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BERLIN
SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY, Germany
BOYALL,
Rifleman, Edwin, 3969, 1st Bn, Rifle Brigade. died 17 September 1915
at PoW camp near Potsdam. Age
32. Son of the late Charles of Royal Engineers, possibly
died 1887, and Ellen Maria Boyall, possibly née Chapman, died 1909, of Dover.
In 1891 the family were at 158 Clarendon Street;
Ellen, sons Charles, born 12 October 1876 at Sandgate, Percy Robert,
born about 1881 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (died 12 February 1943 at
Westminster from heart disease), Edwin, born about 1884 in
Gibraltar, and Millie, born 1887 in Dover, christened 7 August 1887
at Christchurch, Hougham, Dover. At the time of this christening the
address was 138 Clarendon Street, and Mr Boyall's occupation was
given as bricklayer.
From Percy's records, Mrs Boyall was living at 12
Dixon Road in about 1901. Percy was at 43 Balfour Road in October
1915 as was Charles, the son, in 1914. Percy served in the King's
Royal Rifles Corps, and had been in the South Africa Campaign.
Edwin married Rosina May Brown in 1913; she later
lived at 104 Queensland Cottages, Brassey Road,
Winchester. Edwin enlisted in Dover. He went to Le Havre in
August 1914. His residence was given as Winchester. He died as a
Prisoner of War in a camp near Berlin (Döberitz) and is buried in
grave VIII L 2.
With very grateful thanks to NSB
Dudzele, P.De Vuyst for the image above. It shows the burial place of a number of
soldiers, their graves marked by crosses. Rifleman Boyle's grave is
just in front of the fourth man from the left. The image came from a
Belgian soldier also held as PoW at the camp; Gustaaf
Verhaeghe, from the 4th Infantry of the Line. He is on the left of
the image, holding the watering can.
Notes: In 1939 Charles, the son, was at the Poor
Law Institution at Union Road, Dover, given as Electrician Wireman
Royal Engineers Sapper No 25714 (Retired). Rosina, born 14 August
1886, was at 104 Brassey Road, Winchester, a domestic in the home of
the Harding family.
COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY, Germany
BEER, Staff
Serjeant (Farrier) ERNEST, T2/9639, Horse Transport, 41st Div. HQ
Royal Army Service Corps. 4 May 1919. Age 41. Son of William and
Elizabeth Beer of Eythorne, Dover; husband of Daisy E. Beer of 1 Ayton Rd, Ramsgate. III F 17
HAMBURG CEMETERY, Germany
$NEILL,
Private, CHARLES S., 10607, 1st Bn, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Died of influenza 30 November 1918. Age 22. Son of Mr and Mrs J.
H. H. Neill of 9 Westbury Rd, Dover. VI C 7
$SCARLETT, EDWARD, March 1916. grave unknown
NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, Germany
FENSOME,
Private, G, 9981, 2nd Bn, Royal Scots Fusiliers. 15 May 1915. Age
24. Son of Mr and Mrs Fensome, of Dover, probably James Fensome who
married Emma Howard at Poole, Dorset, in 1886. He was born in Poole, Dorset, and in 1901 he was
11 and living at Mill Cottages, River,
with his mother, Emma, and siblings Jane, 14, Emma H, 9, John H, 7, William,
5, and Henry Robert, who was one month old. His mother was given as the
wife of a railway labourer in the West Indies, and she was born in
Exeter, Devon. Rose, a sister, 14, was a servant to John and
Sarah Elgar, at 12 Folkestone Road. In 1907 she married Charles
Albert Nicholson. Probably John H. was
John Henry Felsome, who
died on 25 April 1915, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval
Memorial. Grave VH A 3
GIBRALTAR (NORTH FRONT) CEMETERY, Gibraltar
KIRKWOOD,
Private, GEORGE FELIX, 12064, 2nd Bn, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment) 27 March 1920. Age 19. Son of Mrs S. Kirkwood of 45
Tower St, Tower Hamlets, Dover. B 4718
DOIRAN MEMORIAL, Greece
$OSBORN, Captain, GEORGE ASHBY CHADWICK, 24 October 1917
no ref
EAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece
LINCOLN,
Stoker 1st Class, EDWARD ALFRED, 174298, HMS "Endeavour" Royal
Navy. Died of pneumonia 12 December 1918. Age 43. Long Service and
Good Conduct Medal. Son of Thomas William and Ann Maria Lincoln of
West Hougham, Dover; husband of Annie Lincoln of Oak Tree House,
High St, St. Lawrence, Ramsgate. Served in the Benin Expedition
(1897). V B 26
HELLES MEMORIAL, Greece
 MORES, Company Serjeant Major, JOHN HENRY,
7081, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Bn. Died 10 August
1915 Panel 31 and 32. Husband of
Charlotte Lucia Annabella Theresa Mores, formerly Higton, née Skladnikiewicz, of 124
Clarendon Place, Dover (the home of her sister, Agnes Hill).
Mrs Mores' first husband, John Higton, died in
Colchester in 1908, leaving her with an infant daughter, Minnie. Mrs
Higton married John Mores on 22 October 1914 in Dover. She died on
15 November 1918 from 'flu, aged 32, and is buried at St James. The
small stone in the earth marks the spot.
Her stepfather, James Hamlett, 9797, died on 17
September 1918 at the age of 48. He was in the 1st
 battalion of the
South Staffordshire Regiment, and had served in the South Africa
campaign. On rejoining to serve in the Great War he was sent to the Dardanelles, where he contracted dysentery. Ill for eight months, he
went to France after leaving hospital to guard enemy prisoners. He
returned to England continuing that duty, where he contracted fatal
 bronchitis. He is also buried at St James, LG 21.
