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Contiguous Parishes (our neighbours)
Amesbury – Bulford – Figheldean – Milston – Rollestone – Winterbourne Stoke
Websites of Interest
Durrington Town Council – Contains local information, history & old photos of Durrington
All Saints Church – Information about the church
The Parish Church of All Saints
All Saints Gallery All Saints Interior Gallery All Saints Churchyard Gallery
Churchyard Memorial Inscriptions
Church of England Related Articles
Protestation Return 1641/42 Address to Rev. Lord S. G. Osborne 1866 Defence of the Church 1872
Church Officials
Church Appointments 1838-1879 Memorial Gifts for the Late Rev. Webb 1867
Incumbents
Incumbents List New Incumbent 1940
The Rector of Durrington 1863-1910 was Reverend Charles Snelling Ruddle, his most memorable feature being his curly white beard which was in the region of 12” long.
Church Services
Consecration of New Land for Churchyard 1851 Church Consecration 1851
In 1907 an open air church service was held at Durrington on Hospital Day. The Durrington brass band played the music and about 100 local people gathered to take part.
Memorial Plaques
| Sarah A. H. Fowle 1901 | Alice Moore 1750 | Elizabeth Moore 1825 | Elizabeth Moore 1852 |
| George Moore 1820 | Jonathan Moore, Esq. 1818 | Thomas Moore 1783 | Thomas Knackstone William Edward Moore, Esq. 1841 |
| John Poore 1633 | Major Robert Poore 1918 | Cecil Reginald Ranger 1918 | Charles Snelling Ruddle, Eliza Georgina & Auriol Giffard 1910 |
Offertories
Church Collections 1841-1866 Collection for Intended Parochial School 1842
Church Supported Charities and Funding
Parish Register Transcripts
Marriages
Parish Registers held at WSHC
Baptisms 1591-1965
Marriages 1591-2005
Burials 1591-1959
Rectory
Old Rectory destroyed by fire 1922
Renovations
Church Renovations 1849-1851
Parish History
Location
Durrington is a village located on the east of the Salisbury Plain & is about 10 miles (16 km) north of Salisbury, 30 miles (48km) south of Swindon & 2 miles (3.2km) north-east of Stonehenge. The village lies to the North of Amesbury. The name is derived from the farmstead of the Dyrings. Durrington consisted of two old manors Kingderinton a Crown property and Hinderinton which lay on the bend of the River Avon
| Domesday Book Entry | Inquisition of Prioress and Nuns of Amesbury 1299 | Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England 1845 |
| Quality Council Status Certificate 2006 | Parish Council Meeting 1898 |
Civil Registration
July 1837 – April 1936 Amesbury Registration District
April 1936 – Present Salisbury Registration District
Population
Durrington’s population was at a low of 318 in 1811. In 1911 the population stood at 897. From 1921 the population jumped to 3,005 and continued to increase with a total of 7,379 in 2011. The increase in population from 1911 was due to the formation of a large military camp in the area and from 1921 onwards due to the presence of a large number of troops in the military camp at Larkhill. Population Figures 1801-2011
Buildings and Land
Archaeology
Ancient Monuments List Heritage at Risk Sites
Cuckoo Stone
The Cuckoo Stone lies in a field next to Woodhenge. It is a grey sarsen stone thought to have been abandoned during the building of Stonehenge. Further information.
Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls is the site of a large Neolithic settlement and later henge enclosure located just 60 metres north of the more well known but smaller Woodhenge and 3km north-east of Stonehenge itself. The bank and ditch are now covered with grass and bushes and form the largest henge monument in Britain.
| Neolithic Finds 1967 | Site Feared Damaged by Ploughing 1972 | Village Linked to Building of Stonehenge 2007 |
| Stonehenge Houses Recreated Based on Durrington Walls 2014 |
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is so-called because it was originally a wooden structure of a type similar to Stonehenge. It was probably set up during the Bronze age c. 2,000 BC for ceremonial use. The concrete posts mark the positions of the original timbers, evidence for which was obtained by excavation. The rings are oval with the long axis aligned on the mid-summer sunrise. A bank with a ditch on the inner side surrounded the monument, which was entered by a causeway on the north-east. (Information from “Welcome to Woodhenge” sign).
