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War Memorial - Holt, Wiltshire, England


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Harold Frank Barclay Turner
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Captain

abt. 1895
01 September 1917
22
"C" Coy. 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium
Son of the late Frank M. and Harriet F. Turner.
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Cecil John Buckland
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Second Lieutenant

abt. 1895
19 August 1918
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Royal Air Force
and 5th Bn. Royal Fusiliers
Holt Old Cemetery, Wiltshire
Son of Arthur George and Mary Elizabeth Buckland,
of 73, Finchley Rd., St. John's Wood, London.
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W. Clark
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Chf. W. O. (CWGC: Master at Arms)
180547
abt. 1879
05 June 1916
37
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Hampshire"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Son of Joe and Emily Clark,
of Hook Common, Basingstoke, Hants,
husband of Rose J. Clark,
of Star Buildings, Holt, Wilts.
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G. Williams
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Petty Officer
184383
abt. 1879
04 December 1916
37
Royal Navy, H. M. Submarine "E15"
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
Husband of the late Annie Ethel Williams,
of 66, Sutherland Rd., Portsmouth.
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Ralph Herne Morris
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Company Sergeant Major
4733
abt. 1880
21 March 1918
38
"B" Coy. 2nd Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Savy British Cemetery, France
Son of Robert and Lucretia Morris,
husband of Emily Ann Morris,
of Westbourne Terrace, Estcourt St., Devizes, Wilts.
Born at Gosport, Hants.
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Walter William Ash
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Serjeant
9664

10 August 1915

5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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A. Davis
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Serjeant




Wiltshire Regiment

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William Herbert Ladd
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Corporal
8402
Distinguished Conduct Medal

21 March 1918

2nd Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Pozieres Memorial, France
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A. H. Johnson
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Bombardier (CWGC: Corporal)
110617
abt. 1891
02 October 1918
27
244th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France
Son of Mrs. Mary Johnson,
of 2, Bridge Terrace, Holt, Trowbridge, Wilts.
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Albert E. Ash
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Lance Corporal
204229
abt. 1893
10 April 1918
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6th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Edwin J. and Polly Ash,
of The Midlands, Holt, Wilts,
husband of Maggie I. Brown (formerly Ash),
of 12, Hipperton's Marsh, Trowbridge, Wilts.
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Stanley Joseph Gosnell
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Lance Corporal
3104
abt. 1896
07 May 1919
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4th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Holt Old Cemetery, Wiltshire
Son of Florence Louisa Longstaff (formerly Gosnell),
of 6, St. Margaret's Villas, Bradford-on-Avon,
and the late William Stanley Gosnell.
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Frank Herbert Smith
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Lance Corporal
9481
abt. 1898
10 August 1915
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5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Herbert Llewellyn and Harriet Fanny Smith,
of "Lyndhurst", Holt, Wilts.
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Victor Wallace Alford
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Private (CWGC: Lance Corporal)
12214
abt. 1893
01 October 1918
25
"B" Coy. 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Le Cateau Military Cemetery, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Alford,
of The Gravel, Holt, Wilts.
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F. Dean
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Private
25948

15 January 1917

5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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William George Edwards (Probably)
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Private
200665
abt. 1882
10 May 1918
36
1st/4th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Son of Herbert and Eliza Edwards,
of Trowbridge,
husband of Emma Louisa Robinson (formerly Edwards),
of 5, Gas Works Rd., Trowbridge, Wilts.
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William George Higgs
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Private
9490
abt. 1895
10 August 1915
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5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Son of Josiah and Rosa Maria Higgs,
of "Hawcroft", The Common, Holt, Wilts.
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Reuben Huntley
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Private
20716
abt. 1891
24 November 1916
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6th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France
Son of William and Rhoda Huntley,
of Wingfield, Wilts.,
husband of Dorothy Huntley,
of 7, Tony Place, Bradford-on-Avon.
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H. Scrine
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Private
7681
abt. 1889
12 October 1918
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2nd Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany
Son of Mr. F. Scrine,
of 33, Mount Pleasant, Corifree, Trowbridge, Wilts.
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F. O. Stokes
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Private
19566

