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CASUALTIES
RECORDED IN THE DIARY OF EVENTS, DOVER MUNICIPAL BOROUGH
Key - m = male, f
= female, c = child or children, mil - military, civ =
civilian
1940
|
Date |
Fatal |
Serious Injury |
Slight Injury |
Location |
Circumstances |
Notes |
| 27 May |
1 RAF |
1 RAF |
|
Old Folkestone Road |
plane crash |
|
| 10 July |
|
|
G. Knight |
Matthew's Place |
Me cannon shell |
Ambulance driver, injured left foot |
| 19 July |
2 RAF |
|
|
Elms Vale Road |
plane crash |
after battle |
| 29 July |
|
some soldiers |
HMS Sandhurst in Camber |
bombs, fires |
|
| 12 Aug |
2 |
3 |
9 |
St Rad's, Noah's Ark |
shells |
|
| 19 Aug |
several soldiers
and sailors |
Connaught Barracks |
bombs |
were playing football |
| 22 Aug |
1 naval
1 civ |
4 civ |
7 civ |
various |
shells |
|
| 24 Aug |
1 f civ |
|
|
31 Avenue Road |
shells |
|
| 25 Aug |
3 RAF
PC and Mrs Maycock |
|
|
15 Chevalier Road |
plane crashed |
|
| 26 Aug |
1 RAF |
|
|
South Road |
plane crashed |
after battle |
| 28 Aug |
|
3 |
roof of Dover Express office |
naval parachute mine |
|
| 8 Sept |
1 m civ |
|
|
|
bomb |
|
| 9 Sept |
4 |
5 |
|
mainly Maxton, Elms Vale |
shells |
|
| 11 Sept |
14 |
62 |
|
shells and bombs |
|
| 13 Sept |
|
|
4 |
Markland Road, Elms Vale |
bombs |
|
| 15 Sept |
|
some |
Prince of Wales Pier |
bomb |
|
| 16 Sept |
|
six soldiers |
Corporation Sea Baths |
shell |
|
| 23 Sept |
|
|
1 m |
Farthingloe |
bomb |
|
| 26 Sept |
1 m 1 f |
2 m 2 f |
2 m 6 f
1 c |
|
shells |
|
| 27 Sept |
|
1 mil 2 m |
|
Taswell Street area |
bomb/shell |
|
| 30 Sept |
1 m |
1 m 3 f |
2 m 1 f |
|
shells |
|
| 7 Oct |
1 m |
4 m 2 f |
2 m 2 f |
|
bombs |
|
| 8 Oct |
1 naval
5 civ |
4 naval |
1 f |
|
bombs |
|
| 18 Oct |
1 mi
1 civ |
1 naval
1 civ |
1 civ |
|
shells |
|
| 20 Oct |
2 m |
1 m |
|
|
shells |
|
| 21 Oct |
1 naval |
2 m
PC Savile |
7 m 9 f |
|
shelling and bombing |
PC subsequently left arm amputated |
| 22 Oct |
|
|
1 m 3 f
2 c |
|
shells |
|
| 25 Oct |
4 m |
2 m 1 f |
3 m |
|
shells |
|
| 29 Oct |
|
|
1 f |
|
shells |
|
| 1 Nov |
1 crew
1 civ |
3 civ
1 mil |
|
|
shells |
ship sunk |
| 5 Nov |
|
|
4 PCs |
New Police Station |
bomb |
|
| 6 Nov |
|
1 m |
|
Maintains Road (Malmains?) |
shells |
|
| 13 Nov |
4 m 1 f
warden Deverson |
2 f |
4 m 3 f
1 c |
Tower Hamlets area |
bombs |
|
| 14 Nov |
1 m |
4 m |
|
HM Trawler Playmate |
bombs |
injuries all from Dockyard |
| 28 Nov |
1 f |
1 m |
|
|
shells |
|
| 4 Dec |
1 |
1 naval |
2 m |
|
bombs |
|
| 10 Dec |
|
|
2 m 1 f |
|
shells |
|
1941
|
Date |
Fatal |
Serious Injury |
Slight Injury |
Location |
Circumstances |
Notes |
| 16 Feb |
|
4 mil |
|
AA gun site, Farthingloe |
bombs |
|
| 17 Mar |
|
1 m |
|
|
enemy shooting down barrage
balloons |
injured by bullet |
| 31 Mar |
1 f |
|
2 f 3 m |
|
shells |
|
| 24 Apr |
|
1 m |
1 m |
Dover Engineering Works |
bomb |
|
| 2 Apr |
2 |
4 |
2 m mil |
|
shells |
|
| 7 May |
1 m 2 f |
8 m 2 f |
3 m 5 f
1 naval
1 mil |
|
shells |
|
| 12 June |
6 m 5 f
