Edmond, L. W.
Leonard William Edmond. He died on 26 September 1944, aged 35, at Military Hill, owing to enemy shellfire.  He was the husband of L. Edmond, of 15 Churchill Road, Maxton, and the son of Mrs E Edmond, of 1 Yew Tree Cottages, Military Road, and of the late E Edmond. He was buried on the 2 October at St. Mary's, Dover. 11 KE

Eeley, J.
Joseph Eeley. He died aged 54, on 7 May 1941, at 54 Market Square, during a shelling attack at sunset. A miner, he was the husband of A Eeley, from 8 Chapel Lane. He was buried on the 12 May at St. Mary's, Dover. 14 YH

Field, F.
Frank Field. He died on 2 October 1941, aged 69, at his home at 49 Dour Street. For 33 years he had been a steward of the P&O company

He was buried on the 17 October at St Mary's, Dover. 32 AE, and his coffin was draped with the Union Flag, with members of the ARP acting as bearers. Amongst others, members of the NAAFI attended and laid a wreath

He was the "beloved husband" of Ellen Elizabeth Field, and father of Vera, in Melbourne, Australia
"Ever in our memory, Passed on to the higher life"

Finnis, A. E.
Annie Elizabeth Finnis. She died on 3 April 1942, aged 65, at her home at 9 Pencester Road. She was the daughter of Mary Ann Finnis, nee Shoesmith, of 9 Norman Street, and of the late George Wellard Finnis, who had married at Tenterden in 1871

Annie was buried on the 7 April at St Mary's, Dover. 12 FH, her coffin draped with the Union Flag, after a funeral service held at the Congregational Church

Her sister, Maud, was rescued after ten hours buried in rubble (RH), but was unable to attend her funeral owing to her injuries

Flynn, M. E. and M. F.
Mary Elizabeth and Margaret Frances Flynn. They both died on 3 April 1942 at their home at 11 Pencester Road.  They were the daughters of the late Mr M Flynn

They were buried at Shepherdswell, their coffins draped with the Union Flag. Both were workers for the church, and before taking up positions in Dover they had conducted a preparatory school at Shepherdswell. In Dover they worked in clerical jobs, one at the National Provincial Bank, and the other at Messrs W J Smith

In 1943 Mr and Mrs W Sharp placed an In Memoriam to their "dear friends, Peggy and Bessie Flynn, also Miss Goodwin". Miss Goodwin also lived at 11 Pencester Road

details with thanks to Joyce Banks

Ford, W. G.
William George Ford. He died on 23 March 1942, aged 29, at the East Kent Garage. He lived at 82 Longfield Road and was the husband of Catherine Violet Ford. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Ford of 2 Kitchener Road

He was buried on the 28 March at St Mary's, Dover. 2 FH, with six members of the Home Guard as bearers of his Union Flag draped coffin. His family and many colleagues, with a representative of the Transport and General Workers' Union, attended the graveside

"One of the best, missed and loved by us all" from his Mum, Dad, and brothers, 1943

Foster, E.
Emily Foster. She died on 4 December 1940, aged 54, at Scott's Cave, Snargate Street but her body was not found for several days (RH). She lived at 111 Snargate Street, formerly 72 St James Street

She was buried on 16 December at St James, Dover. 18 ER

An account in "Hell's Corner 1940", by HRP Boorman, states that she had been bombed out of St James, ""I was up the stairs, scrubbing the top floor, the next thing I know I was lying in St James Street, so I just picked myself up and walked away!" After that experience she made the deep shelter in Snargate Street her unofficial home but a bomb fell as she was going into the entrance and chalk fell down and killed her"

Fussell, I. H.  
Ivy Hannah Fussell. A laundry worker, she died on 22 May 1943, aged 49, at her home at 118 Mayfield Avenue.  She was buried on 26 May at Charlton, Dover. 18 2S

From a family beset by war-time tragedy, Ivy was the widow of William Bellingham Fussell and the daughter of the late Norman and Henrietta Sarah Fogg, of 104 Mayfield Avenue. Mrs Fussell's daughter was in the ATS, but was away on leave in Tunbridge Wells at the time of the bombing

The grave is in the foreground of the picture. The headstone reads: 

In Memory of Ivy Hannah Fussell -- Enemy Action. May 12 1943. Age 49. Also sister Rhoda Fogg, 23 May 1943 age 49. Resting

"Sweetest memories of my dearest mother killed by enemy action May 22nd 1943. Also Auntie Rhoda May 23rd 1943 - Norma" - 1944

