Our Tribute To Wiltshires’ Heroic & Famous Sons and Daughters 

Here we remember those men and women with Wiltshire connections who paid the ultimate sacrifice whilst in the service of their country during both war and peace. This includes civilians who died due to war time action as well as those who died as prisoners of war, and through accident or disease. We also recognise the sacrifices made by the Emergency Services of Wiltshire.

We also remember the events when visitors and Wiltshire folk lost their lives in major disasters within the county, together with traumatic events outside of the county, where those with Wiltshire connections lost their lives.

We also celebrate the lives of individuals connected to the County, who had global, national or county-wide fame for achievement in the arts, sporting, literary, sciences, political. religious and medical fields.  

This list below displays these sacrifices and notable events which occurred on this day in history over a period of 7 days, this is the current date and three days either side.

DateTypeEvent
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Alderbury, Milford & Woodford - 1915 - Private ALBERT WILLIAM JEANS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921All Cannings, Etchilhampton & Urchfont - 1915 - Corporal ROBERT HALE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Ansty & Tisbury - 1915 - Private DAVIS STANLEY MACEY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Bishops Cannings - 1915 - Private ARTHUR JAMES MERRITT
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Blunsdon St. Andrew, Broad Blunsdon & Swindon - 1915 - Private THOMAS FARMER
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Bradford-on-Avon - 1915 - Private HERBERT WILLIAM MIZEN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Bromham, Chippenham & Devizes - 1915 - Private PERCY KNIGHTON
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Bulkington & Keevil - 1915 - Sergeant JOHN JACOB BODMAN HICKS 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - 1915 - Lance Corporal OSCAR JAMES KIDD
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - 1915 - Second Lieutenant LEONARD ERNEST HISCOCK
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham & Devizes - 1915 - Private FREDERICK JOHN WALKER
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham, South Wraxall & Sutton Benger - 1915 - Private ALBERT RUSS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Collingbourne Ducis & Devizes - 1915 - Private HENRY JOHN COLLINS  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Collingbourne Ducis, Great Bedwyn & Marlborough - 1915 - Private FREDERICK JAMES CHOULES
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Compton Chamberlain & Salisbury  - 1915 - Private HERBERT GEORGE CASE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Coombe Bissett & Homington - 1915 - Lance Corporal FRED MUSSELWHITE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1915 - Lance Corporal HERBERT CLEAL  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1915 - Private ARCHIBALD DRUCE 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1915 - Private JOSEPH DEW 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1915 - Private WILLIAM RICHARD GALE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Ebbesbourne Wake - 1915 - Private HENRY GEORGE HARDIMAN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Enford - 1915 - Lance Corporal EPHRAIM STONE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Highworth - 1915 - Private CHARLES EDWARD WHEATLEY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Swindon - 1915 - Sergeant ARTHUR EDWARDS  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Trowbridge - 1915 - Private JAMES HENRY HILLMAN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Warminster - 1915 - Private WILLIAM YOUDELL 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Westbury - 1915 - Sergeant STUART GEORGE PEARCE  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Wroughton - 1915 - Private ERNEST NASH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Dilton & Westbury - 1915 - Lance Corporal WILLIAM GEORGE PALMER 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Hungerford & Swindon - 1915 - Lance Corporal WILLIAM WATTS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Marlborough (Manton) & Mildenhall - 1915 - Private EDWARD GEORGE WHITLOCK
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Marlborough & Preshute - 1915 - Private REGINALD ROBERT STRONG
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Marlborough & Savernake - 1915 - Corporal HENRY FRANK WHITBREAD
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Stratton St. Margaret (Kingsdown) & Swindon - 1915 - Sergeant GEORGE WILLIAM REYNOLDS FORD, DCM 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Downton - 1915 - Private GEORGE ELLIOTT 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Downton (Morgans Vale & Woodfalls), Hindon & Salisbury - 1915 - Private ALBERT EDWARD BLANDFORD  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Easterton - 1915 - Corporal OLIVER DRAPER 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Edington (Tinhead) - 1915 - Private ARTHUR GEORGE SCULL 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Great Bedwyn (Crofton), Marlborough & Ogbourne St. George - 1915 - Private WILLIAM HOLMES
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Hilperton & Trowbridge - 1915 - Private HERBERT JOHN CLARK 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Hilperton, Salisbury & Whiteparish - 1915 - Private WILLIAM CHARLES ELKINS  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Holt - 1915 - Lance Corporal FRANK HERBERT SMITH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Holt - 1915 - Private WILLIAM GEORGE HIGGS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Holt - 1915 - Sergeant WALTER WILLIAM ASH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Hungerford & Swindon - 1915 - Private THOMAS LOCKEY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Imber - 1915 - Private ARTHUR EDWARD NORRIS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Lydiard (Millicent) & Wootton Bassett - 1915 - Private ZENAS GEORGE STRANGE 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Lyneham - 1915 - Private FREDERICK PARFITT 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury - 1915 - Major WILLIAM STANLEY HERN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury - 1915 - Private WILLIAM JOHN SELBY 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Milford & Salisbury - 1915 - Lance Corporal JAMES CULL
