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Sherborne, Dorset [174]

Sherborne, Dorset, England [6]

Holwell, Sherborne, Dorset [3]

Sherborne Dorset [2]

Alweston Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Haydon near Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Holwell Manor, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Horsecastles, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Nether Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Pulham, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Sherborne Yeovil, Dorset [1]

Sherborne, Dorset England [1]

Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [4]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

2nd Lt [1]

AC2 Driver and Motorcyclist [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic II [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

2nd Reserve Infantry Brigade [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

DORSET YEOMANRY [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Boscowan II [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Grafton [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Orion II [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

No. 1 Officer Cadet School, Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Norfolk Regiment attached Suffolk Regiment [1]

Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers, East Lancs Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Ben Glas [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

British Army [36]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [20]

S [20]

A [17]

H [17]

C [16]

P [14]

L [13]

W [11]

R [10]

D [7]

G [7]

M [7]

V [6]

F [5]

T [5]

J [4]

K [4]

N [4]

Y [4]

I [2]

O [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [188]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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People [196] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sherborne, Dorset [174] Sherborne, Dorset, England [6] Holwell, Sherborne, Dorset [3] Sherborne Dorset [2] Alweston Sherborne, Dorset [1] Chetnole, Sherborne, Dorset [1] Haydon near Sherborne, Dorset [1] Holwell Manor, Sherborne, Dorset [1] Horsecastles, Sherborne, Dorset [1] Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset [1] Nether Sherborne, Dorset [1] Pulham, Sherborne, Dorset [1] Sherborne Yeovil, Dorset [1] Sherborne, Dorset England [1] Thornford, Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [24] Gunner [5] Corporal [4] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 2nd Lt [1] AC2 Driver and Motorcyclist [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic II [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Training Reserve [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 2nd Reserve Infantry Brigade [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] DORSET YEOMANRY [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Boscowan II [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Grafton [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Orion II [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Kent Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] No. 1 Officer Cadet School, Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Norfolk Regiment attached Suffolk Regiment [1] Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers, East Lancs Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Ben Glas [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] British Army [36] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [20] S [20] A [17] H [17] C [16] P [14] L [13] W [11] R [10] D [7] G [7] M [7] V [6] F [5] T [5] J [4] K [4] N [4] Y [4] I [2] O [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [188] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

Samuel Wyndham Hodges

Born 1888

Royal Navy 235338 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscowan II

Royal Navy 235338 Boy 1st Class HMS Boscowan II

Royal Navy 235338 Ordinary Seaman HMS Grafton

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William Warr

Born 1887

Royal Navy K4590 Leading Stoker HMS VALIANT

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Wilfred John Andrews

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242751

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Charles Frederick Bugg

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224322

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Reginald Patch

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25855

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William George Hole

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 204476 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 204378 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert W Patten

Born 1890

British Army 5430 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 20723 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Andrew Stote

Born 1900

Royal Navy J48389

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George Collins

Born 1878

Royal Navy K39285

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Robert William Valpy Smith

Born 1900

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William Charles Russell

Born 1892

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John Brine

Born 1856

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Alice Maud Lambert

Born 1892

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Theodore Tregeare Harston

Born 1858

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Alfred Fison

Born 1867

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Walter Hann

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS116038

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