1914-1918 Archives - Page 80 of 162 - Shaftesbury Remembers the Great War

Walter William Reeves

Surname: Reeves

Other names: Walter William

Locations in this story:
Bourton, Dorset
Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
East Indies
Blandford, Dorset

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Walter William Reeves was born in Blandford, Dorset, on 30 Jul 1858 and baptised at Bourton, Dorset, on 10th October 1858, the son of William Reeves and Hannah Reeves (nee Suter). He married Emily Jane Bennett at Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 7th January 1885 and they went on to have thirteen children. From 24 Jul 1877 Walter had served in the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 490) serving some of his time in the East Indies but had been released on 17 Feb 1889 with the rank of Corporal. He rejoined the Reserve Service Battalion on 19 Feb 1893 and remained until discharged on 10 Jul 1901 with the rank of Sergeant. He re-enlisted on 17th August 1916 at the age of 57 years and joined the 168th Protection Company of the Royal Defence Corps as a Private (Service No. 33820). During his service he also served with the 163, 159, 157 and 165 Companies mainly as a Prisoner of War Camp Guard. He was discharged on 6th March 1919 being no longer physically fit to serve. There are no obvious medal records but he was awarded the Silver War Badge No. B228737. By the time of the 1921 census he was living in 40 Church Street, Fontmell Magna, working as a Gardener on the Glyn Estate. He was still residing at 40 West Street, Fontmell Magna, but died on 27 Jul 1937 in the Red Lion Hotel, Blandford, Dorset. and was buried at Fontmell Magna on 30th July 1937. Of his sons, Cecil John Reeves, died in service whilst Leo Bennett Reeves and Maurice Vernon Reeves served and survived the conflict.

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John Stephen Lodge

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Labour Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lodge

Other names: John Stephen

Locations in this story:
Hartgrove, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Sturminster, Dorset
Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Woodbridge Lane, Bedchester, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset
East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset

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John Stephen Lodge was born at Hartgrove, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 21st April 1877 and baptised at East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 27 May, 1877 the son of Edward George Lodge and Amelia Jane Lodge (née Bown). He married Emily Jane Curtis at Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 20th May 1903 and by 1911 they were living at 85 Woodbridge Lane, Bedchester, Shaftesbury, Dorset. John enlisted and joined the 6th Battalion of the 6th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 12702). He served in France and Flanders from 13 Jul 1915 and later transferred to the 449th Agricultural Company of the Labour Corps (Service No. 432008). On his discharge on 4th March 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. By the 1921 Census he was living in Turnpike Terrace, Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, working as a General Labourer in a brickyard and by the the 1939 Register had moved to Gear's Mill, Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset, described as a Farmer. His wife, Emily, died in 1947 and John re-married Margaret Emma Mary Joyce in the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry area in 1949. John's death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 18th May 1958 and he was buried at Melbury Abbas, Shaftesbury, on 21st May 1958.

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Harry Jeanes

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Labour Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Jeanes

Other names: Harry

Locations in this story:
Church Road, Margaret Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset
West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Egypt
Sturminster, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Harry Jeanes was born in Margaret Marsh, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 21st September 1873, the son of Henry Jeanes and Sarah Jane Jeanes (née Stokes). He lived all his life in the area apart from time on Military Service. He married Thirza Mary Russell in the Shaftesbury, Dorset, Registration area in 1900. They set up home in Church Road, Margaret Marsh. Harry enlisted and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 13021). He served in Egypt from 22 Nov 1915 until he was transferred to the 449th Agricultural Company of the Labour Corps (Service No. 432009). His address on the Absent Voters List for 1918 was 60 West Street, Fontmell Magna. He was discharged on 8th March 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star and by the 1921 Census had remained in 60 West Street, Fontmell Magna, working as a Casual Labourer on his own account. His wife, Thirza, died in early 1932 and he went on to re-marry Phyllis Joyce Frampton in Shaftesbury, Dorset, in December 1932. By the time of the 1939 Register he was still living at 60 West Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, (where he remained for the rest of his life) described as an Occasional Council Worker and also an ARP Warden. His death was recorded at the Sturminster, Dorset, Registry on 13th March 1958.

