 Census he was living with his parents in Dunns Lane, Iwerne Minster, working as a Road Man for the Dorset County Council. He married Edith Maud Lewis in Todber, Dorset, on 5 Aug 1922. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Preston Cottage, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, working as a Road Foreman as well acting as a Civil Defence Decontamination Officer. His death was recorded in the North Dorset, Dorset, Registry in 1985 and he was buried at St. Mary's Church, Iwerne Minster, on 16 Jan 1985. His brothers, Harry James Wareham and Charles William Wareham, also served in the conflict.

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Frederick Wareham

16th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Wareham

Other names: Frederick

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
The Balkans
Iwerne Courtney, Blandford, Dorset
Blandford, Dorset

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Frederick Wareham was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 14 Aug 1887 and baptised there on 2 Oct 1887 the son of George Wareham and Emma Georgina Wareham (nee Wareham). He lived most of his life in the Iwerne Minster area. He enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 10057). He served with the Regiment in The Balkans but later transferred to the 11th Divisional Signals Company of the Royal Engineers as a Pioneer (Service No. 310919). On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. By the 1921 Census he was living with his parents in Watery Lane, Iwerne Minster, working as a Farm Carter on the Ismay Estate Home Farm. He married Daisy Edith Boyte at Iwerne Minster on 8 Oct 1921. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 7 The Gardens, Iwerne Courtney, Blandford, Dorset, working as a County Council Roadman. He died in Blandford Hospital, Blandford, Dorset, on 7 May 1962. His brothers, Francis George Wareham and Edward Wareham, also served in the conflict.

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Edward Wareham

16th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Wareham

Other names: Edward

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gallipoli, Turkey
France & Flanders
Sturminster, Dorset

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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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Charles William Wareham

16th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Wareham

Other names: Charles William

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Aldershot, Hampshire
Tarrant Hinton, Dorset

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Charles William Wareham was born in Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset, in 1888 the son of William Wareham and Anna Maria Wareham (nee Coombes). He lived all his life except for Military Service in the Iwerne Minster area. He married Ethel Mary Burden in Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, on 23 Oct 1912. He had enlisted with the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment as a Territorial on 6 Dec 1915 and was mobilized on 11 Feb 1916 as a Private (Service Nos. 24259 & 61091). He served in the UK only transferring successively to the King's Liverpool Regiment and then the East Lancashire Regiment (attached to the 309th Home Service Company of the Labour Corps) (Service No. 171356). By this time he held the rank of Corporal. He was discharged as being physically unfit due to scepsis of the index finger on his right hand which, after treatment at the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, Hampshire, was declared to be useless for military services to continue. His discharge took place on 26 Feb 1919 and he received a limited pension. There are no medal records but his service records show he was entitled to at least the Victory Medal. The 1921 Census shows he was living at The Drove, Iwerne Minster, working as a Rabbit Trapper and it is where he died on 23 Oct 1924. His brothers, John Wareham and Harry James Wareham, also served in the conflict.

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William Swyer Stockley

16th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Stockley

Other names: William Swyer

Locations in this story:
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Blandford, Dorset

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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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Ernest Edward Lucas

16th July 2020/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Essex Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lucas

Other names: Ernest Edward

Locations in this story:
White Pit Lane, Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Balkans
Melksham, Wiltshire
Wincanton, Somerset
Galhampton, North Cadbury, Somerset

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Ernest Edward Lucas was born in Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 17th September 1898 and baptised there on 20th Nov 1898. He was the son of Alfred Charles Lucas and Annie Mary Lucas (née Henstridge). He lived all his early life in and around Melbury Abbas. He enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 14487) and served with the 5th Battalion in the Balkans from 16 Oct 1915. He later transferred to the Essex Regiment (Service No. 59134). On his discharge on 8th August 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. He married Mildred Rose Barnes in Melksham, Wiltshire, in 1920. The Census of 1921 shows him living at High Road, Galhampton, Noth Cadbury, Somerst, working as a Farm Labourer. By the 1939 Register he had moved to 4 Penn View, Wincanton, Somerset, and was working as a Builders General Labourer. His wife, Mildred, died in 1962 and he remarried, to Gladys Maud Sims in Wincanton, Somerset, in 1963. Ernest died in Wincanton in 1970.

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James Levi Stacey

15th July 2020/in 1914-1918 /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Stacey

Other names: James Levi

Locations in this story:
Sutton Waldron, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Iwerne Minster, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Tavistock, Devon
Dublin, Ireland
Turnworth, Near Blandford, Dorset
Yelverton, Devon

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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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