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Oberfeldwebel THEODOR DICKEL, German Air Force Age 23     Died 12.8.1940

Oberfelwebel THEODOR DICKEL, German Air Force, was born on 17th May 1917, serving with 3/KG51 unit of the German Luftwaffe. Portsmouth Dockyard and the other military targets of Gosport were to the area destined for an attack by Dickel's Unit on the 12th of August 1940. The Junker’s Ju 88A-1, coded 9K+CL aircraft of Theodor Dickel made its bombing approach over the Solent, a heavy anti-aircraft flak was put up. The aircraft was hit and so badly damaged that it began to lose height. It soon became obvious that the plane could not make it back to base. Over Fareham the crew, were ordered to bale out, the raider had turned vainly towards the Isle of Wight, loosing one engine, the aircraft entered a steeper dive. The crew having abandoned the aircraft, it flew on still descending, finally crashing near Godstone on the Isle of Wight, were it caught fire and was completely destroyed. Of the crewmember’s, only one survived, Gefr Flieschmann. Who was taken prisoner, the others, Oberfw Hannsmann, Gefr Czepik and Oberfw Dickel were all killed.

Oberfeldwebel THEODOR DICKEL, was buried on Thursday 15th August 1940, and is laid to rest in the War Graves Section, Row 7 Grave 3, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.

GEORG DIFFLIP Soldier, German No. 201 B.L.A. Born 3.8.1924  Died 11.6.1944 Age 19

GEORG DIFFLIP, died on Sunday 11th June 1944, at the Royal naval Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, of war wounds received in the Normandy, France, on war operations. GEORG DIFFLIP, was buried on Thursday 15th June 1944, in the War Graves Section(German Section), Row 4 Grave 6, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.

Gunner DAVID LANCELOT CHARLES DINE, R.A. 2055399, Gunner, 395th Battery, 49th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (6th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment.) Age 34 Died 9.4.1945

Gunner DAVID LANCELOT CHARLES DINE, Royal Artillery, was the son of David and Daisy Eleanor Dine, and was the husband of Laura Elsie Dine, who came from Ipswich, Suffolk. He lived at No.49 Village Road, Alverstoke. Gunner Dine, passed away at the War Memorial Hospital, Gosport, on Monday 9th April 1945, cause was not given. Gunner, DAVID LANCELOT CHARLES DINE, Royal Artillery, was buried on the 12th April 1945, and he is laid to rest, Plot 17 Space 49, and is commemorated by a CWG headstone.

Ordnance Artificer Apprentice ARTHUR PETER DISCOMBE, R.N.D/MX 54040, Ordnance Artificer Seaman 5th Class, R.N., HMS Drake - H.M.D. Devonport Age 19  Died 22.4.41

Ordnance Artificer Apprentice ARTHUR HENRY PETER DISCOMBE Royal Navy, was the son of Archie James and Lucy Winifred Discombe, who came from Portsmouth. He was killed in a large-scale air raid on Devonport Dockyard! on the night of Tuesday, 22nd of April 1941. During this enemy raid the resulting casualties were heavy, many being killed, the Barracks area of the Dockyard was badly damaged. Artificer Discombe was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Discombe, he was formerly a pupil at Gosport Central School, and sang in St Faith’s choir. He joined the Roya1 Navy as an apprentice in 1937 and was rated as Artificer in January of this year.

Ordnance Artificer Apprentice ARTHUR HENRY PETER DISCOMBE, R.N., was buried on Wednesday 30th of April 1941, the funeral service was conducted at St Faith’s Church by the Rev. H. Farmer. The chief mourners were; Mr and Mrs Discombe (parents), Mr A. Wright (uncle), Mrs Heath, Mrs Pitcher and Mrs Harfield (aunts) Mrs J. Discombe (sister in law), and Miss Peggy Bennett (fiancée). Floral tributes included tokens from Mum and Dad, Jack and Ruby, Grannie. Aunt Phil, Uncle Owen and Anne and Aunt Hett and family, Aunt Mar and family, Aunt’s Maude and Elsie, Uncle Arthur and Nancy, his Sweetheart Peggy. The Ordnance Staff at Devonport. Fellow classmate’s at Devonport, and Portsmouth. Mr & Mrs Bennett, George and Pearl, Mr and Mrs Bradley, and Mrs Haskell. Mr and Mrs Passmoor, Mr and Mrs Coles and Jack. Mrs Bamber and family. Annie, Fred and Harold. Mrs Pink and family. Mrs Pitcher and Phyl. Carrie, Bill and Milly. Mrs Morley and family.

Ordnance Artificer Apprentice ARTHUR HENRY PETER DISCOMBE, R.N., laid to rest, Plot 61 Space 52, and his final resting place is commemorated by a Family Memorial.

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