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World War II
SERVICE CASUALTIES IN THE
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Surnames P
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Paddock, A. G.
Alan
George Paddock, 204311, was a Captain in the
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, 2nd battalion.
He died on 27th January 1944, and is buried in the
Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar, 4 K 16 |
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Page, R. A.
Richard Amos Page was an Able Seaman Gunner. He was with
the SS WC Teagle when he lost his life on 16th October
1941. He was 21. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill
Memorial, London in the United Kingdom.
He was the only
son of Mrs Mary M Page, from 50 Ashburton Road,
Addiscombe, Croydon, later Shepherdswell, and he was the
grandson of Mr and Mrs Ross, from 33 Albany Place, Dover

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Page, C. P.
Charles Percy Page's parents were John Samuel
and Kate Page of 154 Snargate Street. He was born in Dover on 22
October 1909, and he was their youngest son. With service number C/J
114039, he was a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy. He was reported
missing, presumed killed, at
the age of 32 when his vessel, the HMS Registan, was bombed on 27 May
1941.
He is commemorated on the Chatham
Naval Memorial in the United Kingdom. However, at Falmouth cemetery in Cornwall are five
graves containing the remains of twenty-seven unidentified sailors from
the Ragistan. Perhaps Charles lies at rest here.
1942 - "Loved and remembered by
all. Happy memories. Doll and Peter"
with thanks to Mrs
A. Player |
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Pascall, J. E. L.
John
Edward Lacey Pascall, 6291180, was a
Serjeant in the 1st battalion of The Buffs. He died on
13th April 1945 at the age of 30. He is buried in the
Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy.
He was the son
of Edward Lacey Pascall and Ellen Elizabeth Pascall, of
Dover. |
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*Pascoe, W. J. C.
William Thomas(?). Crighton-Pascoe, 220937,
was a Captain in the Reconnaissance Corps, RAC. He was
mentioned in dispatches. He died when he was 27 on 20th
January 1946. He is buried at St Mary's cemetery in
Dover, United Kingdom.
He was the son of Chief Engineer
Officer in the Merchant Navy Norman Cecil Pascoe and Ellen Rocina Pascoe, of Dover. |
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Pay, W. J.
William John Pay, 5503178,
was a Private in the 1/4th battalion of the Hampshire
Regiment. He died on 2nd March 1943, when he was 26, and
is commemorated on the Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.
He was the son of William and Ethel
M. M. Pay, from Dover. |
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Payne, F. W.
Francis
William Payne was a Baker in the Merchant Navy, aboard
the Cable Ship Alert. He died on 24th February 1945,
aged 38.He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in
London, United Kingdom.
His wife was E E Payne, from
Buckland, Dover. |
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Pearce, W. J.
William John Pearce was a Lieutenant in the Royal
Naval Reserve and on the Harbour Board salvage tugs. He
had joined the Dover Harbour Board on 2nd April 1908,
and served as an AB on the tug "Lady Vita". He had been
before then the master of the small tug of Pearson's,
named "Gnat", and soon became the master of the "Lady
Vita".
Renowned for his knowledge of the
Channel, he worked during the Great War on the tugs, and
was present when the Glatton caught fire. He attempted
to douse the flames, but was ordered away by Sir Roger
Keyes. Between the wars he undertook salvage work as
master of the "Lady Brassey".
Mr Pearce was Mentioned in Dispatches. He
was 59 when he died at the Casualty Hospital two days
"after a severe accident whilst on war operations"
on 7th February 1941. The first part of his funeral
service was held at St Paul's in Maison Dieu Road, and
he was then buried at St James cemetery in Dover, United
Kingdom, with Naval honours, with
four Naval ratings bearing his Union Flag-draped coffin
and an army bugler sounding the Last Post. There were
many mourners and floral tributes.
He lived at 96(8) Elms Vale Road, and
was the husband of Ada Pearce. She laid a wreath, "To my
dearest, with love."

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Pelham, W. J.
Wilfred John Pelham, 1397020, was a Navigation
Sergeant in the RAFVR. He was 21 when he died on 1st May
1943, and is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery in France.
He was the son of Frederick Charles
and Mary Selina Pelham, from Wyboston, Bedfordshire. |
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Penn, L.
