East, H. J.
Hubert James East, a Captain from the 1st battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment, died on 10th May 1915. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium.

He was the second son of Mr. W. H. East ARCA and Mrs. W. H. East, of "East Lee," Maison Dieu Road, Dover. Born in 1884, he had been educated at Dover College and gained his first commission in 1901, in the third battalion of his regiment. He had served in the South African campaign, receiving the Queen's medal with two clasps. In July 1903 he was transferred to the 2nd battalion, and was gazetted Captain of the 1st in July 1912.

Although there was some doubt over his being missing or killed, a General Plumer eventually telegraphed Captain East's father to say that a signaller had seen Captain East killed by a shot in the breast. Mr East also visited in hospital a Corporal of the East Yorks Regiment, who said he had seen Captain East, shot in the leg, making his way behind the firing line. Captain East passed a severely wounded soldier and gave him a drink from his flask, and it was then he was shot. He therefore died while doing an act of kindness on the battlefield.

When he died Captain East was in command of his battalion, as all his superior officers had been killed. The whole battalion, apart from one officer and 63 men, had now fallen casualty, either killed or wounded. 

Married in August 1914, he had been the "dearly beloved husband" for less than a year of Vera (nee Brown), daughter of the late George Sheward Brown and Mrs Brown, of Linden Park, Tunbridge Wells. She later became (Mary) Vera Hyde Upward, of 111, Victoria Drive, Eastbourne. The Mayor moved a motion that a letter of condolence be sent to Mr East, of the School of Art and one of their officials, and to Mrs East, for the loss of their son.

Easterfield, G.
George Easterfield, 26171. He was a Private in the 103rd Co, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (formerly 3/859 East Kent Regiment). He died of wounds on 1st July 1916 at the age of 28. He is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial in France.

He was born in Tonbridge, but lived in River, Dover and enlisted in Dover. He was the son of  George Dennis Easterfield and Adelaide Easterfield, of 5, Riverside Terrace, River, Dover.

Could we have raised his dying head, Or heard his last farewell, The blow would not have been so hard For those that loved him well. He sleeps not in his native land, But 'neath some foreign skies, And far from those who loved him well, But i9n a hero's grave he lies. From Mother and Sister, Brothers, Alice, and Aunt

Eaves, A. T.
Alfred Thomas Eaves was a Lieutenant (TP), acting as Captain, in the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. He died on 3rd October 1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial in France.

A report stated:

Dover Schoolmaster Killed in Action

We regret to state that news has been received by his wife, Mrs Eaves, of 196 Folkestone Road, Dover, that Lieutenant and Acting Captain A T Eaves of the Queen's Royal West Surry Regiment, has been killed in action. Prior to joining the Army, he was a master at St Martin's School, Dover, where he had been since March 1908, being previously a student teacher at Deal. Lieutenant and Mrs Eaves were only married in the spring of 1914, and since he joined the army Mrs Eaves has been carrying on his duties as a teacher at St Martin's school. The news of his death has been received with the greatest sorrow in the school and the greatest sympathy is  expressed for Mrs Eaves.

Lieutenant Eaves was very closely identified with the Scout movement, both at St Martin's School and in connection with the Dover Boy Scouts Association, of which he was the secretary prior to joining the army. He received a commission in the East Surrey Regiment at Christmas 1914, but a little over six months ago was transferred to a battalion of the Royal West Surrey Regiment, and shortly afterwards went with them to the Front. He was killed by a shell whilst he was very gallantly engaged in consolidating a captured position under shell fire. 

A memorial service was held at St Martin's church for Mr Eaves, and he was also named on the St Martin's school memorial. Mr E J Smith, President of the Old Boys' Association, when unveiling the memorial, spoke of letters he had received from Mr Eaves. In one, just before he was killed, he wrote, "Do not forget me too soon. I feel you will not. None of my old boys remain at school, I suppose, but they will visit you from time to time, and, if I am no more, no doubt will think of old times."

The last letter Mr Smith received was written, he said, at one of the worst periods in the Battle of the Somme. and spoke of a number of things including the arrangements that should be made were Mr Eaves to be killed. He ended his letter with: "That is all. I am well and quite cheerful, and only trust that I shall do well in all that I am required to do." As Mr Smith then said; "What a message to us all. What an example to the boys of the next generation."        (Exhibition 06)

Edmond, E. J.
Edwin James Edmond, 544010, was a Corporal in the Royal Engineers, from the 1st/2nd batalion of the Cinq Ports Fortress Company. He was 35 when he died on 20th May 1917, and is buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Dover in the United Kingdom.

He was born and enlisted in Dover. He was the son of Robert and Emma Edmond, and the husband of Ethel Nelly Edmond, of 6 Military Road, Dover  

Edwards, A.
Arthur Edwards, 49210, was a Private in the 10th battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers, formerly 18962 in the North Lancashire Regiment. He died of wounds on 22nd September 1918, and is buried in the St Sever cemetery extension, Rouen in France.

He was born in Heesford, Staffordshire, and enlisted in Dover. 

His parents, Frederick and Mary Edwards, lived in Dover, and his wife, Lottie Victoria Edwards, in Sheerness, at the Royal Hotel.

