Ellis, P.W.
Percy William Ellis was a Seaman, Merchant Navy. Born on 6 December 1907, he was lost with the Cable Ship Alert on 24 February 1945, when he was 38.  He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. Panel 5

He was the husband of Ruby Dorothy Ellis (nee Croft), then aged 29, of 6 Glenfield Road, Dover, and father of Malcolm, then aged 5. Malcolm was often told he had his first birthday on the Alert.

The telegram, dated February 26, that Mrs Ellis received stated, "Regret to inform you that Alert in which your husband (Percy William Ellis) was serving is missing and there is no knowledge of survivors - Ramsay, staff controller engineering department Post Office".

"Silent thoughts and sweet memories of a dear husband and Daddy" (February 1946

Right - Percy Ellis in front and on his left his good freind Albert (Bert) Victor Godden, also lost on the Alert

with thanks to Malcolm Ellis
with thanks for Joyce Banks for information supplied in a newspaper cutting (source uncertain - identification welcomed)

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Elworthy, B. P.
 Bernard Patrick ("Pat") Elworthy, EC/7103, was a Lieutenant in the 14th Prince of Wales's Own Cavalry (Scinde Horse), I A C. He died on 22 June 1944, when he was 22, and is buried in the Sidon War Cemetery, Lebanese Republic. 3 G 12 

He was the son of Henry Albert and Hilda Mary Elworthy, of Dover, and brother to Pamela and Audrey

Emery, F. P.
Francis Patrick Emery, 2325293, was a Corporal in the Royal Corps of Signals. He had gained an entry into the Corps when a boy.  He was 22 when he drowned at sea on 12 February 1944, and is commemorated on the East Africa Memorial, Kenya. Column 5

He was an old boy of St Martin's. His mother was from 25 Belgrave Flats/Road, Dover, and was at 88 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge when she heard that he was missing.

Everall, F. J.
Freeman James Everall was born on 24 February 1893. He had 22 years service and was a Seaman Cable Hand, lost with HMTS Alert on 24 February 1945. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London. Panel 5

His brother was Mr R J Everall, from 19 Vale View Road, Dover, and his sister L. Parsons, of the same address  

"In loving memory of dear Free, who lost his life ... on his 52nd birthday" from Lily (February 1946)

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Fisher, H. C.
Herbert Charles Fisher was born on 13 August 1898. He had ten years service in the Merchant Navy, working as a Chief Engineer Officer. He was lost with the Cable Ship Alert on 24 February 1945, when he was 46. He is buried at Oye-Plage Communal Cemetery, France. Row 5, Grave 18, having been washed ashore dead, probably from exposure, on a raft from the Alert 

His wife was Mrs F E Fisher, from 36 Balfour Road, Dover, also 4 East Cliff, Dover

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Note: James Robert Adams, died 13 July 1917 also lived at 36 Balfour Road

Fittall, R. E.
Ronald Ernest Fittall, 1897158, was the son of Edwin James and Kate Fittall, from Martin in Kent. He was an Air Gunner Sergeant in the RAFVR, serving in the 463 RAAF Squadron

He took off in Avro Lancaster DV280 JO-S from Waddington, Lincolnshire at 23:05 hours on 21 June 1944 for a raid on the synthetic-oil plant at Scholven-Buer, Germany. Lancaster DV280 was shot down by a Luftwaffe night-fighter in the early hours of 22 June and crashed in a polder area at Berghem about 3 miles northeast of Oss, Netherlands. Apart from P/O Forth who survived to become a PoW, the rest of the crew were killed and are buried in Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands (Ronald Fittall is in Grave 5 B 10)

The raid was carried out by 123 Lancaster's of which 8 were lost including DV280. The raid was moderately successful, causing a 20% loss in production at the oil plant

 The crew were:

Notes:- 

Flight Lieutenant Smith was the son of Horatio Joseph and Janie Parks Smith, of Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Flying Officer Gossip was the son of Harold Edwin and Millicent Gossip, of Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia
Flying Officer Raynham was the son of Harry Lucas Raynham and Johannah Louisa Raynham, of Lobatsi, Bechuanaland (Botswana)
Flight Sergeant Jones was the son of Humphrey and Hilda Alice Jones, of Welling. Kent

with thanks to Dean Sumner

Flisher, L. C.
Leonard Charles Flisher, 564186, was the son of Harry William and Rose Flisher, from Guildford, Surrey, and was a Sergeant Observer in the RAF, with the 218 ("Gold Coast") Squadron (This was part of the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF) in France, being the RAF's reaction force to any enemy assault)

On 12 May 1940, two days into the Wehrmachts 'Blitzkreig' upon the West, Fairey Battle K9353 took off from a landing ground at Auberive-sur-Suippes, France (about 25 miles east of Reims), for an attack on enemy forces at Bouillon, Belgium. During the course of the operation K9353 was shot down, and crashed at Sensenruth, about two miles north of Bouillon. All of the crew were killed and are buried at Sensenruth (Curfoz) Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Collective Grave 3-4

The crew were:

Flight Sergeant John Bland Horner	Pilot	aged 24
Sergeant Leonard Charles Flisher	Observer	aged 26
Leading Aircraftman Leslie Douglas Davies	Air gunner	aged 21

Note:
Number 218 Squadron was formed at Dover on 24 April 1918 as a light day-bomber squadron. It was disbanded in 1919, but reformed in 1936

with thanks to Dean Sumner

Fox, J. H. E.
John Henry Edward Fox, C/JX 149694, was a Leading Seaman on HMS Cornwall. He went missing, presumed killed, when he was 31, on 5 April 1942. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Panel 52.1

He was the only son of John Edward and Lilian Clara Rose Fox, and his wife was Freda Lilian Fox (nee Larkins), from 14 Snargate Street, Dover, Kent