Leslie Norman Penn, 1895663,
was a Sergeant in the RAFVR. He died on 18th January
1945, when he was 19. He is commemorated on the Alamein
memorial, Egypt.
He was the son of
Frederick C A and Mabel Dora Penn, from Dover. |
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Perren, H. R.
Henry Robert Perren, C/MX 56502, was a Leading
Cook in the Royal Navy. He was aboard the HMS Welshman,
and died of wounds on 2nd February 1943. He was buried
at sea, and is commemorated on the
Chatham Naval Memorial in the United Kingdom.
"Till we meet again, dear Harry. RIP.
From his loving wife, Joyce" |
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Peverley, K. W.
Kenneth William Peverley,
1334693, was a Navigation Sergeant in the RAFVR. He died
on 24th March 1943, when he was 19. His ashes were
scattered at Harrogate crematorium. He is
commemorated in the adjoining War Graves Plot, the names
of the 12 servicepeople cremated there being inscribed
on a bronze memorial tablet fixed to the inner wall of
the shelter building on the northern boundary of the Air
Forces Section
He was the son of
Watson Evans Peverley (below) and Dora Peverley, from Dover. |
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Peverley, W. E.
Watson Evans Peverley was a Pilot from the
Trinity House Service. He was aboard the SS Storaa.
He died on 3rd November 1943, when he was 51. He was
commemorated on the Tower Hill memorial in London,
United Kingdom.
He was the husband of Dora Peverley,
from Dover, and his son, above, also died. |
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Phelan, T.
Thomas Phelan, 2339636, , was
a Signalman in the Royal Corps of Signals. He died on
15th March 1947, when he was 66. He is buried at St
James cemetery in Dover, United Kingdom.
He was the son of Joseph and Mary Phelan,
and the
husband of Annie Louisa Phelan, from Dover. |
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Phillips, D. C.
David Colenso Phillips was born on 7th March
1900. With 18 years service, he was a Quartermaster in the
Merchant Navy, aboard the Cable Ship Alert. He died on
24th February 1945, when he was 44. He is commemorated
on the Tower Hill Memorial in London, United Kingdom.
His wife was Mrs Phillips, from 3
Invicta Cottages, Finnis Hill, Dover, and his children
were Albert and married daughters Nellie and Millie..
"In treasured memory of my beloved husband and our
father, David Phillips."
(February 1946) |
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Phillips, R. F. J.
Phillips, Ronald Frank John, C/JX 559435, was an
Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, aboard HM tug Roode Zee.
He died when he was 18 on 24th April 1944. He is
commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial in the United
Kingdom.
He was the son of John Charles and
Olive Phillips, from Ulcombe, Kent. |
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Philpott, R.
Raymond Philpott, 1235295, was an Aircraftman, 1st
Class, in the RAFVR. he died on 24th June 1944, when he
was 23. He is commemorated on the Singapore memorial in
Singapore.
He was the son of
John and Dorothy Philpott, from Buckland, Dover.
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Pilcher, T. L. D.
Thomas Leonard David Pilcher, 7959676, was a Trooper in
the Royal Armoured Corps. He died after an accident on
14th January 1943, when he was 19 years and six months
old. He is buried in Charlton Cemetery in Dover, United
Kingdom, 2 U 14.
He was the
youngest son of the late Benjamin Albert and Annie Sarah
Pilcher, of 4 Primrose Road, Buckland, Dover |
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Pleasance, A. E.
Arthur Edward Pleasance, 2316733, was a Serjeant
in the Royal Corps of Signalls, the 15 Army Group
signallers. He was 33 when he died on 26th February
1944. He is buried in the Caserta War Cemetery, Italy, V
E 18
He was the son of Arthur Edward
and Florence Hilda Pleasance, brother to George,
below, and the husband of Amy
Pleasance. |
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Pleasance, G. E.
George
Ernest Pleasance, 152231, was a
Flying Officer in 235 Squadron (part of Coastal Command) of the RAFVR.
He was 21 when he died on 28th December 1943.
PO Pleasance
(navigator) and FO Alwyn Gilbert Metcalfe DFM (New
Zealand pilot) were posted to no 235 Squadron at RAF
Portreath in Cornwall on 18th December 1943. They
arrived from No 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit,
based at Crosby-on-Eden in Cumbria. No 235 Squadron were
flying Bristol Beaufighter aircraft for anti-shipping
work and patrols mainly over the Bay of Biscay.