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Richard FitzGerald Glyn

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 6th Cavalry Brigade, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Dragoons /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Glyn

Other names: Richard FitzGerald

Locations in this story:
St. Georges, Hanover Square, Middlesex
Chelsea, London
France & Flanders
Cross House, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Poole, Dorset
Millbank Military Hospital, London
Hinton Parva, Dorset
Hinton Martell, Dorset

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Sir Richard FitzGerald Glyn, DSO, Bt. was born at St. Georges, Hanover Square, Middlesex, on 13th May 1875, the son of Sir Richard George Glyn, Bt. and Frances Geraldine Glyn (née FitzGerald). He lived most of his civilian life in the Dorset area. He was with the Royal Dragoons as early as 1893 and served throughout, gaining many decorations and awards including the Distinguished Service Order. He married Edith Hilda Hamilton-Gordon at Holy Trinity, Chelsea, London, on 12th December 1906 and they went on to have five children. His service in the First World War in France and Flanders is noted for his being Mentioned in Dispatches twice as well as for being wounded and spending over a month at the Millbank Military Hospital, London. He was a Staff Officer with the rank of Captain attached to the Army Service Corps as well as A.D.C. to the Commanding Officer of the 6th Cavalry Brigade. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1914/15 Star. He lived for a period at Cross House, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury. By the 1921 Census he had moved to Gaunts House, Hinton Martell, Dorset, and was still in residence there at the time of the 1939 Register. He died in the Poole, Dorset, area on 23rd March 1960 and was buried at Hinton Parva, Dorset, on 26th March 1960.

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James Appleyard

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 Royal Army Medical Corps /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Appleyard

Other names: James

Locations in this story:
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Manningham, West Yorkshire
Battersea, London
France & Flanders
Parsonage Street, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Stock, Essex

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James Appleyard was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 3rd June 1881 and baptised at St. Mark's Church, Manningham, West Yorkshire, on 27th June 1881, the son of John Appleyard and Matilda Appleyard (née Deacon). James had qualified as a Doctor by the time he married Ruby Tizard at St. Luke's Church, Battersea, London, on 6th December 1909. By 1911 he had set up practice at Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, living in Glebe Cottage, Parsonage Street, Fontmell Magna. He enlisted and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, eventually holding the rank of Captain. He served in France and Flanders from 3 Jan 1916 and on his discharge was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census records him in Fontmell Magna working as a Medical Practitioner as he was by the time of the 1939 Register where he lived at Knapp Orchard, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Following advice from a family member it is now known he that died on 22nd June 1964 at his home The Annexe, The Mill House, Mill Road, Stock, Essex. His wife died shortly after at Stock on 26th September 1964.

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Charles Frederic Ratcliffe Webb

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Webb

Other names: Charles Frederic Ratcliffe

Locations in this story:
Forton, Andover, Hampshire
Pylle, Somerset
East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Poona, India
Portsmouth, Hampshire

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Charles Frederic Ratcliffe Webb was born at Forton, Andover, Hampshire, on 22nd January 1890 and baptised at Pylle, Somerset, on 11th May 1890, the son of George Webb, a Schoolteacher, and Caroline Elizabeth Webb (née Chapman). By 1901 his family had moved to East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, where Charles's father was teaching and living at the National School, Sturminster Road, East Orchard. Charles had enlisted with the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service Nos. 8345, 0545, 5719210) and the 1911 Census shows he was stationed in Wanowrie Line, Poona, India. He presumably returned to the UK before the outbreak of war as he was re-posted to India on 6 Nov 1914 until his eventual discharge when he was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the 1915 Star. The 1921 Census shows he was still serving at the time but by later electoral roll records he had returned to live at East Orchard until the 1939 Register shows him living at 7 Langley Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, and working as a Cinema Doorman. He died in the Portsmouth area in 1957. His brother Alfred John (b.1895) also served in the war, with the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Royal Army Medical Corps. His half brother Reginald Claude Eldon (b.1898) was sadly killed in 1916 while attached to the Wiltshire Regiment in France.

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Jesse Bradley

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 Buckingham Regiment, Labour Corps, Royal Berkshire Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Bradley

Other names: Jesse

Locations in this story:
Hartgrove, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Parsons Lane, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
France & Flanders
Kimberley House, Gillingham, Dorset
Manston, Sturminster, Dorset

