Roll of Honour - Kent

Ministry of Defence

Lest We Forget

The Royal British Legion

MARGATE WAR MEMORIAL
WORLD WAR 1 AIR RAIDS

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

The names for the Margate Air raids in World War 1 are listed here.

September 1915: Margate suffered its first major daylight air raid on September 13 when a German seaplane dropped ten bombs across the town. Victims included 40-year-old lodging-house keeper Agnes Elizabeth Robins and 43-year-old Kate Bonny.

September 1917: A deadly night raid on September 30 hit the Cliff Terrace and Trinity Square areas. Victims included soldier William Leonard Hollins, 43-year-old Ellen Marie Lee, and William Lewis Walker.

KILLED IN ENEMY AIR RAIDS

ARMSTRONG	T	Spr.
BONNY	K G	Miss
COLEMAN	A	Mrs
COOPER	A M	Miss
DODMAN	J W	Baby
EMPTAGE	A	Mrs
EMPTAGE	E	Mrs
FARNHILL	B	Pte.
HOLLINS	W L	Pte.
LEE	J	Mrs
MARKS	J A	Mr.
MARKS	J A	Mrs.
MCGRATTY	J	Spr.
PARKER	T H	Mr.
ROBBINS	A E	Miss
ROBERTS	A	Mrs.
WALKER	W L	Mr.
WILLIAMS	F	Spr.

Last update 17 July, 2026

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