Gatehouse, H.
Henry Gatehouse. He died on 5 October 1942, aged 71, at his home at 22 Adrian Street. He was the son of Richard Gatehouse, of Charlton Green

He was buried on the 10 October at St Mary's, Dover. 25 ZE, in the same grave as his sister Mrs. Emma Odell, who was also killed by enemy action on the same day.  Their coffins were draped with Union Flags

Godsmark, T.
Thomas Godsmark. He was a war pensioner, and died on 22 January 1944, aged 64, at his home at 8 Stanhope Road. He was an Air Raid Warden and Shelter Marshall and was the husband of Caroline S Godsmark, who survived. Seemingly uninjured, as he'd been protected by his Morrison shelter, he was deemed to have died of shock (RH). His granddaughter Valerie Hemmings also died.

He was buried on 26 January at Charlton, Dover. 19 2S. An inscription on the headstone commemorates Caroline too, who died in October 1964.

Golding, W. A.
William Alfred Golding. He died on 28 June 1943, aged 62, at the General Post Office, while on duty. He was an A.R.P. Ambulance Driver and the husband of Grace Annie Golding, of 81 Elms Vale Road ("Bangkok")

He was buried on Saturday, 3 July at Charlton, Dover. 22 SJ, with the first part of his service being held in St Martin's Church. Ambulance drivers and Rescue Party men acted as bearers, and amongst the family mourners were his widow, his adult children, and Mr W J Farrier, his brother-in-law. There were also friends, and representatives of organisations, including Mr Loxton, the Town Clerk, Dr Nicholl, Medical Officer of Health, Inspector Fenn, the Sub-Controller, Mr Fry of  NUPE, and Mr Saywell, representing the Borough Engineer. Amongst the floral tributes were those from each section of the ARP, and from the Mayor and Corporation

Mrs Golding and their son, Mr F W Golding, and daughter, Mrs Mackenzie, thanked their many friends for their sympathies and flowers on his death

Goldup, M. A.
Murial Alice Goldup. She died on 23 September 1944, aged 44, at the Salvation Army Canteen (Red Shield Club) at Snargate Street. She lived at 63 (Seabeach) Liverpool Street and was a Canteen Assistant

She was buried on 29 September at St James, Dover. 15 KL

An in memoriam announcement was placed in 1948 from Ettie, Katie, Dan, Willie, Raymond, Dorothy, Peggy, and Len

Goodbourn, C. P.
Charles Percy Goodbourn. He was born on 19 December 1892 at Ramsgate, Kent, and was the fourth son of Arthur Ernest and Harriet Goodbourn (nee Saffrey). The 1901 census gives the address of his family as  21 Abbots Hill, Ramsgate. In 1915 he married, and just over five years later joined the staff of Southern Railway, being employed as a Fitter at the Marine Department at Dover

In 1927 his wife, Mary Georgina, nee Thomas, died at the age of 33. The address was given as 11 Victoria Street. Percy married again in Uxbridge, to Polly Griffiths, and to them, in 1932, was born a daughter Pauline. She was eight when her father was killed in on 9 September 1940 in Dover by enemy shelling. He died at Elms Vale Road, near the then Taylor's Garage and close to his home at 28 Chevalier Road. . With the Rev E C Galpin officiating, he was buried at Charlton Cemetery, Dover, in the same grave as Mary. Their grave is unmarked, but lies in the area pictured, or just to the right

There were flowers from his workmates and colleagues, from friends, and from his family. The message on Mrs. Goodbourn's wreath was "from his broken-hearted wife, Polly" and from his little daughter, "to a dear Daddy, from your loving little Pauline"

with thanks to Jill, Mr. Goodbourn's great niece

Goodwin, B. A.
Beatrice Alice Goodwin. She was a clerk, and died on 3 April 1942, aged 54, at the Casualty Hospital, Union Road. She lived at 11 Pencester Road with Mary and Margaret Flynn, who also died.  The first part of the service was held at Buckland on 8th April, and she was buried at Charlton, Dover. 5 SH

Her sister Winnie, who had been buried in rubble with her for over fourteen hours, survived. They were the daughters of the late H H Goodwin

#Grace, M. E.
Mary Edith Grace. She died on 18 November 1939, aged 58, on the  R. Netherlands Steamer "Simon Bolivar" on the South Goodwins. She was the wife of Albert Victor Grace, of Police Headquarters, Georgetown, British Guiana

