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Dorchester, Dorset [515]

Dorchester Dorset [6]

Abbotsbury, Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Dewlish, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Frampton, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Melbury Osmond, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

West Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset [2]

All Saints, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Alton Pancras, Dorchester Dorset [1]

Bridport, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Chilfrome, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dorchester, Dorset, England [1]

Dorchester,Dorset. [1]

Dorset, Dorchester [1]

East Lulworth, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Forston Dorchester Dorset [1]

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

Kittwhistle, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Litton Cheney, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Melcombe Bingham, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Middlemarsh, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Near Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Netherbury, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Owermoigne Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Rampisham, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Stratton, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Sydling St Nicholas, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Tolpuddle, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Upwey, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Verne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

West Knighton, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

West Stafford, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Weymouth,Dorchester,Dorset. [1]

Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Woodsford,Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Able Seaman [7]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sergeant [3]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic First Class [1]

Band Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance/Sergeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [20]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

HMS Fearless [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

HMS Erin [3]

HMS Victory [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS SUPERB [2]

HMS Southampton [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

14th Kings Hussars [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [1]

Base Signal Depot Royal Engineers [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Civilian War Work [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Attached Royal Engineers [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E47 [1]

HM Submarine H6 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Charybdis [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS Cyclops [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Service

Royal Navy [400]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [111]

British Army [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [65]

B [55]

H [49]

C [47]

W [46]

T [40]

M [36]

P [36]

D [35]

G [30]

R [23]

L [22]

F [18]

A [14]

J [10]

N [10]

E [9]

K [9]

V [9]

O [7]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [562]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Dorchester, Dorset [515] Dorchester Dorset [6] Abbotsbury, Dorchester, Dorset [3] Broadmayne, Dorchester, Dorset [2] Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset [2] Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset [2] Dewlish, Dorchester, Dorset [2] Frampton, Dorchester, Dorset [2] Melbury Osmond, Dorchester, Dorset [2] Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset [2] West Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset [2] All Saints, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Alton Pancras, Dorchester Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Chilfrome, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dorchester, Dorset, England [1] Dorchester,Dorset. [1] Dorset, Dorchester [1] East Lulworth, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Forston Dorchester Dorset [1] Higher Farm, Dorchester Rd, Blandford St Mary, Dorset [1] Kittwhistle, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Litton Cheney, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Melcombe Bingham, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Middlemarsh, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Near Dorchester, Dorset [1] Netherbury, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Owermoigne Dorchester, Dorset [1] Rampisham, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Stinsford, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Stratton, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Sydling St Nicholas, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Tolpuddle, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Upwey, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Verne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset [1] West Knighton, Dorchester, Dorset [1] West Stafford, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Weymouth,Dorchester,Dorset. [1] Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Woodsford,Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [43] Stoker 1st Class [15] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Able Seaman [7] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Leading Seaman [4] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sergeant [3] Boy Telegraphist [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic First Class [1] Band Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance/Sergeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Stoker [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [20] Dorset Yeomanry [4] HMS Fearless [4] Corps of Hussars [3] HMS Erin [3] HMS Victory [3] HMS Victory II [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS SUPERB [2] HMS Southampton [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 14th Kings Hussars [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars [1] Base Signal Depot Royal Engineers [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Civilian War Work [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Attached Royal Engineers [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E47 [1] HM Submarine H6 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Charybdis [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS Cyclops [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1]

Service

Royal Navy [400] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [111] British Army [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [65] B [55] H [49] C [47] W [46] T [40] M [36] P [36] D [35] G [30] R [23] L [22] F [18] A [14] J [10] N [10] E [9] K [9] V [9] O [7] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [562] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32] India [1]

George Alfred Harrington

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222192

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Henry James Beck

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225578

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George Lawrence Ballam

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230613

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Lindley Murray

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230526

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Albert Victor Howe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239673

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Joseph Henry Hawkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240257

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Albert Edward Williams

Died 1917

British Army A1760 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Henry Mills

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 16412 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sydney Francis Mumford

Died 1918

British Army 153072 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George David Galloway

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 16802 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 16802 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion.

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Harold Frank Moore

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J28710 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service: H.M. Airship C.11

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Ralph Taylor

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9034

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Harold Wake

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225769

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George Travers

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305770

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Cyril Pope

Born 1891

Died 1965

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

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Hilda Leas

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army Special Military Probationer Territorial Force Nursing Service

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William Albert John Lock

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 9850 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 9850 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Thomas Wells

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405776

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Horace Leonard Treavis

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) SR6

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Lionel William Bushrod

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 22548 Private Hampshire Regiment

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