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World War II
CASUALTIES ON THE
MEMORIAL Surnames M to Z
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 Minter,
E.
Ernest Minter, 1788252, of 14 Wyndham Road, Dover, was in the Royal Artillery, 559
Coast Regiment. He died at the age of 36 on 25 August
1942, at the Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, Middlesex
He is buried at Charlton, Dover, United Kingdom.
Section 2.T, Grave 29. Mourners included his
mother, Mr and Mrs G and Mr and Mrs C Minter, brothers
and sisters-in-law, and Mrs A Archer, Mr and Mrs J Matticks, Mr and Mrs W riley, and Mr and Mrs Pittocks,
sisters and brothers-in-law
He was the son of George and Jessie Alice Minter,
from Dover

with thanks to Jean
Marsh |
Miriams, J. L.
Jack Leonard Miriams was added to the Memorial on 11 November 2009 See
this page |
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Moseling A. H. H.
Alfred Harry Hawkins Moseling, 2094058,
served as a Lance Serjeant in the 579 Army Field
Company, Royal Engineers
Before he joined the Army,
Alfred
had
been a chorister at Buckland church, and a scout leader. He had six sisters, and is pictured left with his
four brothers, all of whom served with
distinction, and their mother, Frances Rose Moseling. Alfred is on the far left, and next to him is
Ben (known as Jim), of the Royal Marines, DSM. Fred, RAMC, is behind their
mother, next to him is Ted, the Dover Fire Brigade, and on the far right is
Ernest, Royal Navy, DSM
This was the last picture taken before Alfred's death on 7 May, 1943, aged 23.
He
lies now in Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. 11 E 17

The inscription at the bottom of Alfred's gravestone reads:
Youngest son of F. R. Moseling, Dover, Kent
"To the world he was one, to us everything"

Alfred's mother is remembered as an "absolute
sweetie". Her family nearly suffered a triple tragedy, as her eldest son,
Ernest, serving on HMS Sikh, was sunk on 14 September 1942 during a raid on Tobruk. Fortunately,
he was picked up after three hours in the water, becoming
a Prisoner of War. On 1 June 1941, Ben was serving on HMS Calcutta
when it too was sunk. He, with another 254 members of the ship's company, were
rescued by HMS Coventry. While neither Ernest nor Ben spoke of it, it is
believed that they were each decorated with the DSM for actions they took at the
time of their respective sinkings
In 1969, 25 years after his death, Alfred's
brothers and sisters paid for a new Standard for the Dover Branch of the Royal
British Legion dedicated to his memory. Jim, the standard bearer for the RBL,
was accompanied by his brothers Ernest and Ted at the dedication ceremony in St
Mary's church, Dover, conducted by Canon Ewart
Roberts. During the ceremony
Jim's twin sons, Peter and Jim, sounded the Last Post
After the dedication
ceremony members of Jim's family stood with Alderman William Muge, the Mayor of
Dover, on the steps of the Town Hall as the Standard was paraded through the
town centre from St Mary's church

