| William James Bishop |
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Private
2120
abt. 1894
23 December 1916
22
1st/4th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India
Son of W. F. and Annie Frances Jane Bishop,
of 7, Station Rd., Wool, Dorset. |
| R. J. Bowering |
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Private
3/8416
02 May 1915
1st Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France
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| Victor Churchill |
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Private
10707
abt. 1897, Milborne St. Andrews, Dorset
22 August 1915
5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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| 1911 England Census about Victor Churchill and family |
Residence: Lower Burton, Dorchester, Dorset; Registration district: Dorchester
Sub-District: Maiden Newton; Parish: Charminster; County: Dorset |
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Thomas Billett
Male
42
Head
Labourer on farm
Milborne St Andrew,
Dorset |
Mary Billett
Female
51
Wife
Buckland Newton,
Dorset |
William Churchill
Male
25
Step Son
Labourer on farm
Bere Regis,
Dorset |
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Frederick Churchill
Male
22
Step Son
Labourer on farm
Milborne St Andrew,
Dorset |
Victor Churchill
Male
14
Step Son
Labourer on farm
Milborne St Andrew,
Dorset |
Reginald Churchill
Male
11
Step Son
School
Milborne St Andrew,
Dorset |
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Gladys Churchill
Female
8
Step Daughter
School
Milborne St Andrew,
Dorset |
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| Charles Tom Davis |
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Private
12608
Wareham, Dorset
21 August 1915
5th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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| Reginald Gordon Hansford |
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Able Seaman
J/19139
13 January 1897, Moreton, Dorset
31 May 1916
19
Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Black Prince"
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
Son of Harry and Mary Anne Hansford, nee Bridle,
of 60, Church Rd., Wool, Dorset. |
| 1911 England Census about Reginald Gordon Hansford and family |
Residence: Railway Crossing, Wool, Dorset; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Wool; County: Dorset |
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Harry
Hansford
Male
39
Head
Railway Signalman
Moreton, Dorset |
Mary Ann
Hansford
Female
38
Wife
Moreton, Dorset |
Reginald Gordon
Hansford
Male
14
Son
School
Moreton, Dorset |
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Cecil Henry John
Hansford
Male
6
Son
Wool, Dorset |
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| Montague Eli George Leak |
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Lance Corporal
24595
abt. 1888, Milborne, St Andrew Dorset
05 August 1916
10th Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Thiepval Memorial, France
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| 1911 England Census about Montague Eli George Leak and family |
Residence: Wool, Wareham, Dorset; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Wool; County: Dorset |
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George Leak
Male
55
Head
Farmer & Engine Dvr.
Froome, St Quinton |
Eliza Leak
Female
49
Wife
Dorchester, Dorset |
Lily Maud Leak
Female
25
Daughter
Dorchester, Dorset |
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M. Eli George Leak
Male
22
Son
Assistant Business
Milborne, St Andrew |
Eva Mary Leak
Female
16
Daughter
Milborne, St Andrew |
Sylvester L. G. Leak
Male
9
Son
School
Wool, Dorset |
| Also mentioned is Tom Hollaway, 51, Servant. |
| Noel Stafford Wright |
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Flight Sub-Lieutenant
24 December 1899
18 September 1917
18
Royal Naval Air Service
Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France
Son of Walter Southey Wright and Caroline Maud Wright,
of The Firs, Wool, Dorset. |
Flight Sub-Lieutenant Noel Stafford Wright, Royal Naval Air Service; died 18 September 1917, aged 18; buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France (III. E. 185.); son of Walter Southey Wright and Caroline Maud Wright, of The Firs, Wool, Dorset; [Wright's father was a local GP; Brian Bates's book on Dorchester war memorials says that Wright joined the RNAS as a pilot, "He flew with the 1st Squadron, attached to the Hawke Btn of the Royal Naval Division ... On 18 September [1917] Noel was flying with Capt. J Manley RFC over the British side of the lines near Neuve-Église [Nieuwkerke], Belgium, when their Sopwith Triplane Scout collided with a Spad VII biplane" (Brian Bates, Dorchester remembers the Great War (Frampton: Roving Press, 2012, p. 183); No 1 Naval Squadron were based at East Aerodrome in Bailleul from June to November 1917. |
| 1911 England Census about Noel Stafford Wright and family |
Residence: The Firs, Wool, Wareham, Dorset; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Wool; County: Dorset |
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Walter Southey
Wright
Male
49
Head
Gen. Practioner Medical
London, Marylebone,
Middlesex |
Caroline Maud
Wright
Female
34
Wife
Mallow, Cork,
Ireland |
Frederick Yelverton
Wright
Male
13
Son
School
Carshalton, Surrey |
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Noel Stafford
Wright
Male
12
Son
School
Carshalton, Surrey |
Barry Edward
Southey Wright
Male
7
Son
Wool, Dorset |
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| Also mentioned is Adelaide Holder, 20, Servant. |
| Walter Ernest Ricketts |
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Lance Serjeant
6881
abt. 1890, Kimmeridge, Dorset
11 November 1914
1st Bn. Scots Guards
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Son of Emanuel and Georgina Ricketts. |