The "Simon Bolivar" had struck a mine and some 150 lives were lost. The liner had called regularly at Dover since her maiden voyage in March 1927. Her last visit before she was lost was 31st August, en route for the West Indies

Graves, J.
Jack Graves. He died at the Market Square on 23 March 1942, aged 49. He lived at 10 Shipmans Way, and was a Freemason in the Military Jubilee Lodge, Dover

He was buried on 28 March at Buckland, Dover. Grave C 2. He had been an Inspector for the East Kent Road Car Company, and six of his work colleagues, Inspectors E Rogers, E Huntlea, P Griggs, and A Curtess, and Drivers H Else and A F Smith, bore his coffin

Amongst the mourners were his widow and their children Ken and June, along with Mr. Traynor, VC, and Cllr Jeffery, representing his lodge

Green, J. A.
Julie Annette Green. She was the fourth daughter of John and Anne Banks, of Ripple Mill, Ringwould, near Deal, from a family of five daughters and five sons. Mr. Green  worked for the miller, and the family lived in a house near the mill

As she grew up, Julie went into service as a house parlour maid. Through domestic service she met two sisters of the man who would become her husband. Charles Henry Green and Julie Annette Banks were married when she was 23, two years after they had become engaged, and five years after they had met

The couple had two children, a son, Charles John ("Jack), who in turn had four children of his own, and a daughter, Ida Madeleine. Born in 1922, she was fourteen years younger than her brother. She grew up to have a family of ten children, all of whom were born after their grandmother had been killed 

In the summer of 1944, Mrs. Green went to Pershore, to look after her two nieces  while their mother went to hospital. The beds were needed for injured troops, so the hospital stay never happened, but Mrs. Green stayed in Pershore for the summer. Her husband joined her during his two weeks' holiday, and later her daughter Ida took her two weeks' leave there too, before her mother accompanied her back to London

On 13 September 1944 Ida saw her mother off at Cannon Street station for the remaining part of the journey back to her home at  45 Markland Road, Dover. It was the last time she saw her mother. Dover was being shelled as the train arrived at the station, and as Mrs. Green reached the booking hall a shell exploded outside. Mrs. Green was killed by the blast. She was 61

Her husband did not know until some 36 hours later that his wife had died. It was then her handbag was found, and he was called to identify her.  She was buried on 18 September at St James, Dover. 16 FG   

with grateful thanks to Julie Balston, Mary Smye-Rumsby,
Michael Huntley, Janet Dann, Peter Green, and to the work of
the late John Huntley

pictures:
above, right - Julie Green, nee Banks, in about 1917
above, left - Julie Green, nee Banks in about 1906
right - outside Dover Priory Station after the shelling
 

The headstone reads: In Loving Memory Of your charity pray for the soul of of my dear wife Julie Annette Green killed by enemy action Jesus Mercy Thy kingdom come

Also Charles Henry Green Devoted husband of the above who died 5th May 1958 aged 79 years   headstone and transcription Joyce Banks

opposite: Charles Henry Green, Petty Officer, around 1910, courtesy Peter Green

Mrs Green was one of the civilian casualties remembered at the Service of  Remembrance for Civilians on 6 November 2007

Greer, J.
John Greer. He died on 2 October 1941, aged 69, at Snargate Street, and was buried on 8 October at St James, Dover. 2 EW. He lived at 3a Snargate Street

Gregory, D. E.
Dorothy Emily Gregory. She died at 11 East Street on 24 August 1943, aged 50. She was the wife of Arthur Ernest Gregory. She was buried on Saturday, 28 August at Charlton, Dover, 23 2S, with her funeral beginning at 1.15

Grey, W. H.
William Henry Grey. He died at Park Avenue on 30 September 1940, aged 75. A gardener, he was said to have been in a garden at the rear of the Co-operative Hall (rear of 29 Park Avenue?) which he used to cultivate. Medical opinion was that he had been killed by blast

He lived at 17 Erith Street, and was buried on 4 October at Buckland, Dover. C5 13

#Hall, J.
James Hall. He was a Bricklayer, and died on 14 November 1940, aged 28, at Coggers, Granville Road, St Margaret-at-Cliffe. He was the "beloved husband" of Beatrice Eileen Hall, nee Norley, of 55 Wyndham Road, Dover, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall, of 47 Weir Street, Sunderland, Co. Durham

He was buried on 20 November at Charlton, Dover, ZV 30, and his Requiem Mass was at St Paul's

