THE  DOVER WAR MEMORIAL  PROJECT

World War I

THE NAMES REQUESTED FOR INCLUSION ON THE TOWN MEMORIAL

The Dover War Memorial Project receives many enquiries about Dovorian casualties whose names are not included on the Town Memorial.

The Memorial is now scheduled to be updated every three years with additional names; the last update was in 2009 with a dedication on Armistice Day. Below are the names of casualties whose relatives and friends have requested their inclusion since that update. Should you wish to add your loved one to the list for consideration in 2012, please contact us

Please also see "Casualties Missing from the Town Memorial" for information on why names may not have been included.

CURRENT REQUESTS
for names to be included in the update to the Town Memorial scheduled for 2012. The final decision rests with Dover Town Council, who are responsible for the care and maintenance of our Memorial. We will submit the names to the Council, with supporting information, during January 2012.

Amongst the list below are civilians who were killed during the Great War. With the exception of one civilian, commemorated at the Salem Baptist Church, Dover, none of the  twenty Great War civilian casualties are publicly commemorated anywhere. At the time of the erection of the Town Memorial in 1924, these casualties were listed by the then Town Clerk, with a view to their inclusion; However owing to various problems at the time, these and other casualties were not included.

The Dover War Memorial Project wrote to the Town Council on 6 October 2010 requesting that at the next update of the Town Memorial a special plaque be also dedicated to those civilians. They have replied with thanks for the information, and stated that full consideration of names will be given nearer the time of the next update in 2012. 

Requests included on the plaque dedicated on 11 November 2009