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World War II
CASUALTIES IN THE BOOK OF
REMEMBRANCE Surnames G
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Gardiner, E. A.
Edward Arthur Gardiner,
625967, was a Flight Engineer
Sergeant in 9 Squadron, RAF.
He took off in Avro Lancaster
W4182 WS-B from Waddington, Lincolnshire at 18:15 hours
on 20th December 1942, for a raid on Duisburg, Germany.
Soon after taking off Lancaster W4182 collided with
another Lancaster in the darkness. Both bombers fell
from the sky out of control and crashed on Bracebridge
Heath, about 2 miles south of Lincoln. In a moment, 14
RAF airmen lost their lives.
He was the "beloved second son" of Harry and Alice E Gardiner, from 77 Longfield Road, Dover.
He is buried at St James cemetery in Dover.
Six NCOs from the RAF were bearers of the coffin, draped
with the Union Flag, and a large number of RAF followed
the cortege.
"If love could have saved him, he would not have died."
The crew of
Sergeant Gardiner's Lancaster were:
| Sergeant Leslie
Charles Hazell |
Captain (Pilot)
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aged 32 |
| Sergeant Edward
Arthur Gardiner |
Flight Engineer |
aged 23 |
| Sergeant William
Thomas Miller |
Navigator/Bomb
aimer |
aged 33 |
| Sergeant Hubert
Thomas Tatley |
Wireless
operator/Air gunner |
aged 30 |
| Sergeant Charles
Harry Sidney Brooks |
Wireless
operator/Air gunner |
aged 27 |
| Sergeant Emrys
Frederick Sharples |
Air gunner |
aged 27 |
| Sergeant Eric
Wilson Walker |
Air gunner
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aged 32 |
Below
are the names of the crew from the other Lancaster
involved in the mid-air collision. It was from No 44
Squadron and had also taken off from Waddington.
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Flight Sergeant Anthony Charles Elger
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age unknown |
| Sergeant George
Donald McCready RCAF |
aged 21 |
| Pilot Officer
Vincent Noel Giri |
age unknown |
| Sergeant Alan
James Easton |
aged 20 |
| Sergeant Richard
Ivor Gunter |
age unknown
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| Sergeant Colin
Harmston |
aged 20 |
| Sergeant Edward
Jackson |
aged 20 |
At the bottom of
his headstone are the words, "Ever Remembered. He died
that we might live" The additional memorial is for Harry
Gardiner, aged 71. RAF information with thanks to Dean Sumner
Picture and transcriptions with thanks to Joyce Banks |
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Gardiner, S. A.
Sydney Albert Gardiner,1377053,
was an Air Gunner Flight Sergeant in the RAFVR. He was
29 when he died on 20th March 1942 at Salisbury. His
funeral took place at Buckland, Dover, on 28th March,
with his family, numerous friends, and RAF personnel
present. Flight-sergeants and sergeants bore the coffin.
Floral tributes included, "To my dearest loved one and
our darling Daddie, from his loving wife and babies,
Joan and Pat", and "to our darling Mick, from his
broken-hearted Mum and Dad". He is buried in
Buckland cemetery in Dover, United Kingdom.
His parents were William and
Lydia Ann Gardiner of Dover, and his wife was Ellen
Gardiner, from Market Drayton, Shropshire. He was late
of 39 Glenfield Road, Dover
At the bottom his his headstone are
the words, "Thy Will be Done".
graveside with thanks
to Joyce Banks |
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Garlinge, F. L. Frank Leonard
Garlinge, 7908187, was a Wireless Operator in the 44th Royal Tank
Regiment, RAC. He was wounded at Sidi Rezegh on 28th
November 1941, then reported as missing, believed
drowned through enemy action, on a Hospital Ship on 5th
December 1941 at Tobruk. He is commemorated
on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.
He was
25, and was the "dear younger son" of Mr and Mrs F
Garlinge, from Dover, and the brother of Frank and Noel.
"Always in our
thoughts, dearest." |
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Gavin, A. G. Alan Gordon Gavin,
14258557, was a Rifleman in the 2nd battalion of the
King's Royal Rifle Corps. He died when he was 23, on
19th October 1944. He is buried in the Leopoldsburg War
Cemetery in Belgium.
His parents lived
at Alkham, Dover, and they were Gordon Bedford Gavin and
Euphemia Paulina Gavin. |
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Gerrard, E. N.
Eric Nicholas Gerrard, DLX 21121, was
a Leading Cook (O) in the Royal Navy. He was 30 when he
was reported missing, believed killed, after the sinking
of the HMS Dorsetshire on 5th April 1942. He is
commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
He had almost
completed 12 years service when he died, and had already survived the
sinking of the HMS Courageous. He was an old Holy Trinity schoolboy,
and the son of Mr George Edward and Mrs Marion Clara
Gerrard, from 10 Beach Street, who had four more sons
serving. He was the "dearly loved" husband of Linda May Gerrard, of Dover,
formerly living at "Rosedale", Mountfield, near
Robertsbridge, and "darling Daddy" of Deirdre and
Trevor. "A bitter blow". |
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Gilbert, W. R. William Richard
Gilbert - see
Died Away |
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*Gilchrist, F. R. F. R. Gilchrist
Francis Alexander Gilchrist? He was aboard the Cable
Ship Alert, working as a Seaman in the Merchant Navy. He
was 47 when he died on 24th February 1945. He is
commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London,
United Kingdom.