Woodhenge – More Information Woodhenge – Aerial Discoveries 1929 Woodhenge – Recent Excavation 1929
Durrington Cemetery
Durrington Cemetery which is located north-west of the village. Durrington Cemetery contains 252 War Graves (of which 141 are Australian Soldiers) as well as local burials.
Durrington Cemetery Refurbishment 2015
For details of War Graves of Australian, Canadian & UK Soldiers see under “War, Conflict & Military Matters” below.
Fires
Fires 1800-1899 Wheat Rick Destroyed by Fire 1863 Cottages on Fire 1922
Listed Buildings
Grade I – Buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
No listings within this category for the parish
Grade II* – Buildings are particularly important and of more than special interest:
Buildings 455 & 456 – Five Aircraft Hangars – Durrington Camp Church of All Saints
Grade II – Buildings are nationally important and of special interest:
| Avon Cottage | Avon Cottages | Bethany |
| Church Cottage | Church Farmhouse | Churchyard Wall to Church of All Saints |
| Collins Farmhouse | Durrington House | Durrington Manor House |
| East End Manor | Garden Ground | Hackthorne Cottage |
| 47 High Street | Hollyhurst | Nine Hayden Monuments in Churchyard |
| Rowden Monument in Churchyard | Village Cross and War Memorial | Wall Along Driveway to North of Collins Farmhouse |
Land Owners
Land Taxes
Appointment of Select Commissioners for Land and Assessed Taxes 1842
Miscellaneous Buildings Items
In 1899 where the present cottages are standing in College lane stood several pretty thatched dwellings
Notable Buildings
Brewery Flats
Properties For Sale or Let
| Durrington Mill For Sale 1836 | Durrington Estate Sold 1883 | Property for Sale or To Let 1900-1949 |
| Durrington House Sold 2013 | East End Manor 2014 | Garden Ground 2014 |
| Lybus House 2014 | West End Manor 2014 | 196 Bulford Road 2015 |
| Riverside Cottage 2015 |
List of Properties for Sale 1921
| Lot 1 – Durrington Manor House | Lot 2 – Colins Farm House | Lot 3 – West End Manor Farm House |
| Lot 4 – Valuable Block of Property | Lot 5 – Cow Street Garden | Lot 6 – Ham’s Cottage |
| Lot 7 – Milston Meads | Lot 8 – Desirable Block of Land | Lot 9 – Valuable Water Meadow & Orams Mill Garden |
| Lot 10 – Durrington Walls | Lot 11 – Arable & Water Meadow Land | Lot 12 – Plot of Garden Ground |
| Lot 13 – Hackthorn Cliff | Lot 14 – Block of 4 Brick, Mud & Slated Cottages | Lot 15 – Valuable Plot of Garden Ground |
| Lot 16 – Brick & Flint Built Thatched Cottage | Lot 17 – Butler’s Cottage | Lot 18 – Plot of Allotment Ground |
| Lot 19 – Block of Eligible Building Land | Map of Properties for Sale – Lot 1 to 19 | List of Purchasers’ Names 1921 |
Public Houses
Nag’s Head
The Plough, Bulford Road
The hub of the village, organising events such as summer fetes, local football team, bonfire, Christmas and New Years Eve parties.
Stonehenge Inn, A345
The Stonehenge Inn c1870 – licensee William Herbert Toomer – an advert of the time listed the building as a Brewery, Posting House, Livery and Bait Stables. In 1893 Herbert Corp purchased the freehold at an auction held by J. T. Woolley of Salisbury. The building stands at the top of the village and extensively modernised in the late 1990s.