His grave is on the extreme left, front row - the Zeebrugge plot is
in the background.
A third sister, Catherine, also lost her husband,
Edwin Jepson (left). He died on 2 March 1916 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate,
panel 12.
He had served 21 years in he Kings Own, and rejoined in September
1914. He left three children. Their son, Wilfred Henry Hudson Jepson
became a
sergeant in 14/20 Kings Hussars and he was shot in the head at Lanarca on 28 September 1956 during the Cyprus emergency.
KIRECHKOI-HORTAKOI MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece
(p) $ HARRIS,
Gunner, AMOS JOHN, 910534, "D" Bty. 129th Bde, Royal Field
Artillery. 22 October 1918. Age 28. Husband of Charlotte Hester Pilton (formerly Harris) of 3 Portland Place, Dover.
Grave 383
(p) INGRAM,
Pioneer, P T, 25801, 3rd Air Line Sect. Signals, Royal Engineers. 29
November 1918. Age 26. Son of Edith Gouch (formerly
Ingram) of 1
Lime Tree Cottages,
 Upper Eythorne, Dover and the late Samuel
Ingram. Grave 513.The
words at the bottom of the headstone read, "Gone but
not Forgotten. Mum, Dad, Sisters,
Brothers" Picture (left) by
Charles Fair
(p) THOMSON,
Major, JAMES, Mentioned in Despatches, Commanding 130th Siege Bty,
Royal Garrison Artillery (formerly the 6th Howitzers) Died of
malignant malaria and dysentery 26 November 1917. Age 42. Son of the
late John Thomson of Glasgow; husband of Edith Annie Thomson of
23 Salisbury Terrace, Stoke, Devonport. Born Glasgow. MA
Glasgow University. Was Instructor of Signalling at Dover 1914.
Served in France 1915-16 in Macedonia 1916-17. Grave 35.The
words at the bottom of the headstone read, "Faithful unto Death. I
will give thee a crown of Life" Picture (right) by
Charles Fair
LAHANA MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece
(p) $BELSEY,
Private, ALFRED ISAAC, 10443, 2nd Bn, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment) 27 July 1916. Age 19. Son of Edward and Sarah Margaret
Belsey of 13 Albion Place, Dover. II E 2
MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA, Greece
ATKINS,
Bombardier, W G, 57486, 365th Bty. 3rd Bde, Royal Field Artillery.
19 August 1916. Son of Sarah Norris (formerly Atkins) of Dover
Corner, Tilmanstone, Eastry, Kent. 1633
DENNIS, Staff
Serjeant, FREDERICK WILLIAM, 19382, Royal Engineers. attd 33rd Base
Park, Died of pneumonia 30 December 1918. Age 28. Son of John
William and Ada Maud Dennis; husband of Dora Louise Dennis of 12
Douglas Rd, Dover. 1046
RITCHIE,
Bombardier, ALEXANDER FALCONER, 60983, 133rd Bty. 129th Bde., Royal
Field Artillery. Died of wounds 14 December 1916. Son of James
Falconer Ritchie and Annie Ritchie of 18 St. Andrew's Terrace,
Crabble Avenue, Dover. 1683. Brother of
James Falconer Ritchie
$UPTON, Lance
Bombardier, HENRY, 910576, 1st Bde. Ammunition Col Royal Field
Artillery. 11 November 1918. Brother of S. Upton of Bell Inn, Shepherdswell, Dover. 739
MIKRA MEMORIAL, Greece
$WEST,
Rifleman, WILLIAM, 2116, 4th Bn, Rifle Brigade. Drowned at sea
(from SS "Princess Alberta") 21 February 1917. Age 31. Son of John
and Frances West of 4 Dour Terrace, Temple Ewell, Dover. no ref
SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece
BROWNING,
Private, T, 49925, 85th Coy, Machine Gun Corps. 23 September 1916.
Age 39. Brother of William Browning of 6 St. Radigunds Rd,
Buckland, Dover. 453
CROFTS,
Serjeant, RICHARD, T4/107566, 50th Railhead Supply Detachment, Army
Service Corps. Died of malaria 7 October 1916. Age 54. Father of
Mrs E. M. Richards of 2 Brook Cottages, Lower Rd, Temple Ewell,
Dover. 536.
$STAGEMAN, Gunner, JOHN, 15515, Royal Field Artillery. 5 June 1916.
143
STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece
$ALDERSON,
Captain, ALBERT EVELYN, 3rd Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey
Regiment) attd 1st Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 11
March 1918. Son of Mary Alderson of "Weeford" River, Dover, and
the late Rev E. A. Alderson (Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class) VI F II
BRISTOW,
Company Serjeant Major, ALFRED ERNEST, L/6162, 2nd Bn, Queen's Own
(Royal West Kent Regiment) attd 7th Bn Royal Dublin Fusiliers,
Killed in action 5 September 1916. Age 35. Son of the late Mr and
Mrs H. Bristow of Shoreham, nr Sevenoaks, Kent; husband of M. W.
Bristow of 29 Heathfield Avenue, Dover. III E
2
$GATES, Second
Lieutenant, HORACE JOHN, 16th Wing, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in
action 19 November 1917. Age 26. Son of William Henry and Norah Amy
Gates of 197 Folkestone Rd, Dover. IX E 3
from the Commonwealth War Graves
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