George Bagwell White (1783-1857)

George Bagwell White was baptised in West Lulworth, Dorset on 25 February 1783. He was the son of Andrew White (1741-1807) and Anne White nee Bagwell (1749-1814). At the age of 12, George was hired by his father to John Foot, a yeoman of West Lulworth, for £4 a year. At 14, George was then …

Richard James (1860-1937)

Richard was born at Morden, Dorset on 24 August 1860 to Frederick George James (1828-1885) and his second wife Sophia James formerly Dore nee Collins (1824-1892) . Richard was baptised at Morden on 20 October 1860. The family were living at Whitefield (half-way between East Morden and East Bloxworth). By 1871, the family had moved …

Sidney William James (1899-1918)

Sidney was the third son of Richard James (1860-1937) and Mary Jane James nee Bennett (1867-1950) who lived at Mill Cottage, Parkstone. Sid was just 15 when the First World War started. He enlisted as a Private (no. 35151) with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and served with them in the 16th Battalion in France. Sadly …