CORFE
CASTLE WAR MEMORIALS
World War 1 & 2 - Roll
of Honour with detailed information
Compiled and copyright © 2003 Martin Edwards
The
church is in the town centre and stands in the shadow of the castle
ruin
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BELOW and GRAVESTONES Copyright © Vernon Masterman 2008 |
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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE
MEN CONNECTED WITH BUSHEY
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR, 1914-1918
BATTRICK |
Leopold
James |
[James
L on memorial] Private 17393, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Died of wounds Monday 2nd April 1917 in France & Flanders. Age
20. Born Bushey, enlisted Dorchester, resident Corfe Castle. Son
of Jesse and Emily Battrick, of Corfe Castle, Dorset. Buried in
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XXII. D.
6A. See also Corfe Castle.
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BEST |
Albert
John |
Corporal
29489, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
16 August 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born and enlisted
Corfe Castle. Son of E. and F. Best, of Thrashers Lane, Corfe Castle,
Dorset. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIALZonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 88 to 90 and 162. See also Corfe
Castle.
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ROBERTS |
Evan |
Corporal
15100, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action Thursday
6th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Dolgelley,
Merioneth. Husband of Frances Lily Roberts, of Bushey Dairy, Corfe
Castle, Dorset. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIALPas de Calais, France.
Panel 50 to 52. See also Corfe Castle.
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WINDEBANK |
David
W |
[Listed
as William David Windebank on CWGC] Leading Stoker [Stoker 1st Class]
311130, H.M. S/M. "C.33.", Royal Navy. Died Thursday 5th
August 1915. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 8. See also Corfe Castle.
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IN
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CORFE
CASTLE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE
GREAT WAR, 1914-1918
BATTRICK |
James
L |
[James
L on memorial] Private 17393, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Died of wounds Monday 2nd April 1917 in France & Flanders. Age
20. Born Bushey, enlisted Dorchester, resident Corfe Castle. Son
of Jesse and Emily Battrick, of Corfe Castle, Dorset. Buried in
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave XXII. D.
6A. See also Bushey.
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BEST |
Albert
John |
Corporal
29489, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday
16 August 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 22. Born and enlisted
Corfe Castle. Son of E. and F. Best, of Thrashers Lane, Corfe Castle,
Dorset. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIALZonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 88 to 90 and 162. See also Bushey.
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BRINTON |
Arthur
Joseph |
Private
3286, 1st/4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died Wednesday 6th
September 1916 in Mesopotamia. Age 41. Born and enlisted Corfe Castle.
Son of Charles and Eliza Brinton. Buried in BASRA WAR CEMETERY,
Iraq. Grave V. F. 2.
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BURDEN |
Albert
J |
Either
Albert Burden, Private 17706, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Killed in action Tuesday 7th November 1916 in France & Flanders.
Born Wimborne, enlisted Poole. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 B. or
Albert John Burden, Able Seaman 221360, H.M.S. "Queen Mary.",
Royal Navy. Died Wednesday 31st May 1916. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 12.
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CATTLE |
Joseph |
Private
25551, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died in England Saturday
28th April 1917. Age 35. Born Corfe Castle, enlisted Bournemouth.
Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Cattle; husband of Mabel Cattle,
of 190, Spring Rd., Springborne, Bournemouth. Buried in OXFORD (BOTLEY)
CEMETERY, Oxfordshire. Grave I1. 84.
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CATTLE |
Thomas
Robert |
Private
7864, 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
28th September 1915 in Mesopotamia. Born Corfe Castle, enlisted
Poole, resident Branksome. Buried in KUT WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Grave
N. 1.
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CHURCHILL |
Fredrick |
Private
36102, 45th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 10th May
1917 in France & Flanders. Age 33. Born and enlisted Ower Quay,
Dorset, resident Poole. Son of Ellen Chaffey, of West Street, Corfe
Castle, Dorset. Buried in MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT,
Seine-Maritime, France. Grave IV. H. IIB.
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COOPER |
Victor
Travers |
Second
Lieutenant, 1st/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed
in action Friday 22nd June 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 20.
Son of George and Caroline Cooper, of Chapel Cottage, Corfe Castle,
Dorset. Buried in RED CROSS CORNER CEMETERY, BEUGNY, Pas de Calais,
France. Grave I. C. 4.
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COTTRELL |
Joseph |
Gunner
162962, 12th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of
wounds in Egypt Tuesday 26th March 1918. Born Corfe Castle, enlisted
Poole. Buried in JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Grave O. 64.