2 c m
2 c f |
8 m 8 f
1 c m
3 c f |
6 m 16 f
1 c f |
Randolph Road |
parachute mine |
|
| 25 Jul |
|
|
1 f |
Harbour/Market area |
shells |
|
| 6 Aug |
|
1 m 2
f at Magdala
2 m at Dock
1 serious m civ Dock |
Magdala Road/Dockyard |
shells |
|
| 19 Aug |
|
1 m |
1 f |
|
|
|
| 7 Sep |
2 m 1 f |
|
|
Burlington |
bombs |
|
| 17 Sep |
2 m |
3 m 2 f |
11 m 7 f
4 c |
|
bombs |
|
| 1 Oct |
1 m |
2 m mil |
1 m |
Archcliffe Fort, Military Hill |
bombs |
|
| 2 Oct |
5 m 1 f
4 mil m |
5 m 7 f
2 c f
11 mil m |
16 m 16 f |
|
bombs |
|
| 21 Oct |
1 m 1 f |
2 m 3 f |
|
Stanhope/Leyburne Roads |
bombs |
|
| 1 Nov |
1 civ m
1 army m
1 naval m |
1 m
later died
1 army |
1 c m |
Astor Avenue |
shell |
|
| 7 Nov |
|
3 m 1 f |
3 m 1 f |
|
bombs |
2 firemen 1 police amongst injured |
| 8 Nov |
AEG Skelton |
1 m (Mr Joe
Keyton, next door neighbour, 80 years old,
buried in the debris) |
|
King Lear's Way |
bombs |
Mr
A W Keyton died from his injuries on 17
November |
| 15 Dec |
1 mil |
1 mil
1 civ |
1 mil |
mil at Stanhope Road, civ at
back of 81 Balfour Road |
shells |
|
| 16 Dec |
|
|
1 m 1 f |
|
incendiary bombs |
|
1942
|
Date |
Fatal |
Serious Injury |
Slight Injury |
Location |
Circumstances |
Notes |
| 23 Mar |
12 m 2 f |
4 m 3 f |
1 m 2 f
2 c |
|
bombs |
|
| 2 Apr |
2 m 10 f
2 c |
10 m 8 f 1 c |
4 m |
|
bombs |
|
| 24 Jul |
|
1 m |
|
99/100 Maison Dieu Road |
shell |
Mr Castle, leg injured by flying fragment |
| 4 Sep |
|
|
3 naval |
|
shell |
|
| 5 Sep |
2 f |
1 m 1 f
3 c |
1 m 8 f
1 c |
|
bombs |
|
| 6 Sep |
1 m |
2 m 2 f 1c |
1 c |
|
bombs |
|
| 5 Oct |
2 m 2 f |
4 m 3 f
1 c |
5 f 1 c |
|
shells |
|
| 1 Dec |
Dennis Burns |
Richard East |
|
79 Folkestone Road |
shells |
Mr East was SR engine driver |
| |
1 mil |
Mabel Wells |
opp 119 Snargate Street |
shells |
|
| 11 Dec |
Doris Moore |
|
1 m 2 f |
rear of 31 Victoria Street |
shells |
|
1943
|
Date |
Fatal |
Serious Injury |
Slight Injury |
Location |
Circumstances |
Notes |
| 12 Mar |
|
|
1 |
Brookfield Avenue |
shells |
|
| 5 Apr |
|
|
1 f |
rear of 7 The Paddock |
shells |
|
| |
|
1 m several mil |
Old St James Church |
shell |
|
| 1 May |
|
1 AC
policeman |
approach to Prince of Wales pier |
sehlls |
|
| |
|
1 m 1 f |
rear of 15 Union Road |
shells |
|
| 2 May |
|
1 m |
|
footway by 13 Market Square |
shell |
|
|
Date |
Fatal |
Serious Injury |
Slight Injury |
Location |
Circumstances |
| 9 May |
Cyril Knight |
|
Mrs Knight |
13 Maison Dieu Road |
shells |
| 22 May |
Mrs Fussell,
Mr,
Mrs, and Miss Chapman |
Miss L Chapman,
Margaret Hamilton, Colin Rogers,
Jean, John and
Doris Abbott,
Victoria Harman, Alice, William
and Gladys Goodwin, Mary Blackburn, George Pain,
George Minter |
Edward Spain |
122 Mayfield Avenue |
bombs |
| 22 Jun |
|
6 naval |
|
Prince of Wales Pier |
bomb |
| 27 Jun |
Rubina Streeter |
3 m 1 f 2 c m 1 c f |
3 m |
10 Cannon Street |
shell |
| 1 mil f 11 mil m |
21 mil m |
|
| 28 Jun |
William Golding |
|
Arthur Turner
ambulnc attendant |
33 Priory Road |
shell |
| 1CD m 3 PO m |