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Milford & Salisbury - 1915 - Private CHARLES COBB
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Milton Lilbourne - 1915 - EDWARD MAURICE DEADMAN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Milton Lilbourne, Pewsey & Savernake (Cadley) - 1915 - Private HORACE HEAD 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Norton Bavant, Trowbridge & Westbury - 1915 - Private CHARLES HENRY YOUNG 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Purton - 1915 - Private SIDNEY ROWLAND SMITH 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Purton & Swindon - 1915 - Private ARTHUR ROBERT BUNCE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Purton & Swindon - 1915 - Private ERNEST HERBERT KIBBLEWHITE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Ramsbury - 1915 - Private JOSEPH THOMAS GIDDINGS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Lieutenant ALFRED JAMES HINXMAN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Private ALBERT EDWARD HUMPHRIES
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Private ALBERT GEORGE HALL
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Private CHARLES JAMES SEWELL
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Private FREDERICK HAMILTON BATES  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Private FREDERICK MARK EDWARDS   
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Private WILLIAM WELLS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury (St. Edmund) - 1915 - Lance Corporal FREDERICK JOHN KEEL
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury & Swindon - 1915 - Private CHARLES ROBERT HOWARD
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury, Stapleford & Winterbourne Stoke - 1915 - Private FREDERICK STEVENS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Stockton - 1915 - Private WILLIAM PRETTY  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Stratton St. Margaret (Kingsdown) & Swindon - 1915 - Private ARTHUR FRANK WRIGHT
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Private EDGAR FRANK BAKER
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Private EDWARD DAWSON
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Private GILBERT EDWARD BRYANT
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Private SAMUEL EDWARD WINDRIDGE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Private WILLIAM HENRY STEPP
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon & Wootton Bassett - 1915 - Private JOHN COMLEY  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon & Wroughton - 1915 - Private FREDERICK SMITH 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Tidworth & Winterslow - 1915 - Private NORMAN MARK COLLINS  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Tisbury - 1915 - Private JOHN WOODS 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1915 - Lance Corporal GEORGE RANDALL 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1915 - Private CHARLES LEONARD SMART
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1915 - Private LEONARD ARTHUR COX 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment  - 1915 - Lance Sergeant  THOMAS HENRY BUNTING
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Captain AUSTEN CHARLES SANDHAM BELCHER  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal ANTHONY HALL
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal COLIN CHAMPENEY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal FREDERICK GEORGE DIVERS 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal GEOFFREY SAUNDERS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal GEORGE FREDERICK BURKETT
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal HAROLD BERTRAM MOUNTAIN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal HARRY CLARKE 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal HENRY JOHN BEDSTER  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal WILLIAM THOMAS PARKER
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lieutenant ARNOLD WALTER HUCKETT
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lieutenant Colonel JOHN CARDEN, CMG
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Major HENRY WILLIAM FELIX RICKETTS 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private ALFRED GEORGE BULLWINKLE  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private ALFRED WILLIAM NEISH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private CHARLES CHURCH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private CHARLES CROUCH 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private CHARLES GEORGE COOPER  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private CHARLES HARRY PACE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private CHARLES MANSEL OWEN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private ERNEST JAMES LOVERIDGE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private FREDERICK READ
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private GEORGE JOSEPH WILKINS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private GEORGE WILBY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private GILBERT WALTER BICK  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private HENRY EDGAR WEARE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private HENRY EDWARD BUNCE  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private HENRY LOUIS MOSS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JACK LACEY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JAMES BAKER
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JAMES LOWE HARRISON
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JOHN EDWARD SMITH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JOHN HERBERT WEBB
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JOHN JAMES CAGNEY
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JOHN WILLIAM ARUNDEL  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JOSEPH WILLIAM PEGRAM
