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Shaftesbury, Dorset [127]

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England [5]

Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset [4]

Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset [3]

CHURBORNE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET [1]

Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Coomb, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Gillingham Shaftesbury,Dorset. [1]

Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Kington Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Motcombe, near Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Shaftesbury Dorset England [1]

Shaftesbury,Dorset. [1]

St James, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Able Seaman [4]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic First Class [1]

Air Vice-Marshal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Group Captain [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

14th (King’s) Hussars [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Chaplain Services [1]

Corps Of Hussars [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Caesar [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Minotaur [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Seaplane Station [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

British Army [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27]

H [18]

G [13]

W [13]

C [11]

S [11]

M [9]

P [8]

R [8]

L [7]

F [6]

T [6]

A [5]

K [3]

D [2]

J [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [141]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Shaftesbury, Dorset [127] Shaftesbury, Dorset, England [5] Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset [4] Enmore Green, Shaftesbury, Dorset [3] CHURBORNE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET [1] Cann, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Coomb, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] East Orchard, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Gillingham Shaftesbury,Dorset. [1] Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Kington Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Motcombe, near Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Shaftesbury Dorset England [1] Shaftesbury,Dorset. [1] St James, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [18] Able Seaman [4] Corporal [3] Gunner [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic First Class [1] Air Vice-Marshal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Group Captain [1] Hon Capt [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pilot Officer [1] Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Squadron Leader [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Dorset Yeomanry [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 14th (King’s) Hussars [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Chaplain Services [1] Corps Of Hussars [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Caesar [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Minotaur [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Victory I [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Seaplane Station [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] British Army [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27] H [18] G [13] W [13] C [11] S [11] M [9] P [8] R [8] L [7] F [6] T [6] A [5] K [3] D [2] J [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [141] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Charles William Kite

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232400

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Alfred Henry Kimber

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279087

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John Gough Gatehouse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227632

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Frederick Clarence Hillier

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252491

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Thomas Alan Mitchell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66831

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Douglas Eric Bowra

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 47473 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 185th Company

British Army 47473 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 19th Company

British Army 47473 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 185th Company, 18th Siege Battery

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Frederick George Thomas Alford

Born 1897

British Army 23666 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George Percival Maffey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176041

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Reginald Robert Foot

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 39652 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 39652 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Richard Stacey

Born 1874

British Army 190323 Private Labour Corps 642nd Home Service Employment Company

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William George Brickell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206312

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Ernest Cole

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218612

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Leonard Frederick Pledger

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240209

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Edgar Charles Toogood

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247909

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Hugh Eric Powell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291859

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Josiah Stanley Tapper

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16410(Po) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Hampshire"

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Tom Samuel Lampard

Born 1893

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS111443 Stoker 1st class HMS Cressy

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Frederick George Belbin

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401135

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Herbert Charles Watts

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249453

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Sidney George Parsons

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 3/6588 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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