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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]

George Garrett

Died 1916

British Army 10974 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 10974 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Leonard Whiting

Born 1890

Royal Navy 236915 Leading Signalman

Royal Navy 236915 Leading Signalman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 236915 Leading Signalman HMS Colossus

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Robert J Mcdonald

Born 1882

British Army 177147 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Herbert John Stickland

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 10844 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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John Mead

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270

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Thomas Harlock Brown

Born 1882

Died 1963

British Army 26414 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 96057 Private Labour Corps

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William Charles Clark

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263529

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Edward Doggett

Born 1881

Died 1957

British Army 28661 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Walter Lucas

Died 1916

British Army 12656 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ralph Stanley Fry

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289852

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William George Ernest Davis

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155415

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Henry Redvers Yeatman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162152

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Jasper William Hodge

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13209

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George Albert Martin Beer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4304

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John Thomas Harvell

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 231850 Yeoman of Signals HMS QUEEN MARY

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Robert Hooper

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 189071 Blacksmith HMS BULWARK

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Charles James Hibbs

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 265381 Private Somerset Light Infantry 11th Btn

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Ummond C Spencer-Smith

Born 1876

Died 1955

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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William Cottrell

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 6971 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 6971 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Albert Joyce

Died 1916

British Army 14852 Private Dorset Regiment 6th Battalion

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