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private LEOPOLD ALBERT NEALE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private MORTIMER SULLIVAN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private NORMAN ERIC WINTERBOURNE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private NORMAN QUEEN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private ROBERT BORER  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private ROBERT MAURICE ROBERTS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private SYDNEY CORNISH  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private SYDNEY SAUNDERS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private THOMAS MARTIN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private VICTOR JOHN BROOKES  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private VINCENT WILLIAM BAILEY  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WALTER JENKINS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLAM CHARLES MUNN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLAM GAMBLE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM ANDREW BREARLEY  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM EDWIN BLOMFIELD  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM ERNEST MAIN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM FREDERICK CHARLES MACHIN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM GEORGE FOUNTAIN 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM GEORGE NICHOLLS
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM HEDGES
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM JOHN BRUNTON  
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM MARSH
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM PATRICK PRENTICE
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM RICHARDS (Served as WILLIAM HARRISON)
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private WILLIAM RUPERT REID
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Second Lieutenant CHARLES GEORGE CRANLEIGH FISHER-BROWN 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Second Lieutenant GILBERT GAMMAN
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Second Lieutenant JOHN (JACK) ERIC ROBERT FIRMIN 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Sergeant EVAN DAVID LONG
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Woodford (Upper) - 1915 - Private EDWARD DIAPER 
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Yatesbury - 1915 - Lieutenant GEOFFREY PIERRE (PETER) GUILLEBAUD
10-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Yatton Keynell - 1915 - Private MONTAGUE DOUGLAS SNELL
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1916 - Private ALBERT NELSON GIDDINGS 
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Durrington - 1916 - Private SIDNEY GOODAY 
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough (College) - 1916 - Second Lieutenant GEORGE BERTRAM ASHWORTH
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Mere- 1916 - Private PERCY HAROLD DOWN 
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Ramsbury - 1916 - Private WILLIAM ALDOUS 
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Sutton Veny - 1916 - Private JOHN FREDERICK LACEY 
10-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Tidworth - 1916 - Sapper HERBERT VINCENT LARKIN
10-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Baverstock & Fovant - 1917 - Private CHARLES FORBES MOOR
10-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1917 - Private HENRY BROWN
10-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Tisbury - 1917 - Private WILLIAM EDWARD STANLEY WATKINS
10-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment  - 1917 - Private ALFRED FREDERICK JOHN AKEHURST  
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Ashton Keynes, Liddington & Swindon - 1918 - Sergeant HAROLD JOHN GODWIN
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Codford (St. Mary & St. Peter) & Sutton Veny - 1918 - Private ARTHUR CHARLES POND 
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Salisbury & Shrewton - 1918 - Private BENJAMIN CHUBB
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Erlestoke & Melksham (Shaw) - 1918 - Private CHARLES HAVELOCK TYLER 
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury (Corston) - 1918 - Private ARCHIBALD FRANK DENLY 
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Ramsbury (Axford) - 1915 - Private ALBERT SIMS
10-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1918 - Rifleman PERCIVAL GEORGE WARR 
10-08-1919First World War - 1914-1921Westbury - 1919 - Sergeant JOHN STEPHEN CARTER 
10-08-1934Police Service 1837-PresentSalisbury - 1934 - Police Special Constable ALFRED JACK CHURCHILL 
10-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1943 - Private NORMAN McCLURE  
10-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1943 - Private PERCIVAL GEORGE GRIMSTEAD  
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Highworth - 1944 - Private PETER OLIVER WILLIAM ELY 
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Salisbury - 1944 - Private CHARLES JAMES KENCHINGTON 
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Trowbridge - 1944 - Lance Corporal ARTHUR WILLIAM DOBSON 
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Warminster - 1944 - Private WILLIAM JOHN HEMMENS 
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Captain GEORGE WILLIAM RYLAND GRIFFIN
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private DONALD HAMMOND
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private EDWARD ESCOTT 
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private JOHN HUGHES
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Sergeant ALFRED WILLIAM FIGGETT 
10-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - Private CHARLES HENRY PETTY
10-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Devizes - 1945 - Sergeant WILLIAM CHARLES TYNER 
10-08-1947Wiltshire Notable1947 - Minety - IAN SCOT ANDERSON MBE. Lead singer & multi- instrumentalist with rock band Jethro Tull was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. He was resident of this parish.
10-08-1987Undetermined Military Related DeathTidworth - 1987 - Private ADRIAN PORTER 
10-08-1989Retired Service Personnel DeathTidworth - 1989 - Retired Lieutenant Colonel JOHN GORDON FREDERICK CLARKE
11-08-1878Wiltshire Notable1878 - Wilsford-Cum-Lake - OLIVER WILLIAM FOSTER LODGE was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.  He was a poet and author and eldest son of Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge.  Oliver William died in 1955 and is buried in the churchyard of St. Michael, Wilsford-cum-Lake.