November 1941

Just a memory, fond and true, From the one who thought the world of you, You live with me in memory still, Not just today, but always will From his loving wife Eileen and baby Daughter Earth has one sweet soul less, and heaven one angel more Mum and Dad, Brothers and Sisters-in-law His friendship, a beautiful memory; his absence, a silent grief Ever in the thoughts of Win and Jim (Blackpool)

Hare, S. M.
Sheila May Hare. She died on 1 September 1944, aged 6, at her home at 17 Lowther Road, Tower Hamlets. She was the daughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Hare (H.M. Forces). Later they had another daughter, Margaret

A neighbour, and survivor of the raid, who remembers Sheila as having blonde curly hair, recalls that on the night of her death the enemy "were lobbing shells all the time. We were in the shelter, with the dog. It was pitch black. There was an enormous explosion, and my mother said "That was close." When we looked out later, it had taken the backs of about eleven houses out, and our roof was gone"     

Sheila's grave, 19 TT, is no longer marked, and is in this area of Charlton (below), where she was buried on 5th September. It had a Tablet and Vase on show at one time. Her mother was seriously injured in the raid, and neither she nor Sheila's father, who was still abroad serving, was able to attend their daughter's funeral, conducted by T A Roberts. But her grandmother and aunts and uncles were present, and there were many floral tributes

Hart, A. F.  
Agnes Flora Hart. She died on 11 September 1944, aged 73, at her home at 2 Dodds Place, Buckland. She was the widow of Frederick Richard Mansell Hart

She was buried on 16 September at Charlton, Dover. 32 2S

Harvey, R. S. G.
Robert Sidney George Harvey. He was an under chef, and died on 11 September 1940, aged 19, at the Grand Hotel. He was the son of George Robert Harvey, of 101 Hillside Road, Buckland. It took ten days to recover his body from the rubble (RH)

He was buried on 25 September at Buckland, Dover. C7 9

September 1941

In loving memory of Robert George Harvey Some may think that I forget him When at times they see me smile But they little know the heartache That is hidden all the while Sadly missed, from Nellie

Hatton, J.
John Hatton. He was a retired labourer, and died on 17 September 1941, aged 69, at his home at 26 Granville. Street. He was the husband of L Hatton

He was buried on 22 September at Charlton cemetery, Dover, from 34 Granville Street, in Grave 3F 11

Hawkins, M. G.
Minnie Gladys Hawkins. She died on 23 March 1942, aged 27, at the East Kent Garage. She was the daughter of Sarah Hawkins, and of the late William Hawkins, from 54 Union Road

The funeral left from the home of her aunt, at 68 Oswald Road, and she was buried at St Andrew's, Shepherdswell. Six conductresses were the bearers of her coffin. Many of her colleagues and family attended

Hayward, F. W. J.
Frederick William Jackson Hayward. A gas fitter, he died on 11 September 1940, aged 53 (62?), at Folkestone Road when attempting to stop a gas leak in a crater. The device that exploded was said to have been a delayed action bomb

He was buried on 16 September at Charlton, Dover. PS 25

He was in the Home Guard and lived at 52 Tower Hill. He was the husband of  Harriett E Hayward, and in 1943 an In Memoriam announcement was places by Rose, George, and grandchildren, in Birchington 

September 1941

In loving memory of my dear husband Frederick William Jackson Hayward The call was sudden, the shock severe, To part with one we loved so dear; Only those who have lost can tell The bitter parting without farewell from his loving Wife and Daughter Brother - "Always remembered by Jim and Ada"

Frederick Hayward was Uncle Fred to Jack Hewitt, a Dovorian "character", well-known as a "cheerful, cheeky chappy". His biography is published under the title "Greetings, Dover", compiled by Derek Leach 

(We Remember 06)
with thanks to Linda Hayward

Hemmings, V. A.
Valerie Ann Hemmings. She died on 21 January 1944, aged 9 months, at the Casualty Hospital, Union Road. She was the daughter of P.O. John Hemmings, R.N., and Mrs Hemmings, of 18 Stanhope Road. Her grandfather, Thomas Godsmark, also died, but her grandmother Caroline and her mother, Violet, aged 21, survived (RH)

She was buried on 26 June at Charlton, Dover. 3 WV

#Hill, G.
George Hill. He died on 25 October 1943, aged 49, at Prince Regent Cinema. He lived at 69 Buckland Avenue and was the husband of N A Hill

Hobbs, H. J. 
Henry John Hobbs was aged 70 when he died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Waldershare, on 28 October 1940, after having been injured four days before at Martin. He was buried at East Langdon