Railway
Proposed Railway Line 1863
Taxes
UK Land Tax Redemption 1798
Weather Phenomena
Crime and Legal Matters
| Wilts Quarter Sessions 1606 | Committed to Fisherton Gaol 1819-1852 | Committed to Devizes House of Corrections 1820-1870 |
| Stolen Horse 1825 | Charges for Leaving Service 1826-1861 | Wholesale Sheep Stealing 1834 |
| Attack on Mr. C. Berrett 1837 | Theft from Carrier 1849 | Offenders Committed to Prison 1849-1872 |
| Charge of Stabbing 1850 | Assault Case Dismissed 1853 | Offenders Find in Lieu of Prison 1853-1872 |
| Musicians Rage 1857 | Theft by a Hawker 1859 | |
| Carrier Steals Faggots 1860 | Licensing Session 1866 | Robbery Charge 1868 |
| Robbing a Fellow Workman 1868 | Beer House Keeper Summoned 1868-1872 | Drunk & Disorderly Cases 1869-1872 |
| Assaulting a Policeman Charge 1870 | Encroaching on a Highway 1870 | Cutting of Tails & Manes from Horses 1871 |
| Incorrect Weighing Machine 1872 | Stolen Fowl 1874 | Poaching Percy Pearce and Edwin Keel 1903 |
Court Cases
Money Owed to Mr. George Hayden 1857 Moore v. Smith 1861 White v. Rawlings 1872 Powney v Kirby & Others 1901
Directories
| Post Office 1849 | Post Office 1855 | Post Office 1859 | Harrods 1865 | Kellys 1867 |
| Post Office 1875 | Kellys 1880 | Kellys 1889 | Kellys 1895 | Kellys 1898 |
| Kellys 1903 | Kellys 1907 | Kellys 1911 | Kellys 1915 | Kellys 1920 |
| Kellys 1927 | Kellys 1939 | Post Office Telephone 1940 |
Education
| Queen’s Scholarships – R. J. Smith & E. Spreadbury 1853 | Board of Education Article 1860 | Salisbury Diocesan School Prize Scheme 1860 |
| University of London Examinee – Christopher Charles Miles 1868 | Durrington Infant’s School Centenary 2011 |
Emigration and Migration
Published in tables from the Poor Law Commissioners Annual Reports for 1835, 1836 and 1847-1848 the following may be of use for tracing missing ancestors. 36 paupers emigrated to Canada under an assisted emigration programme between 1835-1836.
| Emigration to Canada 1836 | Poor Law Commissioners Emigration Report 1836 | Emigration to Canada – Arrival & Settlement 1850 |
| Emigration to New Zealand Advertisements 1859 & 1874 | Emigration to Canada Advertisements 1861 & 1874 | Emigration to Canada |
| Edward Charles Arthur Butler 1922 | Emigration to the U.S.A. – Louis Gardiner 1942 | Naturalisation Certificate of Brunon Demski 1956 |
Employment and Business
Agriculture, Farming & Land
Frank Toomer a farmer was the first chairman of Durrington Parish Council.
Gamekeepers & Game Certificates 1819-1859 Sale at Compton Farm, Enford 1870
Apprentices
UK Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices 1710-1811 Wiltshire Society – Apprenticeship Candidates 1848 Ram Sale Purchases 1871 Wiltshire Labourers 1871
Wiltshire Society Apprentices
Robert Hopgood 1898 Richard Stephen Taylor 1849
Carriers & Distribution Services
Mark Ranger & Sons were the carriers that served the village in 1921
Communications
British Postal Service Appointments 1737-1969
Community Services
Police
Grocers
In 1924 Tom Chapman was the proprietor of Chapmans Stores on Bulford Road which was divided into two sections , Tom Managing the grocery and Hardware departments and his wife Bessie (nee Maidment) managed the other half of the business. Later the site became a row of businesses including a fish and chip shop, a hairdressers and a newsagents.
Manufacturing
Mitchenall’s Reinforced Plastics Factory 1950s – 1980
Medicine
Chemists & Pharmacies
In 1912 on the corner of Bulford Road and Windsor Road stood The Chemist Shop and Pharmacy owned by James Milne – the business was short lived and appeared in trade directories only from 1911-1914 (perhaps he went off to war and did not return)
Miscellaneous Employment
Partnership Dissolved – William & John Hayden 1832 Ann Cozens – Continuation of Business 1846 James & Crockerell Ltd. 1850-1925
Smiths & Iron Work
Mr. Toomer was the village blacksmith during the mid 1920s and the smithy was situated opposite the old post office on the Bulford Road near Attwater’s Dairy.
