Aircraft exploded while being loaded with bombs at RAF Manston, aged 23
Aircraftman 1st Class Ronald Charles Foster
Category: 👥 Beyond the Family Tree
Flying Officer Albert James Derrick
Plane exploded in mid-air, probably hit by flak, aged 26
Corporal Ronald Alfred Clegg
Died of wounds sustained in a tank battle, aged 22
Sergeant Thomas William Chaston
Bomber crashed shortly after take-off, cause unknown, aged 21
Flight Sergeant Reginald Gilbert Bradley
Testing a bomber in high-altitude turbulence, aged 28
Able Seaman Archie Bennett
Lost at sea aboard a mined minesweeper, aged 22
The mysterious disappearance of Arthur Earle
Arthur Earle (1896-1977) a soldier in WW1, later disappeared and started a new life in England, leaving a tale of resilience and transformation.
A trailblazing free-thinker
Vera Conway Gordon (1874-1955) a suffragist, novelist, community leader, advocate for women's rights, and trailblazer for social progress
A Good Friday sacrifice
Percy Henry Gordon (1885-1912) on Good Friday 1912 a young hero sacrifices his life to save a little girl from drowning in Rochester, Kent
A ‘blue on blue’ disaster
A tragic wartime incident during a military demonstration when a pilot mistakenly fired on spectators, causing the deaths of dozens of Army and Home Guard officers and men