His wife was Fanny Hobbs, from 2 Guildford Cottages, East Langdon, who wrote in 1942 an "in memoriam" "in treasured memory of a dear husband" . "Cherished in memory's garden" 

Hogben, F. J.
Frederick James Hogben. He died on 23 March 1942, aged 55, at East Kent Garage. He was the "dearly loved" husband of Annie Barbara Hogben, of 25 Buckland Avenue

His funeral took place on 29 March at Buckland, Dover, Grave B 502 (old part), and his coffin was borne by his workmates, five drivers and a conductor. His widow and children attended, as did others from his family and numerous colleagues. There were representatives from the East Kent Road Car Co, and from the Transport and General Workers' Union, and many floral tributes including those from the Co-operative Society and the Council and Churchwardens of Buckland

Hogben, H. S. and K. L. C.
Harold Sinclair Hogben and Kathleen Lucy Cassandra Hogben. They died on 12 September 1944 in the Anderson shelter at their home at 42 Dickson Road.

Harold was aged 16, and was the son of Kathleen and of Harold Alfred Sylvester Hogben. Kathleen was the daughter of Mrs K Rouse, of 56 Maison Dieu Road, and of the late E. Rouse

They were buried on 19 September at Charlton, Dover. 25 QQ

These in memoriam announcements were placed in 1948:-

Hogben. Silent thought and treasured memories of my only daughter (nee Kathleen Rouse), taken from us 12 September 1944 by enemy action, also Bunny, son of the above, sadly missed. From Mum, Ern, Reg and Ron.

Hogben. In everlasting memory of my wife Kathleen Lucy Hogben, and son Harold (Bunny) killed by enemy action on 12 September 1944

with thanks to Alan Rouse

Holman, J. R.
James Robert Holman. A milk roundsman, he was killed by enemy shelling on 26 September 1940, aged 20, at 12 Church Street, and is buried on the 30 September at St James, Dover. 8 GW

He was well known as a boxer, and had been married less than two months to Annie Alice Holman, nee Abate, of 21 Manor Road, Maxton, daughter of a fried fish shop proprietor. He was the son of Mr C Holman, of 12 Dodds Lane (probably Charles Holman and his wife Laura, nee Millington). Wreaths laid at his funeral included:

"From his broken-hearted wife, Annie"
"To my boy, from his Gran"
"Manager and Staff of the Dover Co-operative Society"

Annie, James' wife, died on 26 February 1945, See also Thomas Wall

See Memorial for in memoriam verses 1942
Right, one of the announcements from 1943

Horn, W. T. B.
William Thomas Bourne Horn. He died on 7 September 1941, aged 61, at Burlington Mansions. He was a manager of a firm of outfitters, and had been for some 25 years a Sergeant in the Police War Reserve, living at 48 Burlington Mansions. He was the "dearly beloved" husband of Mary Ellen (Nell) Horn

He was buried on 12 September at St James, Dover. 18 FY 

"Ever in my thoughts, To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. RIP." In loving and treasured memory of my dear husband, William Horn - 1942

"In life the dearest of fathers'; in death, his memory ever blessed." In ever loving memory of my darling Dad, from Girlie - 1942

A letter appeared in the Dover Express:

Sir, The untimely death of Mr W B Horn has come as a shock to his many friends. We have known him so many years, have always appreciated his lovable genial disposition, and we feel we have lost a good citizen. He served during the last war, and for many years had been a special constable, holding the rank of Sergeant in the present force. I know there are many friends who feel as I do, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his widow in her sad bereavement. C E Beaufoy. 8 September 1941

Hubbard, M. E.
Mabel Edith Hubbard. She died on 1 September 1944, aged 54, at Lagoon Cave, High Street. She was the wife of Stephen John Hubbard, of The Globe Inn, Peter Street. This was next door to number 9, from which her neighbours Ellen and Yvonne Mills, were running as the attack came, and who also lost their lives 

Mrs. Hubbard, it is reported, had previously been waving her broom in defiance at the Stuka dive bombers who had been roaring over at what seemed like roof-top level

She was buried on 5 September at Charlton, Dover. 11 5L

extra details with thanks to Joyce Banks and Bob Hollingsbee

Hutchings, W.  
William Hutchings. He died on 5 September 1944, aged 56, at Dover Harbour. He was the husband of B. A. Hutchings, of 83 Ravenspurn Street, West Marsh, Grimsby, Lincolnshire