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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]

Raymond Claude House

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249431

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William Henry Claude Norman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249439

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Ernest Wilfred Dodge

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291847

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Albert Henry Clark

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army R38850 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Neail

Born 1863

British Army 195039 Sapper Base Signal Depot Royal Engineers

British Army 5304 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army 13513 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Robert Holbrook Duncan Biles

Born 1882

Died 1960

Royal Navy 14235 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 14235 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Agincourt

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Arthur Seymour

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army PS/7230 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G 11689 Private East Kent Regiment

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Harry John Gibbs

Born 1882

Royal Navy 8696 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE

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Alec Oliver Best

Born 1890

Royal Navy J64962

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Reginald Walter Manels

Born 1898

British Army 60684 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Frank Steele

Born 1891

Royal Navy K9362 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K9362 Stoker 1st Class HMS Liverpool

Royal Navy K9362 Stoker 1st Class HMS Fearless

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Arthur Warren

Born 1880

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Ernest Albert Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1084 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 1084 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 1084 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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