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Hill Deverill - 1915 - Private RICHARD LACEY
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Mere - 1915 - Corporal FREDERICK JAMES SMITH 
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Netheravon - 1915 - Driver PATRICK CAREY
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Private ERIC SIBLEY STINCHCOMBE
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Lance Corporal CECIL GEORGE STARR
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private ERNEST WILLIAM HARCOURT
11-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private FRED EARL
11-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1916 - Private FRANK BIGGS  
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Bemerton & Salisbury - 1917 - Private JOHN THOMAS COOK  
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Collingbourne Ducis - 1917 - Private FREDERICK YEATES
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1917 - Company Sergeant Major BERTRAM CHARLES ARTER  
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Highworth - 1917 - Private REGINALD FRANK ARCHER
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Highworth & Swindon - 1917 - Private ISAAC COX
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Corporal ARTHUR WILLIAM MUNDAY
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private FREDERICK STANLEY TAYLOR  
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private WILLIAM CHARLES BULL 
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private WILLIAM GEORGE CAVE
11-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private WILLIAM JOHN FISHER
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Alderbury & Salisbury - 1918 - Private LESLIE LEONARD NORTHEAST
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Calne - 1918 - Corporal WILLIAM JAMES WESTON 
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - 1918 - Able Seaman SAMUEL STUTT
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Corsham - 1918 - Private LEONARD HUGH HULL 
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1918 - Sergeant WILLIAM EDWARD JONES 
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Figheldean - 1918 - Second Lieutenant IRA WILLIAM HATHAWAY  
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Fovant & Stratford Sub Castle - 1918 - Private FREDERICK RUPERT MASON
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Purton & Swindon - 1918 - Lance Corporal ALBERT LEACH
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Stratton St. Margaret - 1918 - Private ARTHUR BUCKENHAM FISH 
11-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1918 - Private JOSEPH CORNELIUS TITCOMBE 
11-08-1919First World War - 1914-1921Worton - 1919 - Private HERBERT OWEN FEW
11-08-1920First World War - 1914-1921Tidworth - 1920 - Captain PERCY HUGH CAMPBELL COLLINS, MC
11-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Highworth & Stratton St. Margaret (Lower Stratton) - 1940 - Private SIDNEY WHITFIELD
11-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Marlborough - 1940 - Pilot Officer JOHN SINCLAIR BUCKNELL JONES 
11-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Barford St. Martin - 1942 - Marine HERBERT CREESE 
11-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Calne (Stockley) - 1942 - Musician DESMOND TERRY WITCHELL 
11-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Hilmarton - 1942 - Able Seaman ALBERT TAYLOR 
11-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Nettleton - 1942 - Able Seaman FREDERICK ALBERT JOHN WEBB 
11-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Salisbury - 1942 - Ordinary Seaman RONALD JAMES JERRED 
11-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1942 - Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class ARTHUR REGINALD GEORGE BARRETT
11-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Britford (East Harnham) - 1943 - Lieutenant JOHN ALEXANDER LEMON 
11-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Kingswood & Swindon - 1942 - Flying Officer HARRY MARK ETHERINGTON 
11-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Westbury - 1943 - Leading Aircraftman VICTOR GEORGE WINDSOR 
11-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Derry Hill (Bowood) - 1944 - Lieutenant Lord EDWARD NORMAN FITZMAURICE 
11-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Durnford - 1944 - Sergeant RALPH GEORGE KYTE 
11-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Melksham - 1944 - Ordinary Telegraphist PETER FREDEREICK GALE 
11-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1944 - Driver WILFRED HENRY MEES
11-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private JOHN REGINALD TURNER    
11-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wroughton - 1944 - Leading Signalman PERCY GEORGE CARD
11-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Salisbury - 1945 - Worker ELEANOR MARY WATTS (Womens Land Army)
11-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1945 - Private OLIVER GEORGE WAKEFIELD
11-08-1946Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1946 - Sapper ERNEST HENRY ILES
12-08-1900Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902Swindon - 1900 - Private WILLIAM HENRY LOVELOCK
12-08-1909Undetermined Military Related DeathAmesbury & Bulford - 1909 - Gunner ERNEST ARTHUR SNOW
12-08-1914First World War - 1914-1921Bulford - 1914 - Air Mechanic 1st Class RAYMOND KEITH BARLOW 
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Crudwell - 1915 - Private PERCY STANLEY GOODFIELD 
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Malmesbury - 1915 - Private ERNEST THORNBURY
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Swindon - 1915 - Private JOHN ROBERT TWYFORD
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Sergeant JOHN SEAGER
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1915 - Private ALBERT GEORGE RICKETTS
