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Place of birth

Blandford, Dorset [208]

Blandford New South Wales [14]

Blandford England [11]

Blandford Forum, Dorset [4]

Blandford [2]

Blandford Dorset [2]

Blandford St Mary, Dorset [2]

Milton Abbas, Blandford, Dorset [2]

Anderson, near Blandford, Dorset [1]

BLANDFORD, DORSET [1]

Blandford Forum [1]

Blandford Forum,Dorset [1]

Blandford RD, Dorset [1]

Blandford Saint Mary, Dorset [1]

Blandford, Devon [1]

Blandford, England [1]

Blandford, Wiltshire [1]

Charlton Marshall, Blandford Forum, Dorset [1]

Charlton, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Higher Farm, Dorchester Rd, Blandford St Mary, Dorset [1]

Hilton, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Iwerne Courtney, Blandford, Dorset, England [1]

Langton Long, Blandford Dorset [1]

Littleton, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Marnhull, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Near Blandford, Dorset [1]

Shillingstone, Blandford, Dorset [1]

St. Marys, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Whatcombe, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Winterborne Kingston, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Wynford, West Compton, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Able Seaman [8]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Senior Stoker [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

private [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

HMS Queen Mary [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Staff [2]

2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Attached Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Chaplaincy [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devon Regt. [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment and Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M. Coastguard [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Hampshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Interpreter Royal Field Artillery [1]

Julnar [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [178]

British Army [63]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [28]

B [25]

H [24]

P [22]

S [21]

R [17]

W [17]

M [15]

L [14]

D [13]

G [11]

A [10]

T [9]

J [8]

N [7]

E [5]

I [5]

F [4]

K [4]

V [4]

O [3]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Blandford, Dorset [208] Blandford New South Wales [14] Blandford England [11] Blandford Forum, Dorset [4] Blandford [2] Blandford Dorset [2] Blandford St Mary, Dorset [2] Milton Abbas, Blandford, Dorset [2] Anderson, near Blandford, Dorset [1] BLANDFORD, DORSET [1] Blandford Forum [1] Blandford Forum,Dorset [1] Blandford RD, Dorset [1] Blandford Saint Mary, Dorset [1] Blandford, Devon [1] Blandford, England [1] Blandford, Wiltshire [1] Charlton Marshall, Blandford Forum, Dorset [1] Charlton, Blandford, Dorset [1] Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset [1] Higher Farm, Dorchester Rd, Blandford St Mary, Dorset [1] Hilton, Blandford, Dorset [1] Iwerne Courtney, Blandford, Dorset, England [1] Langton Long, Blandford Dorset [1] Littleton, Blandford, Dorset [1] Marnhull, Blandford, Dorset [1] Near Blandford, Dorset [1] Shillingstone, Blandford, Dorset [1] St. Marys, Blandford, Dorset [1] Whatcombe, Blandford, Dorset [1] Winterborne Kingston, Blandford, Dorset [1] Wynford, West Compton, Blandford, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [43] Able Seaman [8] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant Mechanic [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Senior Stoker [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] private [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Dorset Yeomanry [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] HMS Queen Mary [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Staff [2] 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1] Attached Somerset Light Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Chaplaincy [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devon Regt. [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment and Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M. Coastguard [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory [1] Hampshire Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Interpreter Royal Field Artillery [1] Julnar [1] Labour Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [178] British Army [63] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [28] B [25] H [24] P [22] S [21] R [17] W [17] M [15] L [14] D [13] G [11] A [10] T [9] J [8] N [7] E [5] I [5] F [4] K [4] V [4] O [3] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Alfred Douglas Cherry

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1734 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Captain Attached Somerset Light Infantry

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James Thomas Brown

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 6796 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6796 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Henry Edwin Daniell

Born 1868

Died 1914

British Army Major 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James G Beaumont

Born 1883

British Army 85432 Private Machine Gun Corps 17th Battalion

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George John Chilcott

Born 1882

Died 1974

British Army 219388 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 57th Command

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Edwin John Marsh

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6457 Acting Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 6457 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6457 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Kenneth Charles Cherry

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3799 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3799 Private London Regiment 1/15th lond Battalion

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Frederick Percy Hardy

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 2208 Private London Regiment 3rd county of lond Battalion

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Harold John Gilbert Lane

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 2016 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 120954 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Wilfred H Miles

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 114817 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 114817 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Samuel Fox

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS110714 Senior Stoker Julnar

Royal Navy SS/110714 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pembroke

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William Edward Toomer

Born 1894

British Army 98561 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Cox

Born 1886

Died 1918

Acting Sergeant Mechanic

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46039 Acting Sergeant Mechanic

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Henry Fricker

Died 1915

British Army 10084 Guardsman Scots Guards

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Albert Charles Ware

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 20013 Private Acting Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 20013 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 14771 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Archibald Henry Ware

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10832 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Charles Butt

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army G/10398 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Lane

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50869 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Carter

Born 1860

Died 1918

British Army 8723 Lance Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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Reginald Owen Riggs

Born 1897

Died 1923

Royal Navy J22629 Able Seaman HMS Flirt

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