Thatching
Transport
Railways
Employee – Henry Head 1860-1922
Miscellaneous Documents
Presentation to a Carrier 1898
Non Conformity and Other Places of Worship
Society for Propagation of Gospel in Foreign Parts 1839
Free Church
Our Lady Queen of Heaven – Catholic Church
Approval for Office Space & Apartment 2006 Catholic Church for Sale 2010
People and Parish Notables
Accidents
Associations, Clubs, Organisations and Societies
Friendly Societies
Wiltshire Friendly Society Membership 1827-1871 Wiltshire Friendly Society 1846 & 1870
Ladies Share Out
Whist Drive February 1940 Whist Drive December 1940
Bankruptcy
Debtor Discharged – Matthew Rivers 1834
Census Returns Transcripts
Elections and Polls
Poll of Freeholders 1772 Poll Book 1818 Voters List 1832 Poll Book 1865 MP Nominations 2015
Entertainment, Celebrations, Fetes and Shows
The Durrington brass band played at many venues in villages of the Woodford Valley including many flower shows, the odd concert and funerals.
Balls
Celebrations
G. P. Moore Esq. Celebrations 1829
Exhibitions and Shows
Agricultural/Horticultural Show Achievements 1843-1872 Penny Readings 1869 & 1872
Family Notices
1750-1849 1850-1899 1900 – Present
Inquest Reports
| Richard Blake 1917 | Henry Carter 1819 | William Falkner 1905 | Stanley Holding 1918 | Infant Hopgood 1902 |
| Freedom Jennings 1915 | Frederick McCulloch 1902 | Infant Percy/Pearcey 1878 | Martha Poole 1847 | Georgina Rawlins 1913 |
| Henry Roberts 1883 | George Robinson 1919 | William Sheppard 1811 | William Sheppard 1830 | George Smith 1868 |
| Infant Smith 1885 | Ann Spredbury 1818 | Sidney Spreadling 1854 | Thomas Swansborough 1909 | William Witchel 1865 |
Numbers of Inquests Held Over Last 4 years Near Wilton 1840
Obituaries
Parish Notables
Trevor Bannister – Actor
1934 – 2011 Trevor Bannister – Actor Newspaper Obituaries for Trevor Bannister
Mary Toomer, daughter of Frank Toomer, farmer, was an astute business women keeping her own accounts and a very independent young woman. She was an early believer in Womens Lib and amused the congregation at All Saints when she took her pet dog to church with her. The dog sat with her in the pews and behaved really well during services.
Taxes
Falstone Day Book 1645-1653 UK Death Duty Registers 1796-1811
Poor Law, Charity and The Workhouse
Durrington came under the jurisdiction of Amesbury Poor Law Union. Its operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, usually one representing a constituent parish. Overseers of the Poor was another term used, their roles were similar in that they administered poor relief such as money, food and clothing as part of the Poor Law system. Usually Church wardens or Landowners were selected for these roles.
| Parish Festivities for Poor 1814 | Cheaper Coal for Poor 1832 | Amesbury Union Guardians Appointed 1835 |
| Guardians Of Amesbury Union 1836-1861 | Maton & Baker Refused to Maintain Parents 1861 |
Overseers
Probate
Probate Index 1548-1881 (WSHC) Miss Fowle – Legacy to Salisbury Infirmary 1851 National Probate Index 1858-1966
War, Conflict and Military
| Chelsea Pension Register – Nicholas Rose 1775 | Armed Forces Records, John Rawlins, Army 1843-1899 | Military Manoeuvres – Battle of Amesbury 1872 |
| Military Aviation Camp 1913-1914 | Service Pensioner Henry George Weeks 1914 | Register of Merchant Seamen – J. Whatley 1933 |
| Register of Merchant Seamen from Larkhill 1936-1945 | Role of Durrington Estate Office 1965 | |
| Article on Forgotten Local Hero 2006 | Durrington Remembers Canadians 2008 | Walk to Remember Both World Wars 2015 |
WWI
Army & Training Camps
Casualties
Durrington Cemetery
Soldiers’ Graves in England 1917
War Memorials & Books of Remembrance
Diocese of Salisbury Memorial Book 1914-1918
| All Saints Church Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Photographs of Temporary Memorials Sent to of Australian Soldiers’ Next-of-Kin | Soldiers Who Died & Enlisted at Durrington 1914-1918 |