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1915 - Private WILLIAM JOE WHITE 
12-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private HAROLD BENJAMIN GALE
12-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Mere - 1916 - Private JAMES AVERY 
12-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Poulshot - 1917 - Private EDGAR RUPERT NOYES 
12-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1916 - Private GEORGE NEILL McLENNAN
12-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1916 - Second Lieutenant BASIL AUSTIN GUMMER 
12-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Tidcombe (Fosbury) - 1916 - Private ARTHUR EDWIN DRAKE 
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Calne & Swindon - 1917 - Lance Corporal FRANCIS (FRANK) SIDNEY WILLIAMS 
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Colerne - 1917 - Lance Corporal WILLIAM HOLDER
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1917 - Private HERBERT EDWARD COOLE
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Swindon - 1917 - Private EDWARD JOHN STEVENS
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Swindon - 1917 - Private WILLIAM HENRY JEFFERIES
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Corporal JOSEPH ERNEST WORRALL
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Corporal JOSEPH LEONARD LEAL
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Lance Corporal THOMAS ROBERT AINSWORTH  
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private JAMES McKLEAINE
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private JOHN WATSON
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private SIDNEY WALKER
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private WILLIAM HENRY HALL
12-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Yatesbury - 1917 - Lieutenant WILLIAM EDWARD TATE 
12-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Calne - 1918 - Captain HERBERT ANTHONY GALE, MC & Bar 
12-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Codford & Stratford Sub Castle - 1918 - Private GEORGE CHARLESWORTH
12-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1918 - Second Lieutenant KENNETH MACKENZIE WALKER 
12-08-1919First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1919 - Private REGINALD BALDWIN 
12-08-1941Second World War - 1939-1947Chippenham - 1941 - Leading Aircraftman ANTONIN MIKOLAS
12-08-1941Second World War - 1939-1947Chippenham - 1941 - Sergeant FRANT SEDA
12-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Box - 1942 - Marine WILLIAM EBENEZER WHALE
12-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Pewsey - 1942 - Sub-Lieutenant (A) MICHAEL HANKEY
12-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Ramsbury - 1942 - Gunner ALFRED EDWARD LUKER
12-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1942 - Sergeant HAROLD WILFRED HAZELL
12-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Bradford-on-Avon - 1944 - Lance Sergeant GARFIELD ROWLAND 
12-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Hilmarton - 1944 - Fusilier HENRY JOHN SIMS 
12-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947West Lavington - 1944 - Major GEORGE STUART SEATON
12-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private ALFRED HILL
12-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private ARTHUR EDWARD PALMER
12-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private ERNEST ROBERT JEFFERIES
12-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Salisbury - 1945 - Warrant Officer PETER CHARLES WRIGHT, AFM
12-08-1948Non-Conflict Military DeathDurrington (Larkhill) & Tidworth - 1948 - Major JOHN LESLIE BASIL ROBINSON
12-08-1950Undetermined Military Related DeathTidworth - 1950 - Aircraftsman 1st Class GORDON CHARLES MITCHELL 
12-08-1951Undetermined Military Related DeathSalisbury - 1951 - Aircraftman 2nd Class CLIVE ROBERT EDWARD SHARP
12-08-2003Retired Service Personnel DeathTidworth - 2003 - Retired Major CHARLES VERNON STEPHENSON GOSLING 
13-08-1909Wiltshire Notable1909 - Salisbury - GERALDINE SYMONS (Dorothy Geraldine Symons), writer was born in Sri Lanka.  She wrote several children’s books including Children of the Close.
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - Hullavington - 1915 - Private ALLEN RICHARD WICKS 
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Enford - 1915 - Private THOMAS FREDERICK PENNELLS 
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Enford - 1915 - Private WILLIAM HENRY DEAR 
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Downton & Salisbury - 1915 - Lance Corporal HARRY MICHAEL WINTON
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Urchfont - 1915 - Sergeant ERNEST WILLIAM ROBERTS 
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private HENRY STONEHOUSE COOKE
13-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Private JOHN HENRY RUSSELL 
13-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Amesbury & Salisbury - 1916 - Private GEORGE WILLIAM PETHEN
13-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - 1916 - Stoker 1st Class HENRY GEORGE MORSE
13-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Corsham - 1916 - Private FRANK HATTER 
13-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Tollard Royal - 1916 - Private PERCY JOHN RIDEOUT
13-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1916 - Private WILLIAM ROBERT RICHENS
13-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private WALTER JOHN ANSTEE  
13-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Fovant - 1918 - Private RUPERT CLARENCE DARBY 
13-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Tidworth - 1918 - Sergeant ERNEST LEE SKINNER, MM
13-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1918 - Private WILLIAM MARCHAM 
13-08-1920First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough (St. Mary) - 1920 - Captain JAMES THOMAS BRADFIELD 
