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9.10.2017

Gillingham

Stone cross in car park in town centre with plaques on wall behind, originally by road.

Gillingham War Memorial Erected in 1921, now situated in the car park 100 yards from here. Repaired and renovated in the diamond jubilee year of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2012

Gillingham, Dorset Rolls of Honour erected in memory of these men who fell in the Second War 1939 - 1945

P.A. Alger
W. Collis
R. Davies
D.E. Dear
J. Foulkes
J. Goodships
C. Gatehouse
J. Gould
A. Hunt

H. Kingham
E.A. Moore
P. Pitman
K. Read
E.E. Sharpe
R. Sharpe
E.L. Smith
F.H.G. Tucker
R. Whitmarsh

Framed paper scroll on wall in St Mary the Virgin Church, in side chapel.

Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945

John Foulkes
Joseph Goodships
William Collis
Albert Hunt
Ernest Edwin Sharpe
Reginald Sharpe
Ronald Davies
Percy Alger (Missing, believed killed)
Ronald Whitmarsh
Frank Tucker
Kenneth Read

Great War record of service book with WW2 fallen listed on one page at the back.

Record of service of the men of Gillingham, Dorset in the Great War. 1914-18.
Also of the men who gave their lives in the war 1939-45

In Grateful Remembrance of the men of Gillingham, Dorset, who gave their lives in the War of 1939-1945

Surname
Alger.
Collis.
Davies.
Dear.
Foulkes.
Gatehouse.
Goodship.
Gould.
Hunt.
Kingham.
Moore.
Pitman.
Read.
Sharpe.
Sharpe
Smith
Tucker
Whitmarsh

Christian Name
Percy A.
William Charles
Ronald John
Dick
John G.
Leonard Charles
Joseph Henry
Joseph
Albert Charles
Charles Harry
Frank Arthur
Phillip
Kenneth Norman
Ernest Edwin
Ronald Sydney
Ernest Leslie
Frank H.G.
Ronald Gordon

Date of Joining
1942
1940
11/7/39
1942
14/12/39
1/6/40
1940
1923
12/8/40
22/2/37
1940
19/3/42
1942
1940
1940
22/2/40
1940
20/8/42

Unit
R.A.F.
Royal Navy.
R.A.F.
R.A.M.C.
R.A.F.
5th Dorsets.
Reconn. Corps.
R.A.
R.A.
Royal Navy.
R.A.F.
9th Dorsets.
R.A.F.
Essex Regt.
Sherwood Foresters.
1st Kensington Rifles.
R.A.F.
R.A.F.

Where served
Europe
Home Waters
Europe
India
Europe
N.W. Europe
C.M.F.
China
Egypt
Home Waters
Malaya
Europe
Europe
Egypt & Italy.
Italy.
C.M.F.
N. Africa.
Europe.

Rank
Air Gunner
1st Class Stoker
Pilot Officer
Private
Air Gunner Sergeant
Sgt.
Trooper
R.S.M.
Gunner
Stoker
A.C.2.
Private
Sergeant Air Gunner
Private
Private
Private
Leading Aircraftsman
Sergeant Air Gunner

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Date of death
5/10/1945
7/12/1942
16/10/1940
12/7/1944
15/16 /9/1941
30/7/1944
24/9/1943
23/4/1942
12/11/1942
23/10/1942
15/2/1942
6/5/1944
4/5/1944
2/11/1943
9/1/1944
23/10/1943
14/11/1944
2/12/1943