Ellender, A. G.
Albert George Ellender, K/4464, was a Leading Stoker in the Royal Navy aboard the HMS "Formidable". He was 29 when he died on New Year's Day 1915, when his vessel was hit by two torpedoes. It was the first battleship to be sunk in the Great War, and went down off the Devon coast. Albert is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial in the United Kingdom.

His wife was Mabel Charlotte Ellender, and they were parents to a little girl, Doris.  Albert's parents were Mr Joseph William and Mrs Elizabeth Ellender, of Admiralty House, 1 Strond Street - he was their "dearly beloved second son". They also lost Albert's brother, Reginald, below. 

A message from one who had gone in haste, Came flashing across the sea, It told not of weakness but trust in God, When it asked us, "Pray for me". And since from churches and English home, In the day or the twilight dim, A chorus of prayers has risen to God - "Bless and take care of him," death announcement 1915
	We have lost you, we who loved you, We like others must be brave, For we know that you are lying In a British sailor's grave. Friends may think that we forget him, When at times we're apt to smile, Little knowing what grief is hidden, Beneath the surface all the while. From his loving Wife and Child, December 1915
	These lower two notices were inserted in 1916, on the anniversary of his death

"A most devoted son, and loved by all" - from his sorrowing Parents, Brothers, and Sister
"Thy will be done"

Ellender, R. A.
Reginald Alfred Ellender, 495231, was the younger brother (third son of his parents) of George, above. In the Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force). He was a Private at the 53rd Station Hospital. He died from pneumonia on 2nd July 1918, when he was 31, leaving a wife, Olive May Ellender, who lived at 208 Folkestone Road, Dover.   He died in North Russia and is buried in Murmansk British cemetery.

Reginald was born in Dover and had attended St Mary's, and then the County (now Grammar) school. Living in Dover, he then became an assistant master at St Mary's Boys' School, Folkestone, before he enlisted in Sittingbourne in 1914. He went to France in January 1917 and was wounded on the Somme in the September. He gained the Military Medal then. Two months later he was gassed at Bullecourt.

Major D C Williams, writing to Mrs Ellender, said that Reginald was the first of the expedition to die, and that "He was an excellent man, always keen to do his duty". He was buried with full military honours on 2nd July, with the whole of his corps and a naval band attending. A firing party saluted as he was laid to rest on a green hill.   

Ellis, C. E.
Charles Edward Ellis, 220405, was a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy. He gained the DSM.  He had served since at least 1916 on submarines, and in July 1918 was serving on submarine E34, which was lost while laying mines. His date of death is 20th July 1918, and he  is buried in Noordwijk General Cemetery, Norway. He was the fourth son of the late Mr and Mrs T Ellis, 54 Bridge Street.  

Ellis, E. B.
Ernest Benjamin Ellis, K28237, was a Stoker, 1st class, on the HMS Racoon. He died on 9th January 1918 when his vessel was wrecked off the Irish coast. He is buried in Rathmullan (St Colomb) Church of Ireland churchyard.

He was the second son of the late Mr G Ellis and Mrs Ellis of 32 East Cliff, and it was his sister Bertha A Coombs, of 3 Athol Terrace, East Cliff, who requested his name should be put on the Town Memorial

In health and strength he left his home, And left his loved ones dear, Not thinking that his young bright life Would meet death so severe. From his broken-hearted Mother, Sisters, and Brothers

Ellis, G. A.
George Alfred Ellis, L/7371, was a Lance Corporal in the 1st battalion of the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). He was killed in action on 13 September 1914, and is commemorated on La Ferte de Jouarre memorial in France.

He was born in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, and enlisted in Maidstone. He was the husband of Amy E. Ellis, of 60, Oswald Road, Buckland, Dover.

Elverson, R. W.
Ronald Whidborne Elverson was a Lieutenant of the 9th battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. He died on 25th September 1918, and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois memorial in France.

This column is at St James. Part is unreadable, but the legible section states:

Also of His Son
Lieut. Ronald Whidborne Elverson
9th Battalion East Surrey Regiment.
Who fell at the Battle of Loos, September 26th 1915.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me"
"Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

Also to the memory of Annie Eliza,
Wife of Hamilton James Elverson.
Born March 1st. 1851. Died October 15th 1934.
"Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God " 

Erry, T. H.
Thomas Herbert Erry, TF202273 (6318), enlisted in Hornsea in Middlesex, and was a Private in the 1/7 battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment. He was killed in action on 3rd May 1917.

He lived in Dover.

Evans, E. A.
Edward Arthur Evans, 11805, was born at ST Luke's in London, lived at Forest Gate, and enlisted in Hounslow. He became a Sergeant in the Royal Fusiliers, 22nd battalion, and died on 28th/29th April 1917 at Oppy. He is commemorated on the Arras memorial in France.

He was named on the Primitive Methodist window, having been said to have married into a Dover Methodist family. He was "the beloved husband" of Mrs May Evans (nee Uden), who lived at 101 Oswald Road, Dover.

Evans, V. S. (S.V.?)
Samuel Victor Evans, TF/202203, was a Private in the 1/7th battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment. He died on 24th September 1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in France.

He was born in Ceylon, India, but enlisted in Sevenoaks, Kent, and lived in Dover. He was the Son of Major F and Mrs E A Evans, from 30 Vale View Road, Dover.

He was the husband of Kathleen Christina Eversfield, of 19 Saint James Road, Carshalton, Surrey.