13-08-1926Undetermined Military Related DeathTidworth - 1926 - Trooper JAMES O’BRIEN 
13-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Steeple Ashton & Trowbridge - 1940 - Pilot Officer MICHAEL ANTHONY SIMS 
13-08-1941Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1941 - Sergeant JOHN JAMES BERRY 
13-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Salisbury - 1942 - Private DOUGLAS JOHN TOPP
13-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947Salisbury - 1942 - Sergeant RODERICK MacCUISH
13-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Mere - 1943 - Lance Corporal BERNARD CHARLES LAWRENCE 
13-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Warminster - 1943 - Flight Sergeant CHARLES EDWARD PRINCE 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Corsham - 1944 - Sergeant FRANK HENRY REEVE 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Rowde - 1944 - Warrant Officer Class II HAROLD REGINALD WEBB 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Seend (Seend Cleeve) - 1944 - Flight Sergeant WALTER ROBERT CHARLES PARFITT 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1944 - Warrant Officer Class II ROBERT JOHN PERRY 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Westbury - 1944 - Flying Officer HENRY NATHANIEL CATT
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Lance Corporal GILBERT WILLIAM MANNING 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Lieutenant RONALD AMBROSE SLATER, MC 
13-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private HARRY BERTRAM CARNALL
13-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Codford - 1945 - Corporal ALAN RICHARD RONEY-DOUGAL
13-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Ludgershall - 1945 - Sergeant CHARLES JAMES WALTER YOUNG
13-08-1965Undetermined Military Related DeathKington Langley - 1965 - Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD DAVID SUTTON
13-08-1965Non-Conflict Military DeathTidworth - 1965 - Sapper GEORGE NICOL ROBERTSON
13-08-1986Retired Service Personnel DeathDonhead St. Andrew - 1986 - Retired Colonel JONATHAN ROBERT ALFORD  
14-08-1887Wiltshire Notable1887 - Liddington (Coate) - RICHARD JEFFERIES, nature writer, died at Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex
14-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough, Milford & Salisbury - 1915 - Private WILLIAM HENRY JOHN FRY
14-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough, Milford & Salisbury - 1915 - Private WILLIAM HENRY JOHN FRY
14-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Steeple Ashton - 1915 - Private HENRY JAMES ANDREWS 
14-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1915 - Sergeant JAMES LAWRENCE RAGGE 
14-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - 1916 - Private HERBERT ARTHUR TANNER
14-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough - 1916 - Sergeant REGINALD TOM REDDROP 
14-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough - 1916 - Sergeant REGINALD TOM REDDROPP
14-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough - 1916 - Sergeant REGINALD TOM REDDROPP
14-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Pewsey - 1916 - Private FREDERICK CHARLES BATH 
14-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury (St. Edmund) - 1916 - 2nd Corporal ERNEST FRANK VINEY 
14-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Box - 1917 - Private EDWARD FISHER 
14-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Melksham (Whitley) & Seend - 1917 - Private FRANK REGINALD CANDY 
14-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Mere - 1917 - Private LEWIS GRAY 
14-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Pewsey & Stratton St. Margaret - 1917 - Private JOHN HENRY FISHLOCK
14-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Tidworth - 1917 - Private PERCY HAROLD SMITH
14-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1917 - Private HERBERT HARRY CLAUDE HAWKES 
14-08-1921First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1921 - Sergeant HENRY GEORGE MARCHMENT 
14-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Devizes - 1940 - Fusilier CYRIL BEAMONT ALFRED PUTTOCK 
14-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Hullavington & Stanton St. Quintin - 1940 - Leading Aircraftman MORLEY GORDON HUNKIN
14-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Tidworth - 1940 - Private ROYDEN WATSON ROGERS
14-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Tisbury - 1940 - Driver RENE CHARLES THICK
14-08-1942Second World War - 1939-1947West Lavington - 1942 - Flight Lieutenant CHARLES TREVENEN OAKES
14-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1943 - Private JOHN RAYMOND SMITHARD  
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Ashton Keynes , Leigh & Swindon - 1944 - Private ALLAN JOHN POOLE 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Pitton & Farley (Farley) - 1944 - Sergeant RONALD CHARLES SMITH 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1944 - Bombardier CHARLES FREDERICK TYRRELL 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Westbury - 1944 - Fusilier CLIFFORD JAMES SMITH
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Captain PERCIVAL BINNINGTON 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Corporal PERCIVAL ARTHUR KING 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Lieutenant CHARLES JOHN MILLS 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private DONALD FRANK EATON 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private FRANCIS RONALD WHITE 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private GEORGE WILLIAM BOOKER 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private STANLEY WILLIAM TILBURY 
14-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Private WILLIAM GEORGE STILGOE