1901 England Census about Walter Ernest Ricketts and family
(Ricket in the census) |
Residence: Kimmeridge, Dorset; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Kimmeridge; County: Dorset |
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Samuel Ricket
prob. Emanuel
Male
46
Head
Combs Keynes, Dorset |
Georgina Ricket
Female
44
Wife
Chaldon, Dorset |
Walter Ricket
Male
11
Son
Kimmeridge, Dorset |
| Frederick David Stevens |
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Private
38950
abt. 1890
25 May 1918
28
5th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
Pozieres Memorial, France
Son of Austin and Mary Elizabeth Stevens,
of 41, Quarr Hill, Wool, Dorset. |
| 1901 England Census about Frederick David Stevens and family |
Residence: The Luan, Wool; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Wool; County: Dorset |
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Austin Stevens
Male
49
Head
Agricult. Labourer
Wool, Dorset |
Mary Stevens
Female
40
Wife
West Lulworth, Dorset |
Alice Stevens
Female
11
Daughter
Wool, Dorset |
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Frederick Stevens
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10
Son
Wool, Dorset |
William Stevens
Male
8
Son
Wool, Dorset |
Emily Stevens
Female
6
Daughter
Wool, Dorset |
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Albert Stevens
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5
Son
Wool, Dorset |
Victoria Stevens
Female
3
Daughter
Wool, Dorset |
Lucy Stevens
Female
1
Daughter
Wool, Dorset |
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John H. Stevens
Female
1 month
Son
Wool, Dorset |
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| Also mentioned is Eliza J. Rolls, 32, Visitor. |
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| Richard Torevell |
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Private
8222
abt. 1883, Wool, Dorset
14 September 1915
2nd Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
Son of James and Elizabeth Torevell, nee Angel,
of 52, Spring St., Wool, Wareham, Dorset. |
| 1901 England Census about Richard Torevell and family |
Residence: Parish Church "Holy Rood", Wool; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Wool; County: Dorset |
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Elizabeth Torevell
Female
63
Head
Laundress
Winfrith, Dorset |
Jane E. Torevell
Female
38
Daughter
Laundress
Wool, Dorset |
George A. Torevell
Male
32
Son
Agricult. Labourer
Wool, Dorset |
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Joseph Torevell
Male
29
Son
Agricult. Labourer
Wool, Dorset |
Walter Torevell
Male
21
Son
Journeyman
Wool, Dorset |
Richard Torevell
Male
18
Son
Agricult. Labourer
Wool, Dorset |
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Kate M. Torevell
Female
18
Daughter
Laundress
Wool, Dorset |
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| Oscar Penny Whiting |
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Private
39769
21 May 1899, Wool, Dorset
26 April 1918
1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
Son of Thomas and Alice Whiting. |
| 1911 England Census about Oscar Penny Whiting and family |
Residence: Wool; Registration district: Wareham;
Sub-District: Wareham; Parish: Wool; County: Dorset |
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Thomas E. Whiting
Male
56
Head
Coal Merchant
Winfrith, Dorset |
Sarah Whiting
Female
53
Wife
Wool, Dorset |
Alice Whiting
Female
25
Daughter
Wool, Dorset |
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Arthur Whiting
Male
22
Son
Assist. Business
Wool, Dorset |
Edgar Whiting
Male
18
Son
Assist. Business
Wool, Dorset |
Cyril Whiting
Male
14
Son
School
Wool, Dorset |
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Oscar Whiting
Male
12
Son
School
Wool, Dorset |
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| C. Ackerman |
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| Ernest John Courtenay |
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Sergeant (Air Gunner)
2220217
abt. 1925
27 July 1944
19
44 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
La Boissiere-sur-Evre Communal Cemetery, France
Son of John Robert and Annie Eliza Courtenay,
of Wool, Dorsetshire. |
| Ernest Charles Dredge |
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Lance Serjeant
7875317
abt. 1907
09 May 194
37
52nd Royal Tank Regiment, R. A. C.
Naples War Cemetery, Italy
Son of Austin and Ada Dredge,
husband of Kathleen Elizabeth Dredge,
of Bovington Camp, Dorsetshire. |
| Francis Heard (Probably) |
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Able Seaman
abt. 1911
06 October 1940
29
Merchant Navy, S. S. "Benlawers" (Leith)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, UK
Husband of Nellie Heard,
of Stoborough, Dorsetshire. |
| William McTaggart |
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Private
13095403
abt. 1904
05 March 1942
38
Pioneer Corps
Wool (Holy Rood) Churchyard, Dorset, UK
Son of James and Elizebeth McTaggart,
husband of Eleanor May McTaggart,
of East Stoke. |
| E. Shepherd |
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| Ellen Mary Smith |
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Civilian War Dead
abt. 1878
10 May 1941
63
of 59 Chatham Street.
Daughter of the late George and Sarah Kellaway,
of Longthorne, East Stoke, Wool, Dorsetshire,
widow of Ernest Smith.
Died at 59 Chatham Street. |
| W. Smith |
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| W. Turner |
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| Idris Jones |
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Corporal
7880938
abt. 1907
06 December 191
34
4th Royal Tank Regiment, R. A. C.
Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Son of Ambrose and Alice Jones,
husband of Elizabeth Jones,
of Wool, Dorsetshire. |
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