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The Dorsetshire Regiment The Dorsetshire Regiment was raised in 1719. During the Great War battalions served on the Western Front, at Gallipoli, in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Palestine. By the end of the war The Dorsetshire Regiment had suffered losses of 4060 dead and collected 57 Battle Honours but was the only British infantry regiment not to be awarded a VC Battalions during the Great War. 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 4th Battalion 2/4th Battalion 3/4th Battalion 5th (Service) Battalion 6th (Service) Battalion 7th (Reserve) Battalion 1st (Home Service) Garrison Battalion 8th (Home Service) Battalion 9th Battalion Oct 2009 - Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. List of those who served with The Dorsetshire Regiment during The Great War Pte. George William Thurley 1st Btn. Read his Story. Pte. George William Thurley 1st Btn. Dorsetshire Regt i am looking for imformation on my grandfather Ive tried every ave but cant seem to trace him , he was born in islington london around 1894 his father was called charles thurley a platelayer, his mother was mary thurley nee hollister, george joined the army and in 1918 / 1920 he was stationed in northern ireland in a barracks called embrigton barracks in derry city nth ireland here he met my grandmother a nellie evans who he then married in may 1920 at all saints church near his barracks , they both went to england were they had 3 children all girls my grandmother returned to derry a few years later around 1930,s but on her own george did not make any attempt to contact any of his childern ,all of whom are now dead but they all married and had families of their own. georges wife nellie died on boxing day 1957. any info on george would be great History of the Dorsetshire Regiment 1914-1919 This reprint covers the Regular and TF battalions, each with their own index; And deals with the Service battalions and includes the Roll of Honour and the list of Honours and Awards for all battalions. It also has a separate index. There are numerous sketch maps in the text. More information on:History of the Dorsetshire Regiment 1914-1919 Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did your relative live through the Great War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? If so please let us know. Do you know the location of a Great War "Roll of Honour?" We are very keen to track down these often forgotten documents and obtain photographs and transcriptions of the names recorded so that they will be available for all to remember. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Great War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. This website is paid for out of our own pockets and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Hosted by: Website © Copyright IMM - MMIX - All Rights Reserved