14-08-1945Second World War - 1939-1947Wilton - 1945 - Warrant Officer 2nd Class HERBERT STANLEY TILLMAN
14-08-1968Undetermined Military Related DeathColerne - 1968 - Chief Technician PETER EDWARD DAWSON
14-08-1973Undetermined Military Related DeathTidworth - 1973 - Captain NIGEL JOHN NOEL SUTTON 
14-08-1985Undetermined Military Related DeathBoscombe, Salisbury & Winterbourne Gunner - 1985 - Corporal ANDREW JOHN EATON 
14-08-2000Undetermined Military Related DeathBishops Cannings - 2000 - Lieutenant Colonel RICHARD JOHN GOOD
15-08-1875Undetermined Military Related DeathBramshaw - 1875 - Lieutenant EUSTACE MUNRO HEATHCOTE
15-08-1882Undetermined Military Related DeathStockton - 1882 - Captain WILLIAM DAVIES CORFE
15-08-1890Wiltshire Notable1890 - Westbury - THEODORE PENLEIGH BOYD, artist was born
15-08-1892Non-Conflict Military DeathDevizes - 1892 - Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE CHARLES DAWSON 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Blunsdon St. Andrew, Broad Blunsdon, Devizes & Highworth - 1915 - Private GEORGE ALBERT KING 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Cricklade & Devizes - 1915 - Private DAVID WOODWARD 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Malmesbury - 1915 - Corporal RICHARD EXTON 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Malmesbury - 1915 - Sergeant GEORGE HENRY PAUL 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Poulshot - 1915 - Sergeant ALBERT WILLIAM HAINES 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Hankerton & Malmesbury - 1915 - Private ALBERT EDWARD PAINTER
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Hankerton, Malmesbury & Swindon - 1915 - Private FREDERICK  LAW 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury - 1915 - Private JOSEPH SAMUEL GRIMES 
15-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury & Woodford - 1915 - Private SIDNEY TRUCKLE
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1916 - Lance Corporal WILLIAM ABRAHAM CLACE
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury - 1916 - Leading Stoker JOHN GARLAND 
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Marlborough - 1916 - Second Lieutenant WILLIAM ROBERT HILL MERRIMAN 
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Milford & Salisbury – 1916 - Leading Seaman FRANCIS HENRY JOLLIFFE
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Stratton St. Margaret (Gorsehill) & Swindon - 1916 - Driver ALBERT VICTOR JORDAN  
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Stratton St. Margaret (Gorsehill) & Swindon - 1916 - Stoker 1st Class ALFRED (FRED) GRIBBLE
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1916 - Private SEPTIMUS SUMMERS MORRIS 
15-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1916 - Sergeant ELI EDWARD DEWE 
15-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Collingbourne Ducis & Collingbourne Kingston - 1917 - Private WILLIAM LEONARD MOSS
15-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Corsham - 1917 - Sergeant JOHN HENRY LODGE 
15-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury - 1917 - Private ROLAND REGINALD WEEKS 
15-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Purton - 1917 - Private RICHARD THOMAS BARTLETT 
15-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1918 - Trooper GEORGE AUSTIN CHAMBERS 
15-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Westbury - 1917 - Private WILLIAM CECIL ADLAM 
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1918 - Gunner RICHARD OWEN NICHOLLS
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Devizes & Warminster - 1918 - Private DONALD MATHER MEES
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Milton Lilbourne - 1918 - Private HAROLD GEORGE CHALK WAITE 
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wilsford - 1918 - Private PERCY EDWARD STONE 
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1918 - Corporal FREDERICK THOMAS GROVE 
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1918 - Private GEORGE HENRY JOHNSON 
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1918 - Private HENRY MILNER
15-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1918 - Private JAMES GREGORY BEARDMORE 
15-08-1920First World War - 1914-1921Warminster - 1920 - Captain WILLOUGHBY THORNTON WRIGLEY, MC
15-08-1941Second World War - 1939-1947Orcheston St. George - 1941 - Bombardier JOSEPH MORRIS SENIOR
15-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Donhead St. Andrew - 1943 - Signalman GEORGE ARNOLD ELSE 
15-08-1943Second World War - 1939-1947Whiteparish - 1943 - Gunner ARTHUR GEORGE STOKES 
15-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Stratton St. Margaret (Gorsehill) - 1944 - Gunner FRANK GEORGE RUSSELL
15-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1944 - Sergeant GORDON WALLACE JOSLYN 
15-08-1945Event - Military1945 - VJ Day - On this day the end of World War II effectively came to an end when the Japanese Imperial Forces surrendered.  The formal signing of the surrender document took place on the 2nd September 1945
15-08-1947Event - Non-Military1947 - Today we join with those across India to celebrate Independence Day.  India  gained independence from the UK after what was in the main a peacefully negotiated transfer of power.  Mahatma Ghandi having a major influence in the independence negotiations.  During the British Raj, the East India Company and the British Army encouraged British women to migrate to India to marry soldiers and other men working in the colony. These women, often referred to as "Brides of the Raj," were part of a system that aimed to establish a stable, European-style society within India. (My own grandfather from Bremhill was one of these soldiers and all but one of his 7 children were born in India).  During research we have found a few women from Wiltshire who also went to India to find a husband.
