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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]

Mortimer James Payne

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3427 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major Rifle Brigade

British Army 3427 Company Serjeant Major Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 1st Battalion

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Lawrence James Macqueen Hunt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Private Young Soldiers 52nd Battalion

British Army 20602 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Ernest Prince

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 3/7439 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3/7439 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3/7439 Lance Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Btn

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Reginald James Walker

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9922 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9922 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles George Williams Andrews

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army Captain Border Regiment

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Percy Paris Pope

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Sydney Scriven

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 49027 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 34580 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 34580 Lance Corporal Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry 2nd/4th Battalion

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Herbert Trevett

Born 1888

British Army 38723 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 10584 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John James Parnell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 26622 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 26622 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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William Henry Wood

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 292501 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/14135 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/14135 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Alfred Whiting Pope

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Elisha John Owers

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 2861 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 31231 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Joseph Athelston Lipscombe

Born 1884

Died 1966

Royal Navy F12738

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212738 Air Mechanic First Class

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Frederick Drake

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401842

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Thomas Ford

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298497

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William Alfred Woodsford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241383

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Charles Albert Barrett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97023

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Ernest Albert Jones

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291671

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William Wallis

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265177

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Arthur George Stevens Pitcher

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282001

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