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Lance Corporal DENNIS BERNARD BYRNE X/206,Lance Corporal, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry. Age 25 Died 28.2.1917
Lance Corporal DENNIS BERNARD BYRNE, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry, was taken ill, and admitted to the Southwark Temporary Military
Hospital, East Dulwich, his condition deteriorated. He passed away on 28th February 1917. He was returned to Gosport, where records state, some relatives lived (the details of which were not recorded).
Lance Corporal, DENNIS BERNARD BYRNE, was buried, Plot 86 Space 7, and is commemorated by a CWG/Family headstone.
Private EWARD ERNEST BUXEY 5563523, 393 battery, 48 Anti Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers. Age 47 Died 19.2.1940
Private EDWARD (TED) ERNEST BUXEY (47), was married and lived at No. 14 Bedford Street, died on Monday 19th February 1940, at his home, no cause
of death is known, He was buried on Friday 23rd February 1940, Plot 136 Space 34, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.
Sapper ANDREW CAIRNS 272721, Sapper, 51st Pioneer Corps, 51st Division, XXX Corps. Age 23 Died 8.6.1944
Sapper ANDREW CAIRNS, was the son of Andrew Waldie and Helen Pringle Cairns, and was husband of Emily Helen; they lived in Arbroath, Angus,
Scotland. Sapper Cairns was killed in action during the allied invasion of Normandy. It is thought he was killed while trying to bridge a tank trap to allow armoured re-enforcement’s, to move up to
support the infantry trying move inland from the beachheads. Shrapnel from an exploding shell wounded him, on Thursday 8th June 1944. He was brought back to this Country for burial on Saturday 10th June
1944, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.
Mr GEORGE THOMAS CAMP Age 35 Died 11.1.194 Gunner ALFRED DAWES R.A. 1476732, ‘C’ Battery, 529th Coast
Regiment, Hampshire Detachment, Royal Artillery Age 17 Died 10.1.1941 Mrs MIRRIAM HARRIS Age 36 Died 10.1.1941 Mr ISAAC CHARLES FREEMAN OWEN Age 30
Died10.1.1941 Mrs JANE MARY SHIRLEY Age 79 Died 10.1.1941
Mrs DORIS MURIEL WYNN - Master IAN WYNN Age 30, 30mnth Died 10.1.1941
The night of the 10th/11th of January 1941 was to witness one of the heaviest air raids on the Gosport-Portsmouth area of the entire war. The
wailing sirens yet again, forced many to occupy their damp and cold shelters. Many who had endured countless alarms warning of raids, which had not happened, as the aircraft flew over, looking for inland
targets! They presumably believed this was yet another occasion. This is most likely the reason, why the number of casualties was so high that night. 171 people were killed, 430 injured and 3000 were
left homeless. The raid consisted of over 300 enemy aircraft, and started at around 10:00p.m. The ‘all clear’ signal was not sounded until nearly 4:30a.m. of the early hours next day. All
were killed when their homes were bombed out.
Mr GEORGE THOMAS CAMP, (35), of 78 Henry Street, Gosport, was found dead under the ruins of his home. He was buried on Wednesday 15th January
1941, buried Plot 36 Space 95, and is commemorated by a Civilian War Grave headstone.
Gunner, FREDERICK DAWES R.A., was the son of William James and Alice Dawes, of North End, Portsmouth. (17),
were killed when their homes were bombed out. Gunner Dawes, was on duty at his post at Fort Blockhouse, manning his gun position, when he was hit by shrapnel, from a nearby exploding bomb, he was killed
instantly. Alfred Dawes’ home was in Laburnam Road, Portsmouth, He was buried on Wednesday 15th January 1941, in the War Graves Section (see plan on back pages) Row 2 Grave 6, and is commemorated
by a CWG headstone.
Mrs MIRIAM HARRIS (36) and Mrs JANE MARY SHIRLEY (79), (daughter and mother), of 7 Bournemouth Avenue, Gosport, were
recovered dead from the debris of their home. They were buried on Wednesday 15th January 1941, Plot 116 Space 60, and are commemorated by a Civilian War Grave headstone.
Two doors down the road at No. 11 Bournemouth Avenue, Mr ISAAC CHARLES FREEMAN OWEN (30), suffered the same fate. He was
buried on Saturday 18th January 1941, Plot 54 Space 44, and is commemorated by a Civilian War Grave headstone.
Mrs DORIS MURIEL WYNN (30), and her son IAN just 30 months old, were crushed to death by the rubble of
the remains of the house, 9 Bournemouth Avenue, Elson, Gosport. They were buried on Thursday 16th January 1941, Plot 53 Space 77. A Civilian War Grave headstone commemorates both.
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