Established in 1881, the Dorsetshire Regiment – also known as the Dorset Regiment, or just the Dorsets – were stationed in Malta, Egypt, India and Ireland over the years. The 2nd Battalion were sent to South Africa in 1899, where they were involved in the Relief of Ladysmith.

When the Great War broke out, the battalion were sent to various locations around the world, having gained experience since the regiment’s formation.

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Commonwealth War Graves

Ashford, Private Arthur (d1916, aged 42, injury)

Crabb, Private Sidney (d1917, aged 18, illness)

Crew, Private Frank (d1921, aged 35, illness)

Day, Private Reginald (d1919, aged 28, illness)

Dodge, Private Augustus (d1917, aged 18, illness)

Ellery, Private James (d1919, aged 29, illness)

Hansford, Private George (d1917, aged 25, illness)

Hodge, Private Frank (d1919, aged 31, illness)

Kennell, Private John (d1919, aged 47, illness)

Lane, Private Mark (d1918, aged 18, cause unknown)

Lloyd, Serjeant Edwin (d1919, aged 34, illness)

Martin, Private Willie (d1917, aged 25, illness)

Moore, Private William (d1918, aged 25, cause of death unknown)

Morris, Private Charles (d1921, aged 33, cause unknown)

Perrett, Private Frank (d1918, aged 39, illness)

Pollard, Private William (d1920, aged 33, illness)

Rendell, Private Edward (d1916, aged 22, wounded in action)

Russell, Lance Corporal Harold (d1916, aged 21, wounded in action)

Sansom, Private Stanley (d1921, aged 27, cause of death unknown)

Sedgbeer, Private Ernest (d1916, aged 25, wounded in action)

Sims, Lance Corporal Herbert (d1918, aged 23, illness)

Stockley Private Albert (d1920, aged 23, cause of death unknown)

Symes, Private Joseph (d1915, aged 44, illness)

Tewkesbury, Private William (d1920, aged 39, cause of death unknown)

Wheeler, Private Henry (d1919, aged 29, illness)