2 CD m 2 mil m
1 civ m |
4 CD m |
|
|
| 24 Aug |
|
1 WAAF |
|
barrage balloon site Dover
College |
shells |
| Mrs Gregory, 11 East Street |
Mr S Dowle, 9 West Street |
Mr E Austin, 3 Edred Road |
14 East Street |
| 3 Oct |
|
Warden Jordan - leg wound |
1 warden, Fire Guard Officer H
W Andrews, knocked down by blast |
injured at King Street by blast in Gaol Lane |
shells |
| 25 Oct |
1 m 2 f 3 c |
5 m 3 f 1 c |
1 m |
|
shells |
| 3 Nov |
1 m |
1 f |
1 f |
78 Glenfield Road |
shells |
| |
1 m 1 f |
|
9/11 Minerva Avenue |
| 1 f |
1 m 1 f
2 naval m |
|
10 Northampton Street |
1944
|
Date |
Fatal |
Serious Injury |
Slight Injury |
Location |
Circumstances |
| 22 Jan |
Thomas Godsmark,
Valerie Heming (c) |
Caroline Godsmark
Violet Heming |
Albert Munns, Kathleen Tigwell,
Mr and Mrs Scones, Derick Scones (c) |
|
bombs |
| 20 Mar |
Donald and Maureen Smillie (c) |
Mrs E Smillie |
Miss D Fisher |
playing field, Kearsney |
shells |
| |
|
Eva Martin,
Margaret Capon, Mary Garland,
Mary Garland,
Mary Hogben (c) |
|
| 6 June |
about 20 people |
|
|
troopship SS Spartan |
|
| 7 Jun |
Stephen Jenkins, 25 Clarendon Place
John Mullane, 41 Albany Place |
Edward Harmer, 2 Eaton Road,
H Whitewood 36 Markland Road,
Mrs E Pettet, 52 Monins Road,
Mrs Wood, 2 Approach Road,
W H Peal, 28 Military Hill,
B Bowler 19 Salisbury Road,
F Singlehurst 12 Winchelsea Terr
Miss E Barker, 133 Elms Vale Road
Miss Stevenson, YMCA, Folkestone Road
Miss O Mackie, 2 Heathfield Avenue, Miss J Williams, 8 Winchelsea Street |
G Noremac, 68 Wyndham Road,
W Overton 43
Eaton Road,
G T Millard, 78 Folkestone Road,
Alice Down "Atlantis" Sandwich Road, Whitfield,
Hazel Sedgewick, 34 Chamberlain Road,
Mrs
Bartley, 4 Maintains Road,
Mrs Hall, 53 Eaton
Road,
H Dunigan, 69 Tower Hill,
C Thompson, 33
Kitchener Road,
S Hughes, 339 Folkestone Road,
Mr Lawrence,
Mrs L Mott, 43 Winchelsea Street,
Mrs
Terry, 28 Wyndham Road
Charles Matthews, 27 Albany Place, Mrs M A Ropbserts, 20 Victoria Park
and children
Victor Wintow
12 Devonshire Road,
Joyce Ware, 12 Anselm Road
George Reardon, 33 High Street |
|
shells |
| 28 Jun |
3 mil |
13 mil |
1 c m |
|
shells |
| 3 crew |
3 crew |
collier SS Dalegarth Forth |
| 13 Aug |
1 mil |
|
4 mil |
Lydden Spout |
"Fly" fell |
| 16 Aug |
|
|
2 mil |
AA site south of Farthingloe |
"Fly" fell |
| 29 Aug |
Mrs Marjoram, Chestnut Cottage, St Andrews
Terrace |
Alfred Bushell, 34 St
Radigunds Road,
Nelson and Rose Akehurst, 5 Oswald Road |
2 m and 1 c f, all named Durrant, from Oswald
Road |
|
shells |
| 1 Sept |
Mrs L Ricketts, 18 Wyndham Road,
Mrs Mills
18 Peter Street,
Mr Cook, 5 Military Hill,
Mrs M
Hubbard, The Globe, Peter Street,
Mr C Benbow,
5a Metropole Flats,
Mr R Wheeler, Pavilion
Bungalow, River,
Sheila Hare aged 3, 17 Lowther
Road,
Yvonne Mills aged 3, 18 Peter Street |
Miss E Blackford, 56 Albany Place,
Fred
Collins, 15 Lowther Road,
Joseph Ghilks, 8 Odo
Road,
Florence Hare, 17 Lowther Road,
Nora and
Vera Ricketts, 18 Wyndham Road,
Mary and Thomas