09 October 1916

1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France
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A. Usher
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Private
9663

26 January 1917

5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
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H. Vanderstein
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Wiltshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Bailey
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Private
63037
abt. 1886
22 July 1918
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2nd/4th Bn. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Son of Albert and Lavinia Anne Bailey,
of Holt, Trowbridge, Wilts,
husband of Louisa Bailey,
of 184, Wendover Rd., Staines.
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Albert John Lampy Batten
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Private
202935

28 September 1917

1st/4th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Basra Memorial, Iraq
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E. R. Brimble
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Private
12684

13 November 1918

55th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Don Communal Cemetery, Annoeullin, France
Son of Mr. J. W. Brimble,
of Star Cottage, Holt, Wilts.
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Edward Francis Drewitt
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Private
307170
abt. 1880
17 April 1917
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2nd/8th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France
Husband of Mary Drewitt,
of Sutton Rd., Somerton, Somerset.
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C. V. Edwards
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Gunner
75480
abt. 1893
12 September 1918
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278th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, France
Son of Martha Edwards,
of Prospect Villa, Holt, Wilts,
and the late Henry Edwards.
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Charles Edwin Hares
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Gunner
170930
abt. 1898
04 June 1918
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308th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
Pernes British Cemetery, France
Son of Charles William and Rosa Alice Hares,
of Holt, near Trowbridge, Wilts.
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E. H. Harding
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Private
441162

12 November 1917

8th Bn. Canadian Infantry
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
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William Septimus Harris (Probably)
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Private
DM2/208479

13 February 1919

M. T. Royal Army Service Corps
Melton Mowbray (Thorpe Road) Cemetery, Leicestershire
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W. Hodge
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Buffs

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Thomas Henry Hurn
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Private
171722
abt. 1899
05 November 1918
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32nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, France
Son of Henry John Hurn,
of Fernlea, Holt, Wilts.
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W. J. March
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Private
S/18386
abt. 1898
19 September 1918
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12th Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece
Son of Henry Hedley March,
of "Bradford", Leigh Rd., Holt, Wilts.
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Herbert Llewellyn Aland
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Private
5577008
abt. 1923
22 July 1944
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5th Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France
Son of William and Annie Aland,
of Holt, Wiltshire.
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Arthur William Bennett
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Able Seaman
D/JX 346912
abt. 1917
15 June 1944
27
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Blackwood"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
Son of Alfred James Bennett and Edith Bennett,
of Caernarvon,
husband of Gertrude Mary Bennett,
of Caernarvon.
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D. Fletcher
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Sergeant




Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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John William Heavyside
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Commissioned Engineer

Distinguished Service Cross
abt. 1899
23 October 1943
44
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Eclipse"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
Son of John Henry and Florence Heavyside,
of Holt, Wiltshire,
husband of Emily Heavyside,
of Holt.
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Roy Henry Llewellyn Heavyside
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Private
5626156
abt. 1917
12 July 1944
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2nd Bn. Devonshire Regiment
Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, France
Son of Frederick and Winifred Heavyside,
husband of Joan Heavyside,
of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.
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David Rupert Nelson Ledbury
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Comdo. (CWGC: Marine)
PO/X 5001
abt. 1924
01 January 1943
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Royal Marines, H. M. S. "Fidelity"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Son of Richard and Lottie Frances Ledbury,
of Melksham, Wiltshire.
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Lawry Brimson Mortimer
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Aircraftman 1st Class
575923
abt. 1923
05 July 1941
18
Royal Air Force
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Son of Howard and Grace Gladys Mortimer,
of Holt, Wiltshire.
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Robert Scrine
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Leading Stoker
D/KX 81506
abt. 1913
19 December 1941
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Neptune"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon
Son of Edward Pearse Scrine and Gertrude Scrine,
of Holt, Wiltshire.
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