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Wareham, Dorset [164]

Wareham, Dorset, England [11]

Wareham Dorset [7]

Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset [6]

Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset [3]

Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset [2]

Church Knowle, Wareham, Dorset [2]

Arne, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Chalden Wareham, Dorset [1]

Creech, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Furzebrook, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Holme, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Kimmeridge, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Steeple, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Stoborough Wareham, Dorset [1]

Tyneham, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Wareham (district), Dorset [1]

Wareham Registration District Dorset [1]

Wareham, Poole, Dorset [1]

Wareham, Swanage, Dorset [1]

West Morden, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Gunner [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II class [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

1st Dorset Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Vernon" [1]

H.M.S. "Victory II" [1]

HM Submarine C31 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS WARRIOR [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [137]

British Army [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [25]

C [24]

H [19]

B [17]

M [16]

W [16]

T [13]

L [12]

D [10]

F [9]

A [7]

P [7]

R [7]

G [6]

J [5]

K [4]

O [4]

E [3]

N [3]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [194]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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People [209] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wareham, Dorset [164] Wareham, Dorset, England [11] Wareham Dorset [7] Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset [6] Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset [3] Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset [2] Church Knowle, Wareham, Dorset [2] Arne, Wareham, Dorset [1] Chalden Wareham, Dorset [1] Creech, Wareham, Dorset [1] Furzebrook, Wareham, Dorset [1] Holme, Wareham, Dorset [1] Kimmeridge, Wareham, Dorset [1] Steeple, Wareham, Dorset [1] Stoborough Wareham, Dorset [1] Tyneham, Wareham, Dorset [1] Wareham (district), Dorset [1] Wareham Registration District Dorset [1] Wareham, Poole, Dorset [1] Wareham, Swanage, Dorset [1] West Morden, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [18] Gunner [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II class [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Steward [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sister [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 1st Dorset Regiment [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Vernon" [1] H.M.S. "Victory II" [1] HM Submarine C31 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS WARRIOR [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [137] British Army [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [25] C [24] H [19] B [17] M [16] W [16] T [13] L [12] D [10] F [9] A [7] P [7] R [7] G [6] J [5] K [4] O [4] E [3] N [3] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [194] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Charles George Reeve

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army R14252 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Roland Charles Sansom

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force 25th Sqdn.

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Charles Redout

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army 33039 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Stockley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1629 Private Royal Field Artillery 3/6th Hampshire Battery

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Eugene Tomes

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army 138882 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR253697 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Fred Brierley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 17126 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 31646 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Edward Thomas Cooper

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3844 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Ivor William John Mears

Born 1902

Died 1919

Royal Navy J94269 Boy II class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J/94269 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Henry George Andrews

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy M12046 Armourer's Crew H.M.S. "Vernon"

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Henry William Hill

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 37193 Private Devonshire Regiment 13th (Works) Battalion

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Sydney James Whittle

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 244176 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Walter Frederick Harris

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy K53767 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Ernest John Masterman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275893

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Samuel Cooper

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 88056 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery

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Stephen Fordham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242847

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James Edward Whittle

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280423

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Freeland Arthur Chinchen

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 135583 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 201597 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles William Lemuel Mcpeak

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 239582 Leading Seaman HMS Black Prince

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Jesse Charles Gover

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 12932 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 12932 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Herbert Paine

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166476

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