Atwood, 19 Caroline Place |
1 m RAF
Raymond Wombwell, 1 Selbourne Terrace,
William Hutchins, 36 Ropewalk, from Grimsby
|
|
shells |
| 1/2 Sep |
|
1 R N m |
2 R N m |
|
shells |
| 3 Sep |
1 m naval |
|
Lawrence Howland and child
Frank Howland, The Sportsman, Maison Dieu Road
4 m naval |
|
shells |
| 4/5 Sep |
William Hutchins, MN, 83
Ravenspur Street, Grimsby |
|
|
|
shells |
| 6 Sep |
|
Mrs Husk, The Bull, London
Road,
Mrs D Harrison, 166 London Road,
James
Link (aged 12), 173 London Road |
Mr Reynolds,
PC Miller KCC |
|
shells |
| 10 Sep |
|
1 mil m |
3 mil m |
|
shells |
| 11 Sep |
Mrs Hart, 2 Dodds Place |
Mr Hart, 2 Dodds Place |
Mr S and Mrs M Shilson, 8 Dodds Place |
direct hit on rear of 2 Dodds Place |
shells |
| 13 Sep |
unidentified m
Mr E H Dowdell(FNS), 8 Kenilworth Road, Barry, Glam,
Mr H S
and Mrs K L C Hogben and Mrs R E Staveley, 42
Dickson Road,
Mr A G Bussey, 133 Folkestone Road,
E McGuire (15) 27 Clarendon Road
|
1 RN m
Mr C E Lambert, 86 Longfield Road, Mr C Barton, 1 Approach Road, Mr R Probert (NTS), 6 Clive Road, Barry Island, Wales
Mrs A Healey, 1 Aycliffe Cottages,
Miss M J Pope, 33, Old Folkestone Road,
Miss D Wyborn, 16 Noah's Ark Terrace,
Derek Everson, 35 Limekiln Street Flats
|
2 mil m
Mrs Nix (aged 40) 1 Aycliffe Cottages,
Ronald Collins (15) 11 Lowther Road,
Leonard McGuire (8), 27 Clarendon Road
Violet Roberts (24) 52 Wyndham Road,
Barbara Billingham (16), 11 Clarendon Street,
Bernard Smith (43), 295 Folkestone Road,
Amy Hutchins (67), 32 Tower Street,
Rose Cox (20), 59 Edred Road |
|
shells |
| 13/14 Sep |
1 m RN, 1 m RAF,
1 f ATS
Freddie Spinner (aged 9), 22 St Paul's Place,
Thomas Doherty, 1 Enfield Terrace, Gravesend,
William Champion (aged 55), 30 Balfour Road,
Julia Green (aged 61), 45 Markland Road,
Alfred Langley, 113 Cheriton Road, Folkestone,
John Price, Elston, Laleham Road, Margate |
Isaac Bagland (60), 9 Churchill Street,
Donald Mossman (31) Chelsea,
Bertha Jackson (54), Horse and Jockey, Sutton Coldfield,
John Gibb(42),
13 Athol Terrace
Mrs Clayton (36), 2 Beaconsfield Road
Dora Emberley (24), 22 Paul's Place,
Edwin Holmes (20), Mexborough, Yorkshire,
Barbara Mossman (29) Harmondsworth,
William Shields (44), 45 West Hill, Dartford,
Mavis Brooks (25), Vane, Essex,
Ernest Steele (40), 69 Limkekiln Street,
Mr and Mrs Goodbourne, 36 Charlton Green,
Sidney Turnpenny (54), 21 Kears Avenue, N,
Mrs Mount, 11 Albert Road,
Walter (69) and Eliza (70) Saville, 35 Salisbury Road |
5 mil m
Mrs J Holmes, Mexborough, Yorks,
Charles Hammond (30), 26 Lowther Road
Mr J R Cat (40), 24 Crabble Lane,
Richard Beer (72), 9 Brook Street,
Stanley Allen (31), MN,
William Wood (84) and Mrs L E Wood (56), 28 Charlton Green,
Mrs L (80) and Miss E G Gentle(45), 12 Albert Road,
Miss M Tinley (16), 6 Selbourne Terrace,
Mrs R H Chandler (75), 75 Clarendon Place,
Mr H Harlow (18), 42 Millais Road |
|
shells |
| 14/15 Sep |
|
|
Edward Hunter (39), 335 City Road, EC1 |
|
shells |
| 23 Sep |
2 mil m