| Robert George Henry Butler – Canadian Soldier 1916-1918 | Australian Troop Ship Torpedoed 1917 | Royal Navy Registers – Herbert George Staples 1917 |
| Australian Graves in Britain 1918 | Service Pensioner Richard Thomas Long 1918 | |
| Australian Troops Going Home 1919 | Service Pensioner Frederick George Browning 1919 | Australian Graves Abroad 1921 |
| Salisbury Plain Memorial 1925 | Salisbury Plain Where Diggers Lived 1927 | Influenza Epidemic Article 2015 |
General Information for Australian Forces
| Abbreviations used in Australian Service Records | Australian WWI Recruitment Posters | Disposal Order of Medals of deceased Australian Soldiers |
| Imperial War Graves Commission on Cemetery & Memorial Registers | Headstone Costs for Australian Forces | Medical Classifications for Wounded & Sick Australian Soldiers |
| No photographs of Permanent A.I.F. Headstones |
Casualty Biographies of WWI of Those Named on the Village War Memorial
| Cyril Batchelor | Fred Walter Brown | Herbert Dymer |
| Harry Evans | Reginald Frank Giles | Sydney Thomas Harvey |
| James Frederick Hoppe | Edwin Alfred Keel | Edgar Charles Lawes |
| James Edward Matthews | Harry Oliver | Cecil Reginald Ranger |
| Robert Smith | William James Stow | Cyril Sturgess 1916 |
| James Toomer |
Casualty Biographies of WWI of Those Not Named on the Village War Memorial
| Henry Charles Gray 1916 | Bertram Edward Hopgood | Leonard Charles Hardy |
| Albert Frank Perrett | Edward Nicholas Rose | William Sawyer 1919 |
| Claud Humphrey Smith | John James Thomas | William Weeks |
WWII
Durrington in Wartime All Saints Church Roll of Honour 1939-1945 Civilian Deaths 1939-1945
Prisoners of War
Prisoner of War Camps of Wiltshire
Casualty Biographies of WWII of Those Named on the Village War Memorial
| Pamela Ruth Batchelor | Thomas Fitzherbert Butler-Stoney | Alfred Charles Channon |
| Joseph Laidler Conn | R. Cooper | R. Cooper |
| George Alfred Leonard Egan 1945 | Alfred William Eggington | Giles John Green |
| James Green | W. D. Harris | Alfred Walter Sydney Miles |
| Michael John Joseph Reed-Lethbridge | Pearl Rosina Root(e) | Cecil John Scott |
| Harry Spreadbury | Herbert Henry Weeks |
Post WWII
Meritorious Service – Mr R. J.. Bailey 1951
Anzac Day Services
Anzac Day is one of Australia’s important national commemorative occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces (ANZAC – Australian & New Zealand Army Corps) during the First World War.
On 25th April, 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers – ANZACS, formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula, in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied Navies. At the end of 1915, the allied forces were evacuated. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers were killed. News of the landing on Gallipoli and the events that followed had a profound impact on Australians & New Zealanders at home. The 25th of April soon became the day on which Australians remember the sacrifice of those who had died in the war.
Anzac Day today is a national day of remembrance which commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”.
| Anzac Day Remembered 1920 | Letter to Families of Deceased Australian Soldiers 1920 | Anzac Day 1921 |
| Anzac Day Pilgrimage 1925 | Anzac Sunday in Wiltshire 1927 | Annual English Pilgrimage 1932 |
| Durrington Gets PM Green Light 2015 | Day to Remember 2015 |
Durrington Camp
Salisbury Plain in Flood Time 1915
Durrington Cemetery – Military Graves
Durrington Cemetery is located north-west of Durrington. The cemetery contains local graves as well as 227 War Graves, of which 141 are Australian. Other nationalities include British, Canadian & Polish. There are 22 burials from WWII and a number of post-war service graves, mostly from the Royal Air Force.
