THE  DOVER WAR MEMORIAL  PROJECT

 

war memorial at dusk, photographed by Michelle Cooper

World War II

 

CASUALTIES NOT IN THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

Surnames G

Geard, F. W. J. 
Frederick Wilfred John Geard, C/KX 86860, was a Stoker, 1st Class, in the Royal Navy. He was lost at sea with HM Submarine Thames on 3rd August 1940. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval memorial in the United Kingdom.

He was the "dear and only" son of Mr and Mrs Geard, who had lived at Folkestone Road, and brother to Winnie and Mollie.

"For ever in our thoughts"

Glass, W. T.  
William Tait Glass, D/12969, was a Corporal in The Buffs, in the 6th battalion (HD). He lived at 2 Waterloo Cresecent, Dover, and died at the Shorncliffe Hospital, aged 54, on 20 January 1940.

The first part of his funeral was held at St James cemetery in Dover, United Kingdom. The hymn "Abide with Me" was sung, and as the cortege left the church for the cemetery, "O rest in the Lord" was played on the organ. The coffin was draped with the Union Flag and borne by six men from the Buffs. At the graveside a volley was fired by the regiment. 

He left a widow, Agnes, and children, Claude, Bob, Jock, and Doreen.
 

In memoriam announcement, courtesy Dover Express
 
 January 1941
In ever loving memory of my dear father, William Tait Glass, NDC, who died on active service, 20th January 1940
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn,
But at the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
His loving daughter, Doreen.
in memoriakm announcement, courtesy Dover Express In ever loving memory of a dear husband and father, William Tait Glass, NDC, who died on active service January 20th 1940. Always in our thoughts. He died that we might live, his memory hallowed in the land he loved. His loving Wife, Sons, and Daughters, and granddaughter Mavis
 


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