Betty Bushell (20) and Ruth Bury, 4 Beaconsfield
Road
Muriel Goldup, Seabeach, Liverpool Street
William Aspinall (50), 156 Snargate Street
Isabella Simpson (47), 32 Brookfield Avenue |
1 mil f
Marjorie Corderey (24), 7 Adrian Street, Dora Smith (33), 107 Markland Road,
Edith (42), Patsy (2) and Marie (1) Abbott, 6 Adrian Street
Ena Baker (38), 32 Millais Road, William Perkins (NFS), Bromley
Mrs Kemp (52), 9 Winchelsea Road,
Clara Foster (38), 9 Wyndham Road,
Mrs Aspinall (45), 156 Snargate Street
|
Mr H (59) and Mrs A (58) Corderey, 7 Adrian Street
Ronald (14) and Edith (7) Adams, 6 Adrian Street
Rosa Stokes (54), 1 Douglas Road,
Mr G Holmans (58), Barwicks Cave,
Mr A Haywood (79), 18 Dour Street,
Elizabeth Bryant (85), 18 Dour Street |
|
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| 24 Sep |
Mrs Wilson (50), 37 Edred Road
Mrs Buddle (26), George Street,
Patricia Perkins (7), 2 Erith Street,
Mrs M A Wakefield (59), 1 Erith Street,
Mrs Sydenham (31), 21 Pilgrims Way,
Mrs Bushell, 17 Eaton Road,
Ronald Chapman (17) 60 Tower Street |
Emily Down (56), 32 Odo Road,
John Heath (63), 9 Clarendon Street,
Betty Scrivens (18) 38 Tower Hamlets Street,
William Matthews (45), 15 Lorne Road
Emily Atkins (36), 164 Mayfield Avenue
, Mrs G Avery, 1 Brickwork Cottages, Bedford
Ellen Wall (90) 36a Snargate Street, Elizabeth Barnes (49), 243 London Road
Ivan Wilson (6), 45a George Street |
Mrs Scott (27), 4a Metropole Flats,
Rose Higgins (4), 5 Cowgate Hill,
Josephine Brown (16), 81 Limekiln Street Flats,
Ann (45) and William (6) Harrison, 95 London Road,
Mrs A Bath (62), 36a Snargate Street,
Rita Goldsack (18), 191 Folkestone Road
Florence Marsh (50), 239 London Road,
William Smith (30), 63 Edred Road,
Mrs S Neame and Mrs L Clubb, Hopfields, Ash,
Mr F Smith, 6 Caroline Place,
Mr E Neal, 368 Dover Road, Walmer,
Mr F Sutton, 183 London Road,
Mrs Sandcroft, 4 Balfour Road,
Mrs Constable, Vale View Road |
|
shells |
| 26 Sep |
1 m mil 1RN 1 RAF
Patience Ransley (65) 6 Union Row,
Leonard Edmond (35)15 Churchill Road
Mrs Dalley (67), 41 Salisbury Road,
Ethel Cockcroft, 19 De Burgh Hill |
1 m mil 1 f mil
3 RAF 2 WAAF
Mr D and Mrs C Caspall, Grantchester, Valley
Road, River
Mr G E Williams (52), 80 Astley Avenue,
Mrs D A Johncock (24), 27 Stanhope Road,
Mr L W Smith, 9 Coombe Close |
3 RN 1 WAAF
Mr R Machale NFS, Castle Street,
Mr L Thorpe, NFS, Bradford,
Mr R Dumon, NFS, Leeds,
Mr W Roseline, 25 Beaufoy Road,
Mr I Margerson NFS, Odsal, Bradford,
Mr G L Stead NFS, Bradford,
M J Davison MN
Mr J Hewitt, 56 Buckland Avenue,
Mr W Brankley, Tavernors Lane,
Mr C Dickens, 2 Queen Street,
Mr W G Perkins (68), 43 Salisbury Road
Miss M Southey (76), 38 Astley Avenue, Rose Burrows (55), 21 Albert Road,
Mr F A Holmes (55), 54 Stanhope Road, Mrs McHugh (37), 2 Bowling Green Lane,
Fred Cook (53), 14 Albany Place,
Mrs V (19) and V (11 months) Owen, 2 Bowling Green Lane |
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shells |
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