Memorials Post Office Dorchester

WW1 & WW2 Memorial outside main door of Dorchester Post Office

"Placed here by colleagues in honour
of the Men on the District Postal Staff who
gave their lives in the great War 1914-1919.
Wilfred Charles Bagg. Private. 10562. 'A' Coy. 5th bn. Dorsetshire regiment. Died 21 Aug 1915. Aged 18. Commemorated on Helles memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Archibald Colin Bell. Gunner. 87710. 160th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 10 Aug 1917. Aged 33. Buried at Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium.
B.L. Burden 2/4 Dorsets
Cecil Frederick Chapell. Sapper. 182263. Royal Engineers. Died 19 jul 1918. Aged 20. Buried Dorchester Cemetery. UK.
S.J. Cook. Rifleman. 372323. 1st/5th Bn. London Regiment. Died 16 June 1918. Aged 24. Buried in Ligny-St-Flochel British cemetery, Averdoingt, France.
Alfred John King. Sapper. 18137. 26th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died 1 Nov 1914. Aged 24. Commemorated on Ypres memorial, Belgium.
Stanley George Lee. Lance Corporal. 201126. 1/4th Bn. Dorsetshire regiment. Died 15 Feb 1918. Aged 30. Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
H.G. Rawles. Private. 6494. 1st Bn. Dorsetshire regiment. Died 9 Sep 1914. Buried at Montreuil-Aux-Lions British Cemetery, France.
John Charles Samways.1st Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 14 Apr 1917. Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France.
W.H. Sturmey. Private. 200077. 'C' Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 28 Sep 1917. Aged 22. Buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.
Charles Benjamin Trevett. Gunner. 315472. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 21 Jun 1917. Aged 36. Buried in La Chapelette British and Indian Cemetery, Peronne, France.
None Dubious of the cause, none murmuring (T Hardy)"

"In honour of those who gave their lives
1939-1945
Anthony Walter Breewood Ballinger. Aircraftsman 2ndClass. 01299. RAFVR. Died 11 Sep 1943. Aged 22. Buried in Ambron War Cemetery, Indonesia.
William Charles Bugler. Lance Corporal. 1897661. 18 Div. Postal unit, Royal Engineers. Died 28 Sep 1943. Aged 36. Buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar.
Thomas Leo Pile. Trooper. 14262814. 107th Regt, Royal Tank Corps. Died 21 Oct 1944. Aged 21. Buried Geel war Cemetery, Belgium"

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Source

• Text: Sharky Ward/Memorial
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward