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Remembering the victims of Zeebrugge

14:30, 06 March 2012

updated: 13:20, 15 November 2019

Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
Herald of Free Enterprise disaster

by Graham Tutthill

Survivors and relatives of those who died in the Zeebrugge ferry
disaster 25 years ago are attending a special service in Dover
today.

The service is taking place at St Mary's Church and more
than 200 people are expected to attend.

They are leaving memories of their loved ones to be included in
a Book of Remembrance which is being compiled, and stars are being
used to provide a lasting legacy of memories to those
who died when the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized, on March 6,
1987.

Dover St Mary's church,Rev David Ridley holds up Stars against the Herald Window.
Dover St Mary's church,Rev David Ridley holds up Stars against the Herald Window.

Family and friends of victims as well as anyone affected by the
disaster are recording their feelings on the stars as part of a
service to mark the anniversary of the disaster.

The address is being given by the Bishop of Dover, the
Rt Rev Trevor Willmott. Among those attending are the Admiral the
Lord Boyce, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, as well as civic
dignatories including the Mayor of Dover, Cllr Ronnie Philpott.

A total of 193 people died. Their names are already included on
a Roll of Honour below a stained glass window commemorating the
event at the church.

Muffled peals of bells rang before the service and will be
rung again this evening. Among the bellringers is a P&O Ferries
employee, four people who took part in the muffled ringing at
the time of the tragedy, and retired school teacher whose pupils
lost close family members.

Tomorrow morning, another muffled quarter peal will be rung as a
reminder of the scenes in the town on the following
morning.

A new memorial will be created on Dover seafront after the
service when roses are planted in an area in front of the Gateway
Flats, and relatives will also have the opportunity to cast wreaths
and flowers into the sea from the Prince of Wales Pier.

Those who died were:

Barry Allen, 49, of Folkestone.
Cook.

Eileen Baddeley, 41, of Wallasey.
Passenger.

Ian Baddeley, 54, of Wallasey.
Passenger.

Richard Barnard, 38, of Deal.
Quartermaster.

Lee Birtles, 38, of River.
Storeman.

Norman Blanchard, 49, of Essex.
Passenger.

Robert Boatwright, 36, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Daphne Bonner, 41, of Gravesend.
Passenger.

Terence Bonner, 42, of Gravesend.
Passenger.

Jennifer Braganza, 20, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

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Herald of Free Enterprise window

Jody Bray, 7, of Teynham. Passenger.

John Bray, 32, of Teynham.
Passenger.

Gerard Brazil, 43, of Dover. Cook.

Carole Buckley, 37, of Yeovil.
Passenger.

Nichola Buckley, 13, of Yeovil.
Passenger.

Patrick Buckley, 44, of Yeovil.
Passenger.

Diana Bunker, 29, of Germany.
Passenger.

Nadine Bunker. Passenger.

Lynda Burt, 38, of Dover.
Stewardess.

Daniel Burthe, 42, of Folkestone.
Cafeteria supervisor.

Laura Bushaway, 12, of Milton Keynes.
Passenger.

Ronald Bushaway, 63, of Milton Keynes.
Passenger.

Rosina Bushaway, 59, of Milton Keynes.
Passenger.

Glen Butler, 25, of Folkestone.
Steward.

Astrid Cain, 55, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Janice Cain, 32, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Percy Calder, 45, of Sholden.
Steward.

Linda Cockram, 24, of Wembley.
Passenger.

Edward Crofton, 52, of River.
Passenger.

Robert Crone, 48, of St Margaret’s.
Senior chief engineer.

Margaret Cross, 42, of Berkshire.
Passenger.

Stanley Darby, 57, of Hawkinge. Chef
Petty Officer.

Wayne Davies, 25, of Wales.
Passenger.

Brian Delafield, 47, of Maidstone.
Passenger.

Carol Delafield, 43, of Maidstone.
Passenger.

Sharon Delafield, 17, of Maidstone.
Passenger.

David Disbury, 37, of Dover. Assistant
purser.

Andrew Dockrill, of Essex.
Passenger.

Emma Dockrill, 17, of Essex.
Passenger.

Patricia Dockrill, 41, of Essex.
Passenger.

Paul Donnelly, 24, of Southampton.
Passenger.

Paul Dowman, 22, of Essex.
Passenger.

Carol Dowie, 32, of Chatham.
Passenger.

Irene Dowie, 65, of Chatham.
Passenger.

Clayton Dyer, 18, of Whitfield.
Steward.

The Herald of Free Enterprise, which sank off Zeebrugge on March 6, 1987.
The Herald of Free Enterprise, which sank off Zeebrugge on March 6, 1987.

Brian Eades, 47, of St Margaret’s. Senior
purser.

Maureen Edwards, 48, of
Nottinghamshire. Passenger

Ann English, 29, of Strood.
Passenger.

Graham Evans, 43, of St Margaret’s.
Electrician.

Thomas Everard, 23, of County Meath.
Passenger.

Steven Ewell, 23, of Folkestone.
Steward.

Louise Finnegan, 20, of
Cambridgeshire. Passenger.

Roy Finnegan, 41, of London.
Passenger.

Alan Firbank, 21, of Leicester.
Passenger.

Andrew Fox, 11, of Maidstone.
Passenger.

Terence Frame 34, of Deal. Senior
barman.

Alison Gaillard, 27, of north west
London. Passenger.

Francis Gaillard, 27, of north west
London. Passenger.

John Gaylard. Passenger.

Christopher Glendenning, 41, of
Cheriton. Passenger.

Nicholas Gough, 19, of Aylesham.
Steward.

Eileen Gudgeon, 48, of Essex.
Passenger.

Julius GutwurcelI, 78, of Surrey.
Passenger.

Geoffrey Haney, 30, of Dover. Second
cook.

David Harris, 24, of London.
Passenger.

Lita Harris, 34, of West Malling.
Passenger.

Nicholas Harris, 39, of Gillingham.
Passenger.

Elsie Hartley, 65, of Derbyshire.
Passenger.

Hazel Hartley, 38, of Derbyshire.
Passenger.

Joseph Hartley, 65, of Derbyshire.
Passenger.

Richard Hartley, 31, of Derbyshire.
Passenger.

Patricia Hawley, 40, of Derbyshire.
Passenger.

Dean Hayward, 27, of Deal.
Motorman.

Barry Head, 25, of St Mary’s Bay.
Steward.

Robert Heard, 36, of Coventry.
Passenger.

Steven Helkvist, 24, of Dover.
Cook.

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Herald of Free Enterprise header

Richard Higgins, 20, of Surrey. Passenger.

Peter Hilling, 47, of Germany.
Passenger.

Simon Hinton, 32, of Basingstoke.
Passenger.

Susan Hinton, 36, of Basingstoke.
Passenger.

Richard Hobbs, 23, of Aylesham. Able
seamen.

Peter Hood, 51, of Dover.
Passenger.

Rebecca Horton, 23 days, of Essex.
Passenger.

Sharon Horton, 28, of Essex.
Passenger.

Anna Howard, 46, of east London.
Passenger.

Catherine Howard, 2I, of east London.
Passenger.

Stuart Hurley, 17, of Yeovil.
Passenger.

Maurice Ibbotson-Gale, 36, of
Scunthorpe. Passenger.

Ivy Jackson, 66, of Burton-on-Trent.
Passenger.

Patricia Jefferson, 38, of Sussex.
Passenger.

William Jefferson, 40, of Sussex.
Passenger.

Edward Johnson, 17, of Milton Keynes.
Passenger.

Kathleen Johnson, 43, of Milton
Keynes. Passenger.

Stephen Kenny, 33, of Gillingham.
Passenger.

Brenda Lamb, 31, of London.
Passenger.

Frances Lamy, 42, of east London.
Passenger.

Kim Lamy, 20, of east London.
Passsenger.

