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Offline May2488

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Blandford War Graves
« on: Wednesday 27 August 25 14:31 BST (UK) »
Hi, I have been looking through a family album i bought of eBay a few years ago and found this picture- 







I think it is at the Blandford Cemetery in Blandford Forum judging from the back. There also seems to be a lot of war graves there which lines up with the photo.  I am hoping someone could help me with this as i might be wrong!
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Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 14:43 BST (UK) »
There is an Army Camp at Blandford

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blandford_Camp

Other services have been stationed there in the past
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 15:40 BST (UK) »
In WW1 Blandford Camp was used by the Royal Naval Division as their home base.  The camp was hutted and I don't believe it had a cemetary and there are no graves on it now.  So you are probably right that it is the time town's grave yard.

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 15:48 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for your help!  ;D
Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 16:43 BST (UK) »
If this was a family photo album, are you looking for the person who was buried on that date in 2017
Berks / Oxon: Eltham, Annetts, Wiltshire (surname not county), Hawkins, Pembroke, Partridge
Dorset / Hants: Derham, Stride, Purkiss, Sibley
Yorkshire: Pottage, Carr, Blackburn, Depledge
Sussex: Goodyer, Christopher, Trevatt
Lanark: Scott (soldier went to Jersey CI)
Jersey: Fowler, Huelin, Scott

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 16:51 BST (UK) »
Quote from: LizzieL on Wednesday 27 August 25 16:43 BST (UK)
If this was a family photo album, are you looking for the person who was buried on that date in 2017

I am but im not really sure where to start!
Beach -Around Kilsby / Derbyshire / Rugby

Blackburn - Withington, Lancashire / Dublin / Scarborough, Yorkshire
Botterill - Yorkshire area
Lyon - Yorkshire area
Cherry - Around Kilsby
Woodford - Around Kilsby
Clarke - Daventry
Classon - Liverpool / New York / New Jersey
Cox - Sussex
Dadley - Daventry
Fenn - Easebourne / Hampshire / Midhurst / Tunbridge Wells
Goodwin - Daventry

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 16:54 BST (UK) »
If the date and location are correct, a likely candidate subject is the funeral of Private Walter Gray 1st Reserve Bn. RMLI d.27-Jan-1917 Blandford.

Edit:  Link to service record https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7817549

Maybe not... according to deceased online Walter was buried 31-Jan-1917

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 17:42 BST (UK) »
Blandford is one of bases for the Royal Corps of Signals. It is also the home of their Museum. The Army have been there for years.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Blandford War Graves
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 27 August 25 18:06 BST (UK) »
The Navy were there in 1917 and the photo is likely to be sailors in khaki uniforms and not Army.  The Royal Signals Museum used to have a RND display cabinet.
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