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Panel 7 The Dover War Memorial

ADLEY, RONALD CHARLES. 633816. Aircraftman 1st Class, Royal Air Force. Died: 01/08/1943. Age 21. Son of Charles and Minnie Gertrude Adley, of Dover, Kent. Husband of Phyllis Eileen Adley, of Dover, Kent. Cemetery: Chungkai War Cemetery. Ref: 8. H. 5.

BAKER, S M. No information currently available.

BONES, JOHN FREDERICK HARRY. 934810. Lance Bombardier, Royal Artillery. 24 Field Regt. Died: 08/05/1943. Age 23. Son of John Richard and Elizabeth Bones. Husband of Elsie Margaret Bones, of Dover, Kent. Cemetery: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery. Ref: 23. H. 14.

BOURNER, A J. No information currently available.

COE, CYRIL RUPERT. 1409939. Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died: 17/05/1944. Age 21. Son of John and Adelaide Caroline Agnes Coe, of Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire, Wales. Cemetery: Dover, Kent. (St, James`s ) Cemetery. Ref: Sec. F.R. Grave 22.

COOMBE, E B. No information currently available.

CRAVEN, ALFRED. 1896929. Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 44 Sqdn. Died: 27/07/1944. Age 33. Husband of Elsie J. Craven, of Dover. Kent. Cemetery: La Boissiere-Sur-Evre Communal Cemetery. Ref: Coll. Grave.

EALDEN, FREDERICK WILLIAM. 1397129. Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 90 Sqdn. Died: 26/06/1943. Age 21. Son of William and Selina Ealden. Husband of Jean Marion Ealden, of Kearsney, Kent.( Kearsney, Dover Kent.) Cemetery: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 23. E. 6-8.

EALDEN, WALTER JAMES SIDNEY. 6286257. Lance Serjeant, Reconnaissance Corps. 44th (7th Bn. The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt.) Regt. Died: 14/09/1943. Age 25. Son of William and Helen Ealden. Husband of Madge Grace Ealden, of Cranbrook, Kent. Cemetery: Salerno War Cemetery. Ref: II. D. 10.

GIBBONS, J D. No information currently available.

GILLMAN, E E. No information currently available.

GILLMAN, JOHN WILLIAM THOMAS. 6288917. Private, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 2nd Bn. Died: 06/11/1942. Age 23. Son of John R. and Edith F. Gillman. of Dover, Kent. Cemetery: El Alamein War Cemetery. Ref: XIX. E. 14.

GILLMAN, KEITH REGINALD. 42053. Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force. 32 Sqdn. Died: 25/08/1940. Age 19. Son of Richard Gordon Gillman and Gladys Annie Gillman, of River, Dover, Kent. Memorial: Runnymede Memorial. Panel 8.
Pilot Officer, Keith Reginald Gillman was one of the "Few" A Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot, who failed to return from combat over the Channel off Dover and at 19.00 hours was reported missing. He was flying a Hawker Hurricane No N2433.
Born in Dover on: Dec 16th 1920 he was educated at Dover County School from 1933 to 1938 and took the London University School Certificate.
During the Battle of Britain he served at Hawkinge Airfield Kent, the closest Airfield to occupied France, and was credited his first victory on July 19th 1940, a ME 109 Fighter.
For a picture and more information: http://www.elham.co.uk/Elham/WarMemorial/hawkinge.htm

GOLDFINCH, WILLIAM LACEY. 954859. Serjeant, Royal Artillery. 76 Field Regt. Died: 26/07/1944. Age 26. Son of William Lacey Goldfinch and Ellen Charlotte Goldfinch, of Whitfield, Nr Dover. Kent. Husband of Gladys Eileen Goldfinch, of Dover, Kent. Cemetery: La delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres. Ref: IV. E. 7.

GREY, REGINALD. Sapper, Royal Engineers. 579 Field Coy. Died: 10/10/1944. Age 22. Son of Reginald and Winifred Grey, of Dover, Kent. Husband of Emily Grey, of Buckland, Dover, Kent. Cemetery: Phaleron War Cemetery. Ref: 18. F. 1.

HAMMOND, ARTHUR EDWARD JAMES. Private. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 4th Bn. Died: 18/11/1943. Age 23. Son of Emily Hammond, of Dover, Kent. Cemetery: Leros War Cemetery. Ref: I. B. 3.

HUMPHREYS, REGINALD JAMES. 6286030. Trooper, Royal Armoured Corps. 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters). Died: Italy. 27/09/1943. Cemetery: Sangro River War Cemetery. Ref: IX. A. 23.

LEIGHTON, WILLIAM. believed to be:
LEIGHTON, V W P. 13001292. Private, Pioneer Corps. 53 Coy., Aux. Mil. Died: 17/06/1940. Age 36. Husband of Beatrice Leighton, of Dover, Kent. Memorial: Dunkirk Memorial. Column 152.

MOSELING, ALFRED HARRY HAWKINS. 2094058. Lance Serjeant, Royal Engineers. 579 Army Field Coy. Died: 07/05/1943. Age 23. Son of Francis and Rose Moseling, of Buckland, Dover, Kent. Cemetery: Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery. Ref: 11. E. 17.

PULHAM, JOHN DANIEL. 1896217. Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.). Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died: 20/04/1945. Age 19. Son of Edward Stanley and Sarah Louisa Pulham, of Dover, Kent. Cemetery: St, James`s, Dover Kent. Sec. F.R. Grave 32.

WHITE, GEORGE EDWARD. 14616160. Private, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Bn. Died: 11/06/1944. Age 19. Son of Robert W. and Mary E. White, of Tower Hamlets, Dover, Kent. Cemetery: Hermanville War Cemetery. Ref: 4. E. 14.