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The village of Purton in Wiltshire is no different to countless other small villages around the country. At its heart stands the village War Memorial bearing the names of villagers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. This site is dedicated to all the villagers who have served, the initial research i have undertaken so far only relates to the Great War period, further research will take place to give all those named (And many others not named on the Memorial) the proper respect they deserve as time permits.
I have always been interested in military history and over the past ten years have spent many rewarding hours researching my own family member’s military service and uncovering many facts not previously known to my family. Over the years as my knowledge of family military interest has expanded so too has my interest in the military history of the community around me.
Having met and married a “village” girl 17 years ago, I could think of no better place to research than Purton`s own Memorial to the sacrifice that villagers made 90 years ago during the 1914 -18 Great War. Although The Purton War Memorial also covers the losses suffered during World War 2, my research so far has concentrated on the losses suffered in the First World War.
They served at sea on land and in the air, traditional regional regiments to fledgling Corps such as the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Air Force (RAF). Purton men and women served their country throughout the war years; deaths are recorded for each year of the conflict and of those who died in the years that followed from the wounds that they received in conflict. Villagers received many awards for gallant acts during the War and villagers progressed through the ranks, some to a high rank by the cessation of hostilities in 1918.
The site is intended to provide an easy to view reference history of Purton`s Great War for all ages, something that people can understand without the complex politics of the War interfering with the story waiting to be told. Hopefully it will encourage the further research of names I have not yet researched fully.
If despite my best efforts there are yet other Purton natives whom though qualified for inclusion have been missed, I apologize. As my personal view, no one man or woman who served his or her Nation was more worthy of mention than the next. I have made no attempt to rearrange the names in any particular order; just as in the War men and women fell in no particular order so to are the names listed as and where I have found them. For they all deserve our respect and gratitude no matter the time since they served.
If you have found any of the material of use please feel free to use it to your own benefit, in return a small donation to my chosen Charity would be appreciated.
Combat Stress is a Registered Charity: England & Wales No. 206002; Scotland No. SC 038828 / Company Limited by Guarantee No. 256353.
www.combatstress.org.uk/
………..they gave their day that we might have tomorrow. Bob Lloyd 2009
Having met and married a “village” girl 17 years ago, I could think of no better place to research than Purton`s own Memorial to the sacrifice that villagers made 90 years ago during the 1914 -18 Great War. Although The Purton War Memorial also covers the losses suffered during World War 2, my research so far has concentrated on the losses suffered in the First World War.
They served at sea on land and in the air, traditional regional regiments to fledgling Corps such as the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Air Force (RAF). Purton men and women served their country throughout the war years; deaths are recorded for each year of the conflict and of those who died in the years that followed from the wounds that they received in conflict. Villagers received many awards for gallant acts during the War and villagers progressed through the ranks, some to a high rank by the cessation of hostilities in 1918.
The site is intended to provide an easy to view reference history of Purton`s Great War for all ages, something that people can understand without the complex politics of the War interfering with the story waiting to be told. Hopefully it will encourage the further research of names I have not yet researched fully.
If despite my best efforts there are yet other Purton natives whom though qualified for inclusion have been missed, I apologize. As my personal view, no one man or woman who served his or her Nation was more worthy of mention than the next. I have made no attempt to rearrange the names in any particular order; just as in the War men and women fell in no particular order so to are the names listed as and where I have found them. For they all deserve our respect and gratitude no matter the time since they served.
If you have found any of the material of use please feel free to use it to your own benefit, in return a small donation to my chosen Charity would be appreciated.
Combat Stress is a Registered Charity: England & Wales No. 206002; Scotland No. SC 038828 / Company Limited by Guarantee No. 256353.
www.combatstress.org.uk/
………..they gave their day that we might have tomorrow. Bob Lloyd 2009