| 1st Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces (A.I.F.) Memorial | WWI & WWII War Memorial | Memorial at Durrington Cemetery 1925 |
| Durrington Cemetery – Nationally Recognized 2013 | Durrington Cemetery Refurbishment 2015 |
German Military Graves Relocated
Between 1916 & 1919 approximately 47 Germans were buried in Durrington Cemetery. In 1959 an agreement was made between the Governments of the United Kingdom & the Federal Republic of Germany that the graves of German Nationals who lost their lives in the United Kingdom during the two world wars were to be transferred to a new central cemetery in the United Kingdom – Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire. In 1963, as a result of this agreement, 47 internees were exhumed from Durrington Cemetery & re-interred in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. German Military Grave Relocations to Cannock Chase 1963
Military Grave Summaries & Galleries
| Canadian Servicemen of WWI | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | |
| Canadians Serving with R.A.F. or R.F.C. WWI | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | Summary Table with details of deaths |
| British Servicemen – WWI & WWII | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | |
| Irish Servicemen – WWI | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | Summary Table with details of deaths |
| Australian Servicemen – WWI | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | Summary Table with details of deaths |
| Royal Air Force – WWI & WWII | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | |
| Polish Air Force – WWII | Photo Gallery | Memorial Stone Index | Summary Table with details of deaths |
Australian Servicemen Casualty Biographies WWI
| George Alfred Adams | Harold Andreassen | Alfred Stanley Atkins | Kenneth William Ayliffe |
| Victor Roy Baker | Thomas Henry Baldey | Allan Barratt | Thomas Tait Blake |
| Augustus Charles Brander | Frederick Bremer | Albert Thomas Briggs | Thomas Richard Brittain |
| Arthur John Brown | Reginald Burtenshaw | Claude Arthur Butler | Herbert Chester Canham |
| Alexander Carmichael | Sydney John Carn | Ernest Carr | Robert Clarey/Carey |
| Harry Coles | Douglas Collins | Alfred James Cook | John Meyrick Cook |
| Norman Alan Cook | Thomas Henry Cooke | George Cowen | Richard Daley |
| Henry Darcey | Ormond Gladstone Darling | Thomas Joseph Desmond | William Thomas Dickenson |
| Frank Lionel Dixon | James Paul Donovan | Joseph Duggan | Thomas Dunn |
| Ernest Christian Theodore Eggeling | Henry William Elvery | James Lascelles Farrant | Owen Feeney |
| Clarence Floyd Fenner | William James Fowell | Hector Fraser | Edward Thomas Gay |
| Michael Phillip Geary | William Carson Gilchrist | Oliver Mathew James Goldsmith | Sidney Gooday |
| Ernest Leslie Goodwin | Gordon Ivo Greenfield | Leslie John Charles Phair Grundy | Harold Hainsworth |
| Arthur James Halliday | James Henry Harper | John Edward Hawes | William Haythornthwaite |
| Clifton John Hill | Vincent Alexander Hinchcliffe | Victor William Hindhaugh | George Frederick Holmes |
| William Humphreys | Albert Victor Gordon James | Magnus Thomas Jamieson | John James Jenkins |
| Frederick Thomas Johnson | George Andrew Johnston | Stepney Wilmot Jones | Thomas Arthur Jones |
| Percy Edwin Jorgensen | James Robert Kennedy | George Kirkpatrick | Solomon James Lane |
| Walter James Lansdown | Arthur Herbert Alfred Lehmann | Cyril Edwin Halse Ley | William Alexander Lilley |
| Joseph Patrick Lynch | Robert Francis Lyons | William Murray Macguire | Walter Reginald Martyn |
| John William Mathews | Horace Greer Maynard | John Joseph McCallam | Patrick McCreghan |
| Patrick McElhenney | Martin McIntyre | Andrew McMurtie | John William McPhee |
| Clarence Rowland Gawn Medhurst | Herbert Robert Miller | Michael Montgomery | Alfred Moore |
| Patrick McManus Moran | John Leonard Mudd (served as Budd) | Donald Hector Murray | Thomas Francis O’Connell |
| Robert James O’Hara | John Patrick O’Leary | Leslie O’Neale | Henry Thomas Pantlin |