15-08-1947Second World War - 1939-1947Steeple Ashton (West Ashton) - 1947 - Lance Corporal KENNETH FREDERICK WILLIAM DREWITT 
15-08-1947Second World War - 1939-1947Tidworth - 1947 - Kapral JOZEF OCZEPOWSKI
15-08-1964Wiltshire Notable1964 - Devizes - SALLY CLARK, solicitor was born. She was a victim of a miscarriage of justice when wrongly convicted of murdering her two infant sons.
15-08-1973Retired Service Personnel DeathMinety - 1973 - Retired Air Chief Marshal, Sir, EDGAR RAINEY LUDLOW-HEWITT, GCB, GBE, CMG, DSO, MC, DL
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham & Corsham (Pickwick) - 1915 - Lance Corporal THOMAS HAYWARD 
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Codford (St. Mary), Coombe Bissett, Homington & Salisbury - 1915 - Private GILBERT SHOEMARK
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Devizes, Marlborough, North Newnton (Hilcott) & Pewsey - 1915 - Private ARTHUR HENRY GALE 
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Pewsey - 1915 - Lance Corporal ERNEST DICKMAN
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Purton, Rodbourne Cheney & Swindon - 1915 - Private GEORGE ARTHUR PAGINTON
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Salisbury - 1915 - Captain JOSEPH BRABAZON GRANT 
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1915 - Corporal EDWARD CORBETT 
16-08-1915First World War - 1914-1921Swindon & Wootton Bassett - 1915 - Private JESSE LAWRENCE 
16-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Durrington - 1916 - Farrier THOMAS HENRY COOKE
16-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Enford - 1916 - Private WALTER WORSDELL 
16-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1916 - Private REGINALD DANIEL JONES 
16-08-1916First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1916 - Private FREDERICK SIDNEY ELLIOTT 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Chippenham - 1917 - Rifleman REGINALD ALBERT BUTLER
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Codford (St. Peter), Monkton Devereill & Warminster - 1917 - Private ARCHIE ARTHUR PORTINGALE
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Colerne - 1917 - Private ALFRED NATHANIEL HARDING 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Corsham & Hilmarton - 1917 - Private CHARLES WILLIAM GINGELL 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Devizes - 1917 - Private ARTHUR MINCHIN
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Highworth - 1917 - Private FREDEREICK WHITE 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Malmesbury - 1917 - Private ARCHIBALD JAMES PERRY 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Melksham (Beanacre), Trowbridge & West Lavington - 1917 - Rifleman LUTHER WILLIAM DANCEY 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Sedgehill - 1917 - Sergeant GEORGE ROBERT BATSON
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Sherston Magna - 1917 - Private ARCHIBALD HARRY MERCHANT 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Stratton St. Margaret & Swindon - 1917 - Lance Corporal HARRY SYRETT, MM 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Swindon - 1916 - Gunner FRANK ORAM
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Trowbridge - 1917- Rifleman WALTER SHRAPNELL 
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Westbury - 1917 - Private JOHN LIONEL KNIGHT
16-08-1917First World War - 1914-1921Westbury (Newtown) - 1917 - Second Lieutenant ALBERT EDWARD MILLS
16-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wilton - 1918 - Private WALTER WILLIAM GRIFFEN 
16-08-1918First World War - 1914-1921Wiltshire Regiment - 1918 - Private DONALD CLEMENT RAITT CORNISH 
16-08-1940Second World War - 1939-1947Marlborough - 1940 - Flying Officer KENNETH HESKETH HIGSON 
16-08-1941Second World War - 1939-1947Box & Colerne - 1941 - Leading Aircraftman HECTOR FRANK WILKINS
16-08-1941Second World War - 1939-1947Colerne - 1941 - Sergeant HAROLD LEWIS LEARNING 
16-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Marlborough, Preshute & Swindon - 1944 - Private CHARLES ARMSTRONG  
16-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Swindon - 1944 - Bombardier PERCY VINCENT WHITE 
16-08-1944Second World War - 1939-1947Wiltshire Regiment - 1944 - Lieutenant HAROLD KEITH KINLOCK SHEPHERD 
16-08-1975Undetermined Military Related DeathTidworth - 1975 - Lance Corporal CLIVE JOHN STROUD 
16-08-1978Police Service 1837-PresentSwindon - 1978 - Police Constable PHILIP STEPHEN RUSSELL 
16-08-1998Retired Service Personnel DeathTidworth - 1998 - Retired Major DENNIS PAINE 
16-08-2009Afghanistan War 2001-2014Lyneham & Wootton Bassett - 2009 - Fusilier SIMON ANNIS