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COTTRELL |
William |
[Spelt
COTTERELL on SDGW] Lance Sergeant 6971, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire
Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 26th September 1916 in France
& Flanders. Age 29. Born and resident Corfe Castle, enlisted
Wareham. Son of Charles Cottrell, of Corfe Castle; husband of Millicent
Cottrell, of West St., Corfe Castle, Dorset. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 B.
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DAY |
Alfred
Harry |
Private
10073, "D" Company, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Killed in action Monday 9th August 1915 in Gallipoli. Age 27. Born
Corfe Castle, enlisted Wareham. Son of Charles and Sarah Day, of
Corfe Castle, Dorset. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel
136 to 139.
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FURMAGE |
Henry
James |
Private
14992, 100th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds
Monday 21st August 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident
corfe castle, enlisted Dorechester. Foremerly 15622, Dorsetshire
Regiment. Buried in HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE, Somme,
France. Grave III. F. 23.
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GUNSTEN |
John
Henry |
[Listed
as Henry John Gunsten on SDGW and CWGC] Driver 87469, Ammunition
Park, Royal Field Artillery. Died Sunday 14th May 1916 in Mesopotamia.
Born Swanage, enlisted Bournemouth. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY,
Iraq. Grave XVII. J. 3.
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GUNSTEN |
Joseph
W |
No
further information available currently.
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HATCHARD |
James |
Petty
Officer Stoker 277869, H.M.S. "Dolphin", Royal Navy. Died
Saturday 8th April 1916 . Age 44. Buried in HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY,
Hampshire. Grave E. 25. 6.
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HATCHARD |
William |
Leading
Stoker 297916, H.M.S. "Bulwark.", Royal Navy. Died Thursday
26th November 1914. Age 31. Husband of Rosie Hatchard, of 4, Norman
Rd., Southsea, Hants. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 4.
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HEATH |
Richard
[George] |
Sergeant
1040, "C" Company, 6th Battalion, Leinster Regiment (Royal
Canadians). Killed in action Tuesday 10th August 1915 at Gallipoli.
Age 28. Born Wareham, enlisted Salsibury. Son of James and Sarah
Heath, of 37, Church St., Wareham, Dorset. Formerly 13426, Wiltshire
Regiment. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 184 and
185.
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KITCATT |
Ernest
Edwin |
Private
523576, Labour Corps. Died in England Monday 20th May 1918. Born
and resident Corfe Castle, enlisted Dorchester. Buried in RINGWOOD
CEMETERY, Hampshire. Grave O. 153.
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MARSHALLSAY |
Sidney
Charles |
Private
11024, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
2nd July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Corfe Castle, enlisted
Wareham. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 7 B.
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MARTYN |
William
John |
Private
80837, 47th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds
30th July 1918 in FRance & Flanders. Age 27. Enlisted Weymouth,
resident Wareham. Son of Eustace and Lilian Martyn, of Weymouth;
husband of Emma Lainsbury Wilson (formerly Martyn), of "Arrochar,"
Belmont Crescent, Maidenhead. Buried in ROYALLIEU FRENCH NATIONAL
CEMETERY, COMPIEGNE, Oise, France. Grave G. I. 10.
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MILLER |
Henry
John |
probably:
Stoker 1st Class 300159, H.M.S. "Gaillardia.", Royal Navy.
Died Friday 22nd March 1918. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent. Panel 29.
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OSBORNE |
Henry
[Edwards] |
Prtivate
355766, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died of wounds Monday
17th December 1917 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Abingdon,
Berks, enlisted Corfe Castle. Son of Henry Clarke Osborne and Ellen
Wilhelmina Osborne. Buried in TINCOURT NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Grave III. G. 16.
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PAINE |
Wilfred
Clarence |
Private
10682, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action Wednesday
16th February 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and resident Corfe
Castle, enlisted Ryde, Isle of White. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN
GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 37.
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PARK |
Robert |
Private
10030, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday
21st August 1915 at Gallipoli. Born Milborne St Andrews, enlisted
Wareham, resident Hinton Parva. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL,
Turkey. Panel 136 to 139.
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PARKER |
Herbert
Thomas |
Lance
Sergeant 29555, 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
Monday 23rd April 1917 in France & Flanders. Enlisted Corfe
Castle. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay
6.
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RAWLES |
Edwin
G |
No
further information available currently.
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ROBERTS |
Evan |
Corporal
15100, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action Thursday
6th July 1916 in France & Flanders. Born and enlisted Dolgelley,
Merioneth. Husband of Frances Lily Roberts, of Bushey Dairy, Corfe
Castle, Dorset. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIALPas de Calais, France.