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Jesse Bradley was born at Hartgrove, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 12th August 1882, the son of Thomas Edward Bradley and Sara Ann Bradley (née Rose). He lived for a significant period of his life, except for Military Service, in the Hartgrove, East Orchard, area. He enlisted on 11th December 1915 and was embodied on 18th March 1916 in the 3/1st Battalion of the Buckinghamshire Regiment as a Private but very quickly was transferred to the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment (Service No. 30518). He served in France and Flanders where he received a severe grenade wound on 15th May 1917 which necessitated the amputation of a leg as well as leaving him with a fracture of his left arm. He was repatriated and spent time recovering at the Red Cross facility at Kimberley House, Gillingham, Dorset. On recovery he was transferred to the Southern Counties Company of the Labour Corps (Service No. 97893). He was eventually assessed as no longer physically fit for service and discharged on 9th August 1918. He was granted a pension and was awarded the Victory and British War medals as well as the Silver War Badge No. 431205. He initially returned to East Orchard, living in Parsons Lane but by the 1921 Census was living with his brother-in-law in School Road, Gillingham, Dorset, described as a Farm Labourer - Retired Disabled. By 1939 Register he had moved to Red House, Manston, Sturminster, Dorset, and was described as a Roadman (Disabled). He had remained single up to this point and there is no confirmed date of his death. His brother, Harry Bradley, also served in the conflict.

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Frank Moore

24th June 2020/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Essex Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Moore

Other names: Frank

Locations in this story:
West Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Bowling Green Farm, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Manston, Nr. Blandford, Dorset
Wimborne, Dorset
Christchurch, Hampshire
Mesopotamia
India

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Frank Moore was born at West Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 11th October 1883, the son of Harry William Moore and Elizabeth Jane Moore (née Moore). He lived his early life in and around East and West Orchard, Shaftesbury. He married Beatrice Rideout at Manston, Nr. Blandford, Dorset, on 4th February 1903. By 1911 they were living at Bowling Green Farm, East Orchard, Shaftesbury. Frank enlisted on 17th May 1915 and joined the 7th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 14562). He served in Mespotamia from 18 Jun 1916 and later in India from 16 Oct 1916 where he transferred to the 3rd Garrison Battalion of the Essex Regiment on 25th March 1918 (Service No. 33378). He was discharged on 12th January 1920 with a small pension for deafness which was attributable to his service conditions. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals when the 1921 Census shows he had returned to East Orchard. By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 'Duncliffe', Christchurch Road, Wimborne, Dorset, and was working as a Public Works Contractor's Labourer. His death was recorded at the Christchurch, Hampshire, Registry in 1968. His brothers Arthur Charles and Harry Philip also served in the war.

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Harry James Lodge

23rd June 2020/in 1914-1918 Leinster Regiment /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lodge

Other names: Harry James

Locations in this story:
Hartgrove, East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Weymouth, Dorset
France & Flanders
Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset

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Harry James Lodge was born in East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 9th July 1881, the son of William Lodge and Phoebe Lodge (née Stokes). He lived his early life in Hartgrove, East Orchard, until by 1901 he had moved to Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, and was working as a Plasterer. He married Nina Lavinia Bowering in the Weymouth, Dorset, Registry District in 1904. He returned to East Orchard to live by 1911. He enlisted on 12 Dec 1915 with the 7th Battalion of the Leinster Regiment as a Private (Service No. 5365). He served in France and Flanders and, whilst there, received a gun shot wound in the neck. He was discharged as being no longer physically fit on 31st March 1919 and was granted a pension. He was awarded the Victory and British War medals together with the Silver War Badge No. B160884. Both the 1921 Census and 1939 Register shows him living at 6 Belle Vue, Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, and in both cases was described as a Disabled Pensioner. His death was recorded in Weymouth in 1970. His brother, George Stokes Lodge, also served in the conflict.

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George Stokes Lodge

23rd June 2020/in 1914-1918 Dorsetshire Regiment, Royal Navy /by Chris Stupples

Surname: Lodge

Other names: George Stokes

Locations in this story:
East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shaftesbury, Dorset
West Bourton, Gillingham, Dorset
Abingdon, Berkshire
Gillingham, Dorset
Todber, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset

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George Stokes Lodge was born in East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 25th October 1884, the son of William Lodge and Phoebe Lodge (née Stokes). He lived most of his early life in Hartgrove, East Orchard. He had originally enlisted in 1901 as a Boy in the Royal Navy (Service No. 214764) but purchased his discharge shortly thereafter. He married Ida Bessie Matilda Curtis in Todber, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset, on 26th October 1910. He enlisted during the First World War and joined the Dorsetshire Regiment as a Private (Service No. 201999). It is not known in which theatre of war he served but after his discharge on 27th April 1919 he was awarded the Victory and British War medals. The 1921 Census shows him living at Bloomers Farm, Gillingham, Dorset, as a Smallholder and later the 1939 Register records him at 6 West Bourton Road, West Bourton, Gillingham, Dorset, working as a Jobbing Gardener. His death was recorded at the Abingdon, Berkshire, Registry on 8 Dec 1971 and his burial at West Bourton on 15 Dec 1971. His brother, Harry James Lodge, also served in the conflict.

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