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Lieutenant GUSTAV LEWIS BULLIMORE, R.N. Lieutenant, Royal Navy Age 59 Died 5.9.1944
Lieutenant GUSTAV LEWIS BULLIMORE, R.N., was the son of William and Adelaide Bullimore, and the husband of Maria Dare Bullimore, and Gosport.
The Evening News dated 8th September 1944 carried the following obituary:
The death has taken place in Manchester, on Friday 5th September 1944, of LIEUTEANT LEWIS BULLIMORE R.N., who before the war, was in partnership
with Mr. B.M. Hansard. Together they ran a wholesale newspaper business in North Street, Gosport. Mr Bullimore, who was 59 years of age, joined the Royal Navy, as a boy, who was promoted to a
commissioned rank, after the Falklands Battle during the 1914-18 War.
After the Great War, he left the service, taking up residence in Gosport to become involved in the newspaper business as stated. With the
outbreak of the second World War, he was recalled, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, where he served with distinction before being invalided from the service about 2 years ago through ill health.
Lieutenant GUSTAV LEWIS BULLIMORE, R.N., was brought back to Gosport, and was buried on Thursday 11th September 1944, he is laid to rest, Plot
101, Space 102, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.
Able Seaman PERCY BUNDEY, R.N.124043, Able Seaman, Royal Navy, HMS Fisgard. Age 47 Died 4.9.1914
Able Seaman PERCY BUNDEY, Royal Navy, was the son of Charles and Esther Bundey, of Fareham. He was married Eleanor A., and their home was at No.
140 Avenue Road, Gosport. He was a pensioner, who had been recalled to the service, to help train young sailors aboard HMS Fisgard, an old wooden wall warship, which was anchored off Hardway,
Elson, Gosport. A/B Bundey became unwell, and was taken home, where his condition worsened. A doctor was called and he was diagnosed as having enteric fever (stomach condition, causing fever). After
treatment, his condition seemed to improve, but after a relapse his fever returned and complications set in. He passed away three days later on the 4th of September 1914.
Able Seaman PERCY BUNDEY, R.N., was laid to rest on the 7th of September 1914, Plot 58 Space 23, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.
Corporal GEORGE ATKINSON, R.A.F.
565463, Corporal, Royal Army Force. Age 26 Died 16.8.1940 Gunner
JACK BUNDY R.A.825880, Gunner, 57th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Age 25 Son of Wilson George and Eliza Alice Bundy, of Hardway,
Gosport.
Mr EUGENE MORRIARTY
Age 26 Corporal
ALLEN JAMES STEWART R.A.F.334962, Corporal, Royal Air Force Age 48
Private WILLIAM TEES
6213628, Private, Middlesex Regiment Age 27 Son of David and Annie K.B. Tees, of Glasgow. Private
NORMAN DENIS WENHAM 6213355, Private, Middlesex Regiment Age
25
Aircraftsman ROBERT TERNCE YATES R.A.F. 919260, Aircraftsman 1st Class, Royal Air Force Age 21 All died 16.8.40
On Friday 16th August 1940, heavy air attacks on south coast airfields continued. RAF Station, Gosport and the Royal Naval Air Station at
Lee-on-Solent, were the designated targets for part of a large force of enemy aircraft, which split up into three smaller formations, as they approached the Isle of Wight. One formation attacked RAF
Tangmere, the main Sector Station for Sector ‘A’ of No. 11 Group. Despite being intercepted, the enemy raiders succeeded in destroying a couple of hangars, and badly damaging many other
buildings. Casualties were heavy, in one air-raid shelter, eighteen WRAF personnel were killed, when the shelter received a direct hit. The third formation turned back on its self. This formation
consisted of Junkers 88’s and they dive bombed the RADAR Station on St. Boniface Down, above Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight. This Ventnor Station, was part of the Chain of early warning system. The personnel had detected the oncoming large flight, and had taken shelter when the planes were nearly overhead. Thankfully no personnel were killed. But the RADAR equipment was so badly damaged that the Station remained out of service for around four weeks. The remaining formation forged on ahead, attacking the airfields at Gosport and Lee-on-Solent. The attack started at 13:00p.m., when ten Ju 87’s masked by the sun, dive bombed from 10,000 feet reaching just 500 feet above the ground they released their bombs. The ground defences opened up with everything they had, but to little avail. Again, the airfield’s non-essential personnel had been ordered to take shelter. The Technical Blocks, cookhouse and a house were seriously damaged.
Corporal GEORGE ATKINSON, Royal Air Force, age 26, was the son of Andrew Cosser Mather and Louisa Atkinson, he came from Jarrow, Co. Durham. He
was busy on routine duties on the airfield. Corporal Atkinson was among those killed, it is believed that he was in one of the hangars, which were badly damaged. The air station took some time to recover
after the raid. The Atkinson family lost two other sons during the Second World War, both are commemorated on the headstone of their brother George. Corporal GEORGE ATKINSON, Royal Air Force, was buried
on Wednesday 21st August 1940, in the War Graves Section (see plans on back pages), Row 1 Grave 10, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone. The Station’s fire engine, which rushed to put out the
fire was hit, Corporal ALLEN JAMES STEWART (48) and A/C 2 ROBERT TERENCE YATES (21) were killed.
In the anti-aircraft gun positions, Private WILLIAM TEES (27) and Private NORMAN DENIS WENHAM (25) were killed when their gun position was hit.
They were serving with Middlesex Regiment, who at the time was drafted as part of the airfields ground defences. Mr EUGENE MORRIARTY (26) a civilian construction worker, employed by Wimpey’s was
working on expansion of the airfield by Rowner Lane. He was trying to take shelter, but was killed by a near miss, when the bomb exploded.
Just to the north of the airfield a heavy anti-aircraft battery sited at Holbrook, were in the thick of the action. As one of the Stuka dive-bombers
slightly overshot, he delayed his bomb release, and aimed at the gun site. The bomb fell right in front of No. 4 gun. A sergeant lost his arm in the blast. Gunner JACK BUNDAY (25), manning the gun, was
hit by a large piece of shrapnel, which tore through the armoured protection around the gun, fatally wounding him. He was taken to Haslar, Royal Naval Hospital, but died a few hours later. The battery,
manned by men of the 215th Battery, 57th Regiment of the Royal Artillery, continued to fire with the remaining three guns. It is of high merit, that the women of the NAAFI, also serving at the gun-site,
were commended for their bravery and courage in immediately going to the aid of the injured men. Unlike the reactions, the ‘big brass’ said would happen when they were under fire! One up to
all the brave women who served during wartime.
Details of the burials, which took place 20th August 1940, in the War Graves Section: Gunner Bunday buried Row 4 Grave 12, Corporal
Stewart Row 1 Grave 12, Private Tees Row 2 Grave 4, Private Wenham Row 2 Grave 2, A/C 2 Yates Row 2 Grave 8
Also buried on the 20th August 1940, was Mr Morriarty, who was laid to rest Plot 195 Space 65, and is commemorated by a
Civilian War Grave headstone.
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