Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

MARGATE WAR MEMORIAL
FAVERSHAM EXPLOSION NAMES

World War 1 & 2 & Other - Commemoration
Compiled and copyright © Gill Cannell & Andrew Dishman 2026

The names for the Faversham Explosion are listed here.

KILLED IN FAVERSHAM MUNITIONS EXPLOSION 2 April 1916

BARTLETT	John E	Born 1869. [Compensation claim lists him as E J BARTLETT] Relatives received £300 compensation. See also Faversham Explosion
BLEAKLEY	Thomas H	Born 1877. Aged 39. See also Faversham Explosion
CHANDLER	Alfred Henry	Born 1893 Thanet RD,Kent. Last address was 7 King's Road, Faversham, administration of his estate was granted to Ethel Geering (wife of Alfred Thomas Geering.) See also Faversham Explosion
CHIDWICK	A G	No further information currently. Probably A D CHADWICK, Relatives received £300 compensation. See also Faversham Explosion
COE	Frank	Born 1895. See also Faversham Explosion
DRISCOLL	Augustus [D]	Born 1867 Bishopsgate, London. In 1911, he was a personal weighing machine attendent in Margate. He was unmarried. See also Faversham Explosion
FAIRCLOTH	W H	No further information currently. See also Faversham Explosion
FEDARB	Albert Leslie	Born 1898 Margate. In 1911 he is a scholar living with his cousin in Dover. Son of James Thomas Fedarb and Eliza Henrietta Knapman [m. 1892] he was one of their 10 children. See also Faversham Explosion
RICHARDS	Norman George	Born 1874 Thanet RD. His last address was 43 Kings Street, Margate,administration granted to Rose Ada Susan Richards his widow. Nee Rose Ada Susan Emptage [m. 1910 Thanet RD] Relatives received £300 compensation. See also Faversham Explosion
SADDINGON	C J	Relatives received £300 compensation. See also Faversham Explosion

Last update 17 July, 2026