| Tasman John Paul | Arthur Stuart Pearce | Cyril Alfred Phillips | Stanley James Pickard |
| Bertie Frederick Pryme | David James Quinlan | William Razey Robinson | Hector William Rogers |
| George Bell Rogers | William Rice Ross | Edward Michael Ryan | Aubrey William Saggers |
| Charles Edward Sargentson | John Francis Vaughan Scheibel | Herbert Hector Seefeldt | Edney Shadwick |
| Henry Walter (Walton) Sharp | Frank Stanley Shepherdson | Donald McMillan Spicer | Leslie Thomas Stevens |
| William James Supple | Robert Swan | Arthur Symonds | Wilfred Waddingham |
| Albert Ward | Bertie Watts | Frank Thomas Webster | George Wetmore |
| Albert Victor Wheatley | James William Whittaker | Percy Francis Williams | Samuel Williamson |
| Charles Alfred Wilson | John Thomas Alexander Wise | Albert Edwin Wolstenholme | James Woolley |
| Francis Robert Wren | Edwin James Wright | Reginald Dietrich Yeaman | Vivian Youl |
| Charles Henry Young |
British Servicemen Casualty Biographies WWI
| William Henry Collins | Alfred Henry Courtenay Evans 1918 | Ronald James Finlay |
| George Charles Flanders | Tom Harrington | John Valentine Kynaston |
| Andrew Liddell Maclaren 1918 | James Edward Matthews 1919 | A. Page |
| Leslie Vernon Thorowgood | Percy James Wright |
British Servicemen Casualty Biographies WWII
| Gillian Lorne Campbell | Mark Kerr St. John Carpendale | Hedley Neville Fowler |
| Robert Calder Gibson | John Francis Xavier McKenna | Randolph Brougham Pearson |
| John Frederic Pettigrew | John Leonard Brunner Trotman | Peter Fitzgerald Webster |
Canadian Servicemen Casualty Biographies WWI
| Joseph Claude Barker | George Burnett | Robert Brinton Hill |
| Ogilvie James Marchbank | Charles Allister McGillivray | George Bampfield McSweeney |
| Philip Stephen Ryan |
Irish Servicemen Casualty Biographies WWI
| Thomas Baker | David Broderick | Thomas Devlin |
| John Frater | Robert Kennedy | Edwin Kenny |
| Robert John McMullan | M. Mulvey | James Sterling (Stirling) |
Polish Servicemen Casualty Biographies WWII
Antoni Robert Majcherczyk Stanislaw Franciszek Riess
Inquest Reports of Australian Servicemen
| Pte. Thomas O’Connell 1916 | Charles Sargentson 1916 | Alfred Atkins 1917 |
| Robert Lyons 1917 | William Humphreys 1917 |
Larkhill
Army at Larkhill
Larkhill Army Camp Gallery Larkhill Royal Artillery Gallery
Royal Garrison Church of St. Alban & St. Barbara Gallery The Royal Artillery Tercentenary Chapel and Cloister Gallery
| Songs & Poetry | Canadian Transport on Flooded Road at Larkhill 1915 | Alleged Salisbury Mutiny 1919 |
| Gunners Hunt at Larkhill 1952 | Queen Opens New Royal Artillery Barracks 2008 | Soldiers at Larkhill Receive Medals 2011-2012 |
| Olympians in New Year Honours List 2012 | Army Bases to Close 2013 | 200 tonne Railway Howitzer to be displayed in Dutch Museum 2013 |
Aviation at Larkhill
| First Flight Around Salisbury Cathedral 1911 | Aeroplane Trials 1912 | Robert Cooke Fenwick, Fatal Accident in Monoplane 1912 |
| 2012 – Royal Flying Corps Deaths – 100 Years Commemoration 2012 | Historic Memorial for Major Alexander Hewetson 2014 |
Bristol Aviation School
Certification
Inquest Reports Involving Aviation at Larkhill
| Leonard Williams 1912 | Alexander Hewetson 1913 | George Lancelot Gipps 1914 |
| Lindsay Morrison 1917 | George Chance 1918 |
Personal Letters Home
Cpl. Herbert Andrew (Bert) Smythe 1916 & 1917 Pte. Charles Alfred Wilson 1916 & 1917 Pte. John Robertson Hawke 1919
War Memorial
The Village Cross and War Memorial is located at the junction of High Street, Church Street & Hackthorne Road, to the west of All Saint’s Church. It is Grade II listed.
Village Cross & War Memorial Gallery
Larkhill
Buildings and Land
Public Houses
Wilsons, off A345
Modern public house catering for the younger clientele
Acknowledgements
A Special Thank You to Dave Healing from Durrington for his Knowledge, Assistance & the Submission of Photographs which has helped in the building of such a detailed resource for this parish. We would also like to thank Durrington Town Council for allowing us to reproduce many of the photographs found in our galleries.