Ten days after
their arrival on the Squadron, FO Metcalfe and PO
Pleasance were detailed for their first operational
mission in Beaufighter coded "X". The Squadron diarist
recorded the following for 28th December 1943:-
"Weather overcast
with low cloud. Another maximum effort as it is again
reported that enemy shipping was active in the Bay.
Several
destroyers had been seen steaming on a westerly course.
Six aircraft led
by W/C R H McConnell DFC set out at 13.50 hours,
followed an hour later by another six led by S/L D H
Lowe. W/C McConnell's formation went off in company with
six aircraft of 143.
Contact was made
with the enemy at 16.16 hours. Whilst orbiting the enemy
destroyers, three in number, W/C McConnell and W/O
Matthews got separated from the remainder while
searching for our force, which was not found due
to its chasing other enemy destroyers on a northerly
course. W/C McHardy DFC, Officer Commanding 143 Squadron
took over the lead. Crews saw the destroyers firing at
an unseen target, which they themselves failed to
locate.
The formation
remained in the vicinity until PLE and then returned to
base in safety. The formation under S/L Lowe encountered
nothing and made no contact with the enemy. This
formation split up at dusk to return to base
independently. Aircraft "X", F/Os Metcalfe and Pleasance
were in R/T contact with base, but over cloud. A fix was
passed to the aircraft in a position some 15 miles
north of St Ives. Nothing more was heard from them. All
the other aircraft returned safely."
 The following day
one of the squadron aircraft piloted by F/O S J Fielding
carried out a search in the area where F/Os Metcalfe and
Pleasance were last heard of on the previous evening but
could find no trace of them or their aircraft.
They are commemorated on
the Runnymede Memorial.
George Pleasance was the son
of Arthur Edward and Florence Hilda Pleasance (nee
Larcombe), from
Dover, and brother to Arthur, above.
with thanks to Dean Sumner
Note: the Squadron
record lists him as a Pilot Officer.
Illustrations Bristol Beaufighter, from Wikimedia
Commons, extract from RAF Operations Record Book |
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Prescott, S. J.
Stephen James Prescott,
6095505, was in the 2nd battalion of The Queen's Royal
Regiment (West Surrey). He died on 28 November 1941,
when he was 25, and is commemorated on the Alamein
memorial in Egypt.
He was the son of
Ada Elizabeth Prescott, from Dover.
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Price, C. L.
Charles Luke Price, C/JX
135088, was a Petty Officer in the HMS Tarantula, of the
Royal Navy. He died on 19 December 1941, when he was 27.
He is buried in the Stanley Military Cemetery, China
(including Hong Kong).
He was the only son of
Edith Kathleen Finnis, formerly Price, and her husband,
Charles (brother to Grace, Joy, Nellie, and Wendy?), and stepson of Mr Finnis, of 3 Hamilton Road, Tower Hamlets,
Dover. He was engaged to be married to Rosalyn.
"We know not why; some day we shall
understand."
"Loved and remembered always." |
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Price, S. W.
Stanley Wilfired Price, 1392661, was a Leading
Aircraftman (Pilot under training) in the RAFVR. He was
19 when he died on 25th November 1942. He is buried in
the Vereeniging Old Town Cemetery, South Africa, C of E
plot, 1282
He was the son of Wilfred C H Price
and Ellen Margaret Price, from St Margaret's at Cliffe,
Kent. |
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Prince, E.
Eric Saxon Prince was born on 4th May 1889. He
had 26 years service, had been awarded the MBE. He was a
Third Engineer Officer in the Merchant Navy, on the
Cable Ship Alert. He died on 24th February 1945, and his
body was washed ashore on 22nd June, and was interred in
Holland. He is also commemorated on the Tower Hill
Memorial in London, United Kingdom.
His wife was Mrs A Prince, from 4a
East Cliff, Dover. |
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Pritchard, G. J.
George James (Jack) Pritchard,1335090,
was a Leading Aircraftman in the RAFVR. He died on 3oth
October 1941, when he was 20. He is buried in the Camden
(Quaker) Cemetery, United States of America.
He was the son of
Alfred A. and Olive Pritchard, from Dover, Kent. |
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