Panel 50 to 52. See also Bushey.
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SCADDEN |
William |
Acting
Bombardier 31006, 59th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died of wounds Sunday 14th March 1915 in France & Flanders.
Age 25. Born and resident Corfe Castle, enlisted Dorchester. Son
of William Scadden, of 94, East St., Corfe Castle, Dorset. Buried
in BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave III.
D. 13.
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SHUTTLEWORTH |
Herbert
[John] |
Acting
Corporal 14091, 1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Killed in action
Monday 12th July 1915 in France & Flanders. Age 30. Born Corfe
Castle, enlisted St Paul's Churchyard, Middlesex. Brother of Mrs.
E. E. Goodchild Meering, of "Mons," 21, Weymouth Rd.,
Parkstone, Dorset. Born at Corfe Castle, Dorset. Commemorated on
Trench Railway Cemetery Memorial 85, PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL),
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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STOCKLEY |
Albert |
Gunner
73399, 258th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died Monday
19th April 1920. Age 41. Born at Corfe Castle, Dorset. Husband of
Florence Maud Stockley, of 5, Manswell's Lane, Swanage. Buried in
NORTHBROOK CEMETERY, SWANAGE, Dorset. Grave F. "U." 24.
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TOOP |
Albert
Edward |
[Listed
as TROOP on SDGW] Private 307238, 1st/8th Territorial Battalion,
Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday 18th June
1918 in France & Flanders. Age 30. Enlisted Wareham, resident
Corfe Castle. Son of James and Elizabeth Mary Toop, of Westholme,
Dorset. Buried in MONTECCHIO PRECALCINO COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Italy. Plot 3. Row A. Grave 8.
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TRENT |
Edwin
John |
Private
49088, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Died Tuesday 26th
March 1918 in France & Flanders. Age 32. Born Corfe Castle,
enlisted Bournemouth. Son of Alfred Trent, of West St., Corfe Castle,
Dorset; husband of E. D. Higginson (formerly Trent), of 164, Stockwell
Park Rd., Brixton, London. Formerly 4/072679, Royal Army Service
Corps. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 54
to 56.
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WHITE |
Arthur
William |
Corporal
10373, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action Sunday
17th September 1916 in France & Flanders. Born Bere Regis, enlisted
Dorchester, resident Corfe Castle. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 B.
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WINDEBANK |
David
W |
[Listed
as William David Windebank on CWGC] Leading Stoker [Stoker 1st Class]
311130, H.M. S/M. "C.33.", Royal Navy. Died Thursday 5th
August 1915. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 8. See also Bushey.
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IN
PROUD AND
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR
THEIR COUNTRY
1939-1945
ALLEN |
Roy
Charles |
Either
Lieutenant 346093, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve attached 482
Field Company, Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners. Died Monday 17th
June 1946. Age 20. Son of William Gordon and Dora Mary Allen, of
West Mersea, Essex. Buried in RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY, Israel. Grave
7. H. 8. or Able Seaman P/JX
132666, H.M.S. Achates, Royal Navy. Died Friday 25th July 1941.
Age 29. Son of Percival C. and Edith Allen; husband of Gwendoline
Lilian Allen. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Panel 47, Column 1.
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BATLEY |
Francis
William Yorke |
Lieutenant
(E), H.M.S. Perseus, Royal Navy. Died Monday 17th September 1945.
Age 26. Son of William Yorke Batley and Frances Grace Batley, of
Boscombe, Hampshire. Commemorated on LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL, Hampshire.
Bay 6, Panel 1.
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BURDEN |
William
Henry |
Private
1063793, Army Catering Corps attached Royal Artillery. Killed in
action Sunday 15th October 1944. Aged 37. Born and resident Dorset.
Buried in FAENZA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot V. Row B. Grave 14.
Photograph
Copyright © Julie Selby 2018
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DOMINEY |
Philip |
Sapper
2014773, 1 (Airborne) Sqdn., Royal Engineers. Died Monday 25th June
1945. Buried in BERGEN (MOLLENDAL) CHURCH CEMETERY, Norway. Grave
D. 6.
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ELFORD |
Gerald
James |
Leading
Stoker P/KX 90482, H.M.S. Vortigern, Royal Navy. Died Sunday 15th
March 1942. Age 24. Son of Harry and Frances Alice Elford, of Corfe
Castle, Dorsetshire. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 68, Column 1.