Unfortunately, more than 40 years on, the Standard
is no longer in use but has been laid-up in St Mary's church
with thanks to Bob Moseling
with thanks to Stephen Moseling
dedication images courtesy Dover Express
Note:
Jim Moseling was born on 16 October 1914 at Buckland, Dover. He joined the
Marines at Deal on 20 November 1933. Living at 121 Heathfield Avenue, he had
married on 18 May 1940. He was awarded his distinguished service medal on 1
January 1946.
Picture left: facsimiles of his medals,
courtesy Pat Adams |
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Newington, W
William Newington, 6351777, was a Trooper in the 43rd
(2/5th battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, the
Reconnaissance Corps, RAC). He died on 24 Jun 1944, aged
28, and is remembered on the Bayeux Memorial, France.
Panel 7
He was the son of Mr and Mrs W
Newington from Dover. Mrs Newington (nee Binfield) sadly
died shortly after receiving the telegram announcing the
death of her son. Mr and Mrs Newington had already
suffered the tragic accidental loss of their grandson,
Anthony Sellen,
owing to the war |
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Oram,
W. G. V.
William George Ventrice Oram, 1423791, was a
Serjeant
in the Royal Artillery, 221 battery 552 Coast Regiment
He was born at the Married Quarters, Western Heights, Dover on 10
February 1907, and signed up at the age of 16 on 1 March 1922, with the
rank of Boy. Six feet three inches in height, his military conduct was
considered exemplary. He was discharged owing to deteriorating
physical condition, and died on 26 November 1946 at the age of 39,
from TB contracted while on active service. He is buried at Guston,
Dover. No grave ref
He was the son of William George Edward and Charlotte
Eliza Oram, nee Ward, and the husband of Gladys L Oram. William
was a Gunner in 46th Company of the RGA, and was killed at the Citadel,
Dover, around 1917 while carrying a shell
from
the gun emplacement. Mrs Oram lost her father, Lc Cpl
Mepham to a sniper in Flanders on 23 June 1916
Each year, as part of their Remembrance service,
parishioners of Guston lay a wreath on Serjeant Oram's grave
Left: Sergeant Oram's twin sons, Alan
and John, at a reception following the dedication of a
new plaque on Dover Town Memorial on 11 November 1009.
Sergeant Oram was one of the 22 casualties commemorated:. He had also
three older children: Diana, Eileen, and Pete
with thanks to John and Alan Oram
with thanks to Robin Saunders |
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Page, C. P.
Charles Percy
Page was commemorated on the Memorial on 11 November 2009 See
this page |
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Pulham,
J. D.
John Daniel Pulham.
Known as Jack, he was a sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve
With No 19
Operational
Training Unit "C" Flight, he took off
on a cross
country flight
in a Vickers Wellington LP760 at
11.52 on
20 April 1945.
Near to Bank Head Farm, Humbie, eight miles to
the southwest of Lothian, the Wellington was cruising
along at 5,000 feet when eye-witnesses on the ground reported a flash
from front to rear. It was just after 12.40. The starboard wing broke
away and the aircraft turned over and spun to earth, striking the ground
upside down. Debris rained down; there was a wreckage trail of some
2,500 yards, and an opened parachute fell 500 yards beyond this
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Jack's name, on an extract
from register of deaths in the district of Humbie, East
Lothian |
The investigator's report
concluded that the accident arose through lack of control, perhaps owing
to icing or bumpiness. followed by structural failure in the air as the
plane emerged from clouds. The aircraft had "broken up suddenly
and violently", with its heavier parts dropping "practically vertically"

The crashed plane
There were no survivors; the six
bodies were found in a circle around the aircraft. The crew were:
Jack was the son of
Edward Stanley and Sarah Louisa Pulham, nee Sisley, of Dover. The
picture below is of Jack's family - in the back row are Dorothy, Stanley, mother "Lou" and Jack,
and in the front are Joyce, grandmother Ellen Sisley, and Edward

Jack
was a cousin of
Walter J S Ealden. The picture,
right, shows their mothers,
who were sisters, sitting together while
sheltering in Winchelsea cave during an air raid; Jack's mother is in
the foreground
Jack is buried in St James' Cemetery, Dover,
FR 32.
His headstone reads:
1896217 Sergeant
J. D. Pulham
Wireless Operator/AirGunner
Royal Air Force
24 April 1945 Age 19
Jack's grave is very close to Cyril Coe's,
who was another RAF casualty from Dover
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left - Jack and Lancaster bomber Note: Jack's father was the brother of Mary Pulham, wife
of
Arthur Tester |
with thanks to Vera Wright
with thanks to John Tester
with thanks to Clare and Joanne Ambrose
with thanks to Dean Sumner for RAF information
with thanks to Kenny Walker for crash reports and images |
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Raysbrook, S. E.
Sidney Ernest Raysbrook was named on the Memorial on 11
November 2009 See
this page |
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Sutton, R. J.
Roy John Sutton was named on the Memorial on 11 November
2009 See this page |
Swinerd, P. G.
Philip George Swinerd was named on the Memorial on 11
November 2009 See
this page |
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Ward, A.
Albert or Alfred
Ward, 6284820, was named on the Memorial on 11 November 2009. He was a
Corporal in The Buffs, 4th battalion, and died at the age of 30 on the
night of 23/24 October 1943. He is commemorated on the Athens
Memorial, Greece. Face 4
He was the
son of Alfred Mortimer Ward and Kate Ward
If you are a
relative or friend of Alfred or Albert Ward, could you please
contact us as we have
some news to pass on |
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White, G. E.
George Edward
White,
14616160. Private in the 5th Batallion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
He died on 11
June 1944, aged 19. He was the son of Robert W. and Mary E. White, of Tower Hamlets, Dover.
He is buried at Hermanville War Cemetery, France. 4 E 14 |
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