The following list shows the names commemorated on the War memorial in alphabetical order followed by information gained from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and book of remembrance inside St Mary’s Church, as well as further information gained from my own follow up research. I have used the recorded family members according to the St Mary’s book of remembrance as well as consulting details held on the CWGC register. The CWGC details were recorded sometimes many years after the War had ended, families had moved & widows sometimes had remarried. This list records as close as possible the details of family members immediately after the Great War. I must firstly thank the Commonwealth War graves Commission (CWGC) for giving me permission to reproduce details held in their archives. These details I have used to confirm my finding elsewhere.

F.N.DANIELS
17355 Private FREDERICK NELSON DANIELS.
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards.
Enlisted in Swindon. Killed in action aged 19 on the 30th November 1917.
Son of Mrs. H. Daniels, of West Lodge, Braydon, Purton.
Frederick has no known grave. Remembered on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Panel 2.

L.DUNSFORD
Lieutenant LEONARD DUNSFORD.
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (Central Ontario Regiment).
Formerly employed as a clerk in Canada.
Killed in action aged 30 on the17th December 1916.
Son of Arthur and Blanche Maud Mary Dunsford, of Holly lodge.
Buried in LOUEZ MILITARY CEMETERY, DUISANS, Grave Ref: III. A. 1.

Leonard attested in Canada on the 2nd October 1915. He gave his trade on enlistment as that of a clerk, listing his Next Of Kin as Arthur Dunsford(Father), Holly Lodge, Purton, Wiltshire.

On joining up Leonard was attached to the 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. On the 13th Dec 1916 the Regimental Diary shows attachment to the 4th C.M.R Btn. 17th Dec 1916 the Diary records his death. The diary records no action by the Germans on this date, just that the unit was in the front line.

T.EMBURY
13936 Private THOMAS HENRY EMBURY.
2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment.
Enlisted in Swindon. Killed in action aged 24 on the 18th October 1916.
Son of Charles and Ellen Elizabeth Embury, of Church Path, Thomas lived in Swindon.
Buried in WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, Grave Ref: VI. E. 28.

V.EVELEIGH
25773 Private (Signaler) WILLIAM CHARLES EVELEIGH.
6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment.
Enlisted in Swindon. Died whilst a Prisoner Of War in Germany aged 30 on the 24th October 1918.
Son of Thomas and Mercy, Wife Eva station road
Remembered on the TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Panel 119/ 120.
The Remembrance book located in St Mary’s Church states burial at Minden in Germany.

Whilst William is recorded in the village Remembrance book as dying in Germany as a POW & being buried at Minden, I found another reference to a Wilts soldier named Eveleigh dying after the Armistice of starvation (There is only one Wilts soldier named Eveleigh recorded as dying in 1918). The matter is also confused by his name recorded on the Memorial at Tyne Cot, Belgium. CWGC state that he may be listed there as it was close to his point of initial capture; they confirmed they have no listing for a burial at all. The POW camp at Minden has no cemetery as all British casualties were moved to larger communal cemeteries after the War. I have contacted the International Red Cross in Geneva as they hold all records for POW`s; hopefully I can get to the bottom of this.

B.FISHER ( H Fisher on CWGC Headstone)
8910 Private HERBERT FISHER.
2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment.
Enlisted in Devizes. Herbert was reported missing on the 24th of October 1914. Herbert died whilst a Prisoner Of War in Germany aged 23 on the 10th January 1918.
Son of Albert and Mary, Church path.
Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, Grave Reference: X. G. 6.