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SHAGGY DOG STORY - DOG BLOG Charles Bright was born in Bere Regis and lived
at Shitterton. He served in the 5 Battalion of the
th
Dorsetshire Regiment. He was killed in action in
The rule of six has ended and at the time of Gallipoli on the 21 August 1915 on the same day
writing we are back in lockdown. It is harder as four other men from Bere Regis. He was 22
than before, the weather is worse, wet and years old.
windy, days are shorter, and nights are longer.
We are not going to the pub (No biscuits for me). Henry Bright, half-brother of Charles Bright, was
a farm labourer from Shitterton. He served in the
We are having virtual coffee. We are still going
for short walks (Woolsbarrow Hill Fort again, Bog Royal Fusiliers and was killed on the 13 October
Lane Green Space and Oakers Wood) when the 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He was 37
weather is good. There are more shops open years old.
than last time. The schools are open. My owner Harry Brown was born in Bere Regis and lived at
is back to cutting her own hair. The hair bands Roke Farm Cottages. He served in the 5
th
will be used again soon. I think it will be New Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment and died from
Year before she can get another appointment at wounds sustained during the battle of the
Hair Visions. Somme. He died in one of the base hospitals at
Etaples, France. He was 21 years old.
We are saving money, nowhere to go, no trips to
Cinemas, no Purbeck Film Festival, or meals out. Frederick Burgess, Army Service Corps, died from wounds sustained during the
No reason to buy any new clothes — we can manage with the existing wardrobe. Battle of Loos, on 18 November 1915 at the age of 33. He left a widow and four
Some people are spending money on DIY but my owner is not motivated, just young daughters at 48 West Street, Bere Regis.
keeps looking at it.
William Burt was born in Bere Regis and lived in Shitterton. He served with the
She goes out in the garden and has cut the grass and picked up leaves. She has Hampshire Regiment and was killed in action on the 26 October 1918, ten days
made some more chutney. Honestly the days are rather boring. before the end of the war. He was 21 when he died and was an only son.

Before we were locked down she
Charles Churchill was born in Milborne St Andrew. He enlisted, under age, at 15½
carved the pumpkin for into the 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. He was 17 when he was sent to
Halloween. The clocks have gone Gallipoli and just 18 when he was killed on the 21 August 1915.
back. I hate that time of year the
evenings are dark. And for some Percy Cobb was born in Bere Regis and lived at Court Green Farm. He was a
reason she gets up later and I get Corporal in the Royal Field Artillery and was killed on the 14 April 1917. He was 19
fed an hour later. My owner is years old.
convinced I have a clock in my st th
tummy as I always know when it is Percy Cox served with the 1 Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment and died on 11
supper time. I often have to August 1918 during the Battle of Amiens, at the age of 22.
remind her. His brother, William Cox, was a ship’s cook on HMS Good Hope and died on1st
November 1914, aged 28, when his ship was sunk with the loss of all 1000 sailors
She has this theory that the clocks
should not go forward and back. during the Battle of Coronel, the first naval engagement of the Great War.
The world should be on world Arthur Crabbe served with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and was killed in
time, i.e. Greenwich Mean Time, and countries and regions should just allocate action on the 2 April 1918 at the age of 36. His parents lived at Roke Farm.
two things, the standard working day, and school times. In effect the clock stays
the same wherever you are and it is only the times at which you do things which Fred Davis was born in Bere Regis and lived with his widowed mother and 8
changes. We could have our own time and not be on Euro working day and siblings in West Street, opposite the Royal Oak. He emigrated to Canada and
Scotland could have its own working day. This could be really useful next summer enlisted in the Canadian Army. He was killed on the 13 June 1916 during the

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