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Wimborne Minster, Dorset [4]

Dorchester [2]

Arlington, Sussex [1]

Bandara Bombay [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brize Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1]

Cheltenham, Glostershire [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalgety, Fife. [1]

Dodbrook, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

East Brent near Burnham on Sea, Somerset [1]

Edmondsham, Nr Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gloverville [1]

Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Halstock, Dorset [1]

Hampshire [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Holne, Ashburton, Devon [1]

Hooke, BEAMINSTER [1]

Jersey [1]

Kington Magna, Dorset [1]

Lisheenataggart, Loughmore [1]

Maiden Newton, Dorset [1]

Milborne St Andrew, Dorset [1]

Moor Critchel [1]

Moreton [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Reading [1]

Romsey, Hants [1]

Rotherhithe, Kent [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Sedgehill, Wiltshire [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Silton, Dorset [1]

South Molton, Devon [1]

Stalbridge, Dorset [1]

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [630]

Second Lieutenant [80]

Lieutenant [45]

Serjeant [42]

Corporal [35]

Captain [32]

Lance Corporal [28]

Sapper [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bandsman [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Captain [2]

Major and Quarter Master [2]

Pr [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance-Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Captaian [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Dresser [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Gunner [1]

Unit

Dorset Regiment [637]

Dorsetshire Regiment [91]

Dorset Yeomanry [66]

Labour Corps [47]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

Somerset Light Infantry [30]

Royal Engineers [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [20]

London Regiment [18]

2nd Dorset Regiment [10]

Corps of Hussars [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [8]

1st Dorset Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

1/1st Dorset Yeomanry [4]

3rd Dorset Regiment [4]

5th Dorset Regiment [4]

6th Dorset Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [832]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [140]

L [99]

N [98]

P [70]

H [68]

B [66]

C [49]

K [46]

O [38]

J [34]

W [26]

S [21]

G [16]

D [15]

A [14]

F [11]

T [10]

R [6]

E [2]

U [2]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [822]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Wimborne Minster, Dorset [4] Dorchester [2] Arlington, Sussex [1] Bandara Bombay [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bloxworth, Wareham, Dorset [1] Bournemouth [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brize Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Cardiff [1] Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1] Cheltenham, Glostershire [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalgety, Fife. [1] Dodbrook, Devon [1] Dorset [1] East Brent near Burnham on Sea, Somerset [1] Edmondsham, Nr Wimborne, Dorset [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Gloverville [1] Gosport, Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Halstock, Dorset [1] Hampshire [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Highgate, London [1] Holne, Ashburton, Devon [1] Hooke, BEAMINSTER [1] Jersey [1] Kington Magna, Dorset [1] Lisheenataggart, Loughmore [1] Maiden Newton, Dorset [1] Milborne St Andrew, Dorset [1] Moor Critchel [1] Moreton [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsmouth [1] Reading [1] Romsey, Hants [1] Rotherhithe, Kent [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Sedgehill, Wiltshire [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Silton, Dorset [1] South Molton, Devon [1] Stalbridge, Dorset [1] Stoke St Gregory, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [630] Second Lieutenant [80] Lieutenant [45] Serjeant [42] Corporal [35] Captain [32] Lance Corporal [28] Sapper [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Driver [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bandsman [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Captain [2] Major and Quarter Master [2] Pr [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance-Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Adjutant [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Captaian [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Fourth Class) [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Dresser [1] Flight Commander [1] Gunner [1]

Unit

Dorset Regiment [637] Dorsetshire Regiment [91] Dorset Yeomanry [66] Labour Corps [47] Hampshire Regiment [38] Somerset Light Infantry [30] Royal Engineers [29] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [20] London Regiment [18] 2nd Dorset Regiment [10] Corps of Hussars [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] Staffordshire Yeomanry [8] 1st Dorset Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry [4] 3rd Dorset Regiment [4] 5th Dorset Regiment [4] 6th Dorset Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] 1/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [832] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [140] L [99] N [98] P [70] H [68] B [66] C [49] K [46] O [38] J [34] W [26] S [21] G [16] D [15] A [14] F [11] T [10] R [6] E [2] U [2] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [822]

Country

United Kingdom [40] India [1] South Africa [1]

Edwin Maurice Bishop

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorset Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Dorset Regiment

British Army Lieutenant attached King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Fred James Ball

Born 1885

Died 1946

British Army 355671 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2/9th Battalion

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William Joseph Joyce

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16323 Private Dorset Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Wilfred Cecil Oakes

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 19264 Private Dorset Regiment

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Thomas Edmund Alder Tong

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3873 Corporal Acting Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3873 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

British Army Dorset Regiment 1st Battalion

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Daniel James Suter

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6417 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 6417 Private Dorset Regiment

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George William Woodnutt

Born 1892

Died 1938

British Army 8398 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 8398 Private Dorset Regiment 1st Btn

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Ernest Henry Edward Walker

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army 3941

British Army 46696 Private Dorset Regiment No 5. Coy Dorchester

British Army Private Yorkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Alfred Beard

Died 1918

British Army 40198 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 40198 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Hamilton W Woodruff

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Dorset 4th

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Theodore Harry Bell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1684 DORSET YEOMANRY

British Army 26793 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Joyce

Died 1916

British Army 14852 Private Dorset Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Kightley Marks

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 13032 Private Dorset Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward Northway

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 20809 Private Dorset Regiment 1st

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Joseph Jones

Died 1916

British Army 13130 Corporal Dorset Regiment

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John Lawrence

Died 1915

British Army 11384 Private Dorset Regiment

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Bertram Lewis Ball

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 22406 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 6539 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 22406 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Judd

Died 1917

British Army 22208 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 22208 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Roydon E Palmer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30966 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 27680 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George Northcott

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 19691 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 19691 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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