His parents were
Francis Alexander and Harriet Gilchrist, and his wife
was Emma Elizabeth Gilchrist, from Deal. |
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Gill, H. W. E. Henry William
F. Gill, T/6012484, was a Lance Corporal in the Royal
Army Service Corps, 737 Artillery Company. He was 24
when he died on 30th October 1944, and is buried in the
Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands, 6 H 3 |
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*Gillman, J. W. J. John William J.
Gillman - John William Thomas Gillman? He was Private
6288917, in the 2nd battalion of The
Buffs. He died of wounds on 6th November 1942 in "the
Western Desert", when he was 23. He
is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
He was the eldest son of John R and Edith F Gillman, of
45 Douglas Road,
Dover. |
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Godden, A. V. Albert Victor
Godden, was a seaman in the Merchant Navy. He was aboard
the Cable Ship Alert. He was 29 when he died on 24th
February 1945, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill
Memorial in london, United Kingdom.
His parents were
Fred and Jane Godden, from Dover, and his wife was
Lilian G. Godden, from Efford, Devon. . |
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Goodfellow, F. J. Frederick John
Goodfellow was a Mess Room Boy in the Merchant Navy. He
was aboard the SS Shakespear. He died on 5th January
1941, when he was 17, and is commemorated on the Tower
Hill Memorial in london, United Kingdom.
He was the son of
William ("his loving father") and Agnes Florence Goodfellow
("his loving mother"), and brother to Minnie.
"Memories are
treasures no one can steal" This may have
instead have been been
Jack Goodfellow, announced as having died in December
1940, from 48 Beaufoy Terrace. |
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Goodwin, F. A. Frederick Albert
Goodwin, 1336800, RAFVR, was the son of
William Frederick and Laura Lillian Goodwin, from Dover,
and was a Wireless
Operator Air Sergeant in 156 Squadron.
In Avro Lancaster JB479 GT-K
he took off from Warboys, Cambridgeshire at 18:35 hours
on 24th February 1944. The operation was a raid on the
main German ball-bearing factory in Schweinfurt. The
raid comprised 734 RAF aircraft and was Bomber Command’s
first attack of the war on this target. It was a
follow-up raid to the daylight attack carried out on
24th February by the United States 8th Air Force.
During the early hours of
25th February Lancaster JB479 crashed in unknown
circumstances. All of the crew were killed and are
buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany. A total of
33 bombers were lost, including JB479. Dovorian Sergeant
Donald Halke also lost his
life in this raid.
The crew were:
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Wing Commander Eric Frederick Porter
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Captain (Pilot) |
aged 35 |
| Sergeant Howard
William Jones |
Flight Engineer
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age unknown |
| Flying Officer
Christopher Gibson |
Navigator
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aged 21 |
| Sergeant Leslie
Wilfred Whitefield |
Bomb Aimer
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aged 27 |
| Sergeant
Frederick Albert Goodwin |
Wireless
Operator/Air gunner |
aged 21 |
| Pilot Officer
Alfred Colvin DFC |
Air gunner |
aged 25 |
| Sergeant James
Walter Gilbert |
Air gunner |
aged 38 |
with thanks to Dean Sumner |
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Grant, J. A. John Austin Grant
was a Sub-Lieutenant (A) in the Royal Navy Volunteer
Reserve, with the FAS 830 Squadron HMS Furious. He was
23 when he died on 6th May 1944 and is buried in
Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery, Norway, A IV British C13
He was the son of
Capt. John Francis Grant, I.A., and Grace Henrietta Olga
Grant, of Paddington, London, and the husband of Junior
Commander Joan Olive Grant, Auxiliary Territorial
Service. Note however, there is also John Austin
Lindsay Grant, RAFVR |
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Gregory, A. A Gregory |
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Grove, F. Francis
Edward Grove was a Chief Cook with the Merchant Navy, on
board the SS Maid of Kent. He died on 21 May 1940, when
the vessel, acting as a hospital ship, was bombed. He
was 41. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in
London, United Kingdom.
He was the "dearly loved" husband of
Mrs R Grove, formerly of 181 Folkestone Road.

May 1941 |
In loving memory of my
husband and our Daddy, Francis Edward Grove,
killed by enemy action, May 21st 1940, on
the hospital ship "Maid of Kent". His life
was a beautiful memory' his death, a silent
grief. From his loving wife Rose, children
Edith, Leslie, and Rita, and friend Bert |
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Grover, E. F. Edmund Frank Grover,173831,
was commissioned from Sergeant on 25th March 1944
and was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAFVR. He was
gazetted with the DFC sometime between the dates of
September 1944 and March 1946. He died on 23rd June 1947 at the age of 23, and is
buried at Charlton cemetery, Dover in the United Kingdom,
QL 12.
He was the son of Frank
Keniston Grover and Ada Mary Grover, of, in 1939, 36
Heathfield Avenue, Dover. |
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