West Lulworth - War Dead

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War Dead

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND

IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF

THIS PARISH WHO LAID

DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR

KING AND COUNTRY IN THE

GREAT WAR 1914 - 1910

ERNEST BUDDEN

WILLIAM CHARLES

FRANK T. CHARLES

ERNEST W. CLEALL

FREDERICK G. DOREY

HERBERT E. DIFFEY

THOMAS HAWKINS

THOMAS C. HAWKINS

FREDERICK HYDE

CHARLES W. HAINE

ERNEST JAMES

ALFRED LEGG

PRICE VAUGHAN LEWIS

MARTYN T. VAUGHAN LEWIS

HENRY RIGGS

CHRISTOPHER J.G. SCHUSTER

ARTHUR E. SILVERTOP

WALTER F. THOMPSON

FRANCIS J. WILLIAMS

BERTRAM WHITTLE

SIDNEY WHITTLE

ERNEST WEBBER

Information below copyright of the

Commonwealth War Graves Commission:

In Memory of
Driver

FRANK THOMAS CHARLES

223682, 463rd Reserve Bde., Royal Field Artillery
transf. to (353142), Labour Corps
who died age 21
on 26 October 1918
Son of Richard and Eliza Charles, of 12, West Lulworth Wareham, Dorset.
Remembered with honour
WEST LULWORTH (HOLY TRINITY) OLD CHURCHYARD

In Memory of
Private

ERNEST WILLIAM CLEALL

22106, 1st/6th Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
who died age 23
on 18 October 1918
Only son of William James and Alice Cleall,

of 4, Sunnyside Terrace, West Lulworth, Dorset.
Remembered with honour
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY

Grave/Memorial Reference

LXV. J. 11.

In Memory of
Private HERBERT EDWARD DIFFEY

79392, 31st Bn., Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
who died age 29
on 06 June 1916
Son of James Bushrod Diffey and Emma Diffey,

of Newlands Cottages, West Lulworth, Wareham, England.
Remembered with honour
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave/Memorial Reference Panel 24 - 28 - 30.

In Memory of
Petty Officer Stoker

FREDERICK GEORGE DOREY

152697, H.M.S. "Bulwark.", Royal Navy
who died age 44
on 26 November 1914
Son of the late William and Teresa Dorey,

of West Lulworth, Wareham;

husband of Margaret Dorey,

of 12, Derby St., Weymouth, Dorset.

Served 15 years in H.M. Coast Guard.
Remembered with honour
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Extract from Wikipedia:

A powerful internal explosion ripped Bulwark apart at 07:50 on 26 November 1914 while she was moored at Number 17 buoy in Kethole Reach, 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Sheerness in the estuary of the River Medway. All of her officers were lost, and out of her complement of 750, only 14 sailors survived; two of these men subsequently died of their injuries in hospital, and almost all of the remaining survivors were seriously injured.

Frederick George Dorey is also commemorated on the War Memorial at St. Andrew’s Church, Chale

In Memory of
Private

THOMAS HAWKINS

21440, 11th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers
who died age 27
on 20 May 1916
Son of the late Harry and Sarah Hawkins,

of West Lulworth, Dorset.
Remembered with honour
ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI
Grave/Memorial Reference I. O. 7

In Memory of
Private

F C HYDE

26555, 6th Bn., Wiltshire Regiment
who died age 20
on 02 April 1917
Son of Bernard and Jane Hyde,

of 11, West Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset.
Remembered with honour
LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY
Grave/Memorial Reference II. B. 22.

In Memory of
Gunner

HENRY RIGGS

H.M.S. "Negro.", Royal Navy
who died
on 21 December 1916

Remembered with honour
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL

Grave/Memorial Reference 10

In Memory of
Second Lieutenant

CHRISTOPHER JOHN CLAUD SCHUSTER

No. 1 Coy. 1st Bn., Rifle Brigade
who died age 19
on 10 August 1918
Son of Sir Claud Schuster, G.C.B., C.V.O., K.C., and Lady Schuster,

of 16, Phillimore Gardens, London. Native of London.

Remembered with honour
MONT-BERNANCHON BRITISH CEMETERY, GONNEHEM

Grave/Memorial Reference II. B. 13.

In Memory of
Commander

ARTHUR EDWARD SILVERTOP

H.M.S. "Defence.", Royal Navy
who died age 38
on 31 May 1916
Son of Mr. H. Silvertop,

of Minster, Northumberland, England;

husband of Dorothy Guinness (formerly Silvertop),

of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia.
Remembered with honour
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Grave/Memorial Reference 10

In Memory of
Lance Corporal

BERTIE WHITTLE

11101, 5th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment
who died
on 21 August 1915

Remembered with honour
HELLES MEMORIAL
Grave/Memorial Reference Panel 136 to 139.

In Memory of
Private

SIDNEY WHITTLE

200509, 1st/4th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment
who died
on 03 June 1917

Remembered with honour
BASRA MEMORIAL

Grave/Memorial Reference Panel 22 and 63.

In Memory of
Lieutenant Colonel

ARTHUR STEWART WILLIAM WILLIS

M C and Bar
303, Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
who died age 45
on 15 April 1943
(also known by the nickname "SAILOR").

Son of Colonel C. H. Willis, C.B., Royal Marines, and Mrs. Willis;

husband of Jennifer Inez Willis.
Remembered with honour
WEST LULWORTH (HOLY TRINITY) NEW CHURCHYARD

Grave/Memorial Reference: S.E. corner.

WEST LULWORTH (HOLY TRINITY) NEW CHURCHYARD

John Beare, Lance-Corporal, R.E., who died, aged 25, as a prisoner-of-war in Japan in the Second World War

Jack Stewart Newcombe, Pilot Officer, R.A.F., aged 21, and his brother Gordon Clifford Newcombe, Lieut, R.N., H.M.S. Glorious, aged 25. Both killed flying. Their mother and step-father, Major and Mrs. Campbell, lived at 8 Coastguard Cottages. They were "Two fine young men".

ALSO IN MEMORY OF HER SON/ JOHN BEARE/ LANCE CORPORAL ROYAL ENGINEERS/ WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ AT OSAKA JAPAN 14TH OCTOBER 1942/ AGED 25 YEARS/ THEY WERE LOVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES/ AND IN DEATH ARE NOT DIVIDED

DORSET REGIMENT GALLIPOLI ROLL OF HONOUR

CHARLES, Corporal William James No.10863 5th Bn.

He was born at West Lulworth, Dorset, and enlisted at Dorchester, Dorset. Killed in action in

the vicinity of Kiretch Tepe Sirt on Aug. 10, 1915.

Name commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

LEGG, Private Alfred Joseph No.10206 5th Bn.

He was born at Chaldon Lulworth, Dorset, and enlisted at Dorchester, Dorset. Killed in action

in the vicinity of Kiretch Tepe Sift, Suvla, on Aug. 10, 1915.

Name commemorated on the Helles Memorial.

WHITTLE, Lance Corporal Bertie No.11101 5th Bn.

He was born at West Lulworth, Dorset, and enlisted at Dorchester, Dorset. Killed in action

during the assault on Turkish trenches between Aire Kayak and Susak Kuyu, Suvla, on Aug. 21, 1915.