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HONOUR |
Stanley
James |
Flight
Sergeant 1319886, Air Bomber, 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died Saturday 29th July 1944. Age 23. Son of Percy Eli
and Amy Elizabeth Honour, of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire. Buried in
CHARMES MILITARY CEMETERY, ESSEGNEY, Vosges, France. Plot 2. Row
A. Collective grave 18-19.
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MITCHELL |
Edwin |
Leading
Seaman P/SSX 17981, H.M.S. Vernon, Royal Navy. Died Wednesday 26th
January 1944. Age 25. Son of Ralph and Ruth Mitchell, of Corfe Castle.
Buried in GOD'S ACRE BURIAL GROUND, CORFE CASTLE, Dorset.
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MORRIS |
Ralph
Brettell |
Sergeant
741251, 206 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Wednesday
12th February 1941. Son of Raleigh Williamson Morris, and of Marrion
Morris, of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 49.
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MURCH |
Kenneth
Norman |
Private
14406876, 1st/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died Monday 4th
September 1944. Age 20. Buried in MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Grave II. E. 18.
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MUNDY |
Douglas
Charles |
No
further information available currently.
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PAINE |
John
Alfred |
Guardsman
2663308, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died on MOnday 23rd April
1945. Buried in ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Collective grave
II, E, 14-16.
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PAYNE |
Clifford
Harold James |
Leading
Aircraftman 1410042, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Friday
9th April 1943. Age 20. Son of Arthur Joseph and Margaret Payne,
of Stoborough, Dorsetshire. Buried in ST. NICHOLAS CHURCHYARD, NORTH
COTES, Lincolnshire. Grave 37.
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RIDDLE |
Milton
Victor |
Sergeant
1323687, 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died Monday
9th November 1942. Son of Edwin and Julia Riddle; husband of C.
Riddle, of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE
MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 92.
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SPICER |
Walter
John |
Driver
T/113488, 1 Motor Amb. Convoy., Royal Army Service Corps. Died Tuesday
28th May 1940. Age 21. Son of Alfred Charles and Louisa Annie Spicer.
Commemorated on DUNKIRK MEMORIAL, Nord, France. Column 139.
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STEPHENS |
Albert
George William |
Signalman
2358064, Royal Corps of Signals. Died Friday 31st January 1941.
Age 29. Son of Frederick and Ella Stephens, of Eastleigh, Hampshire;
husband of Dorothy Grace Stephens, of Eastleigh. Buried in GOD'S
ACRE BURIAL GROUND, CORFE CASTLE, Dorset. Row E. Grave 12.
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STOCKLEY |
Edwin
Roy Marsh |
Lance
Corporal 5727922, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died Wednesday
8th September 1943. Age 26. Son of Laurie and Rose Stockley, of
Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire. Buried in SALERNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Grave V. D. 17.
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STOCKLEY |
Joseph
Bertie |
Sergeant
5728097, 347 Battery, 105 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died Friday 16th April 1943. Age 23. Son of Robert George and Maud
Elizebeth Stockley; husband of Betty Stockley. Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Grave 1. E. 12.
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THOMAS |
Ralph
Brian |
possibly:
Ralph Thomas, Leading Seaman C/SSX 25692, H.M. Submarine Porpoise,
Royal Navy. Died Tuesday 16th January 1945. Age 26. Son of David
Arthur and May Thomas; husband of Irene Thomas, of Aintree, Lancashire.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 80, 2.
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THOMAS |
Dennis
Roy |
No
further information available currently.
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WHITE |
Ernest
Charles |
Gunner
1565161, 195 Battery, 65 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
Monday 19th January 1942. Age 26. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL,
Egypt. Column 38.
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WILSON |
John
MacDonald Courthorpe |
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Captain
95635, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). Born 14th June
1920. Killed in action near Medjez-el-Bab, Tunisia 21st April
1943. Age 22. Son of Lt.-Col. Macdonald Wilson and Dorothy
Wilson; husband of Janet Maude Dru Wilson, of Corfe Castle,
Dorsetshire. Buried in MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia.
Grave 1. D. 1.
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Buried
in Gods Acre, Corfe Castle but not on memorial |
STOCKLEY |
Albert
William |
Private
291363, 1st/4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 1st April
1920. Aged 23. Son of Henry Frank Stockley, of Chapel House, Corfe
Castle. His brother George also fell. Buried in the SW part, against
the main path of CORFE CASTLE OLD CHURCH CEMETERY |
STOCKLEY |
George
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Driver
1629, 3rd/6th Hampshire battery, Royal Field Artillery. Died 20th
June 1916. Son of Henry Frank Stockly, of Chapel House, Corfe Castle.
His brother A W Stockley also fell. Buried in the SW part, against
the main path of CORFE CASTLE OLD CHURCH CEMETERY |
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