Steven Lamy, 11 months, of east
London. Passenger.

Victoria Lamy, 66, of east London.
Passenger.

Christopher Lawrence, 49, of
Lancashire. Passenger.

Ian Lawson, 24, of Dover. Steward.

Graham Lennox, 38, of Essex.
Passenger.

Mark Lennox, 13, of Essex.
Passenger.

Gary Lloyd, 19, of Leicestershire.
Passenger.

Shirley Lopez, 40, of Surrey.
Passenger.

Angus MacKay, 43, of Deal. Cook.

Terence Maloney, 55, of Hertfordshire.
Passenger.

Robert Mantle, 40, of Deal. Radio
officer.

Paul Marshall, 34, of Rochester.
Passenger.

Mildred Martin, 61, of Basingstoke.
Passenger.

Peter Martin, 53, of Sussex.
Passenger.

Catherine Mason, 28, of Germany.
Passenger.

Loranda Massey, 25, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Sheila McKenny, 53, of St
Leonard’s-on-Sea. Passenger.

Alan Medhurst, 25, of Dover.
Steward

John Millgate, 26, of Dover.
Passenger.

Ivor Moat, 36, of Canterbury.
Cook.

Christopher Moy, 29, of Cheriton.
Passenger.

Edward OIdfield, 54, of Dover.
Steward.

Kiran Parsons, 28, of Nottinghamshire.
Passenger.

Hugh Pashley, 37, of Farnborough.
Passenger.

Neil Patterson, 47, of High Wycombe.
Passenger.

Nicola Payne,20, of Hastings.
Passenger.

Thomas Peach, 42, of Staffordshire.
Passenger.

Margaret Pelling, 58, of Beckenham.
Passenger.

Lea Pennicard, 18, of Essex.
Passenger.

Darren Perkins, 21, of Hastings.
Passenger.

Simon Perkins, 18, of Hastings.
Passenger.

Bettina Picinco, 49, of Cleveland.
Passenger.

Emily Peirce, 4, of Sittingbourne.
Passenger.

Fiona Pinnells, 20, of Aylesbury.
Passenger.

Heidi Pinnells, 12, of Aylesbury.
Passenger.

Egerton Quested, 39, of Eythorne.
Steward.

Karen Ray, 22, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Stephen Redman, 30, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Jacqueline Reeder, 16, of Dunstable.
Passenger.

Jonathan Reynolds, 19, of
Buckinghamshire. Passenger.

Merna Richards, 31, of Canterbury.
Stewardess.

Ernest Rodgers, 52, of Dover.
Motorman.

David Santer, 48, of Folkestone.
Steward.

Michael Saunders, 41, of Gillingham.
Passenger.

David Saxby, 44, of Luton.
Passenger.

William Schmidt, 34, of London.
Passenger.

David Scott, 20, of Cheshire.
Passenger.

Wayne Sculthorpe, 19, of Leicester.
Passenger.

John Seely, 62, of Swanley.
Passenger.

Joyce Seely, 61, of Swanley.
Passenger.

Norman Sherratt, 40, of south east
London. Passenger.

Patricia Simpson, 39, of Welwyn Garden
CIty. Passenger.

Sadersham Lal Singhal, 57, of
Nottinghamshire. Passenger.

Michael Skippen, 29, of Canterbury.
Head waiter.

Brian Smith, 29, of Manchester.
Passenger.

Donna Smith, 27, of Manchester.
Passenger.

Sean Smith, 2I months, of Manchester.
Passenger.

Mary Smith, 44, of Essex.
Passenger.

Michael Smith. Passenger.

Richard Smith, 33, of Gillingham.
Passenger.

Rosemary Smith, 25, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Stephen Smith, 32, of Heme Bay.
Passenger.

Barry Sopp, 39, of Bedfordshire.
Passenger.

Anthony Spink, 41, of Whitfield.
Steward.

Martin Spooner, 31, of Enfield.
Passenger.

Neil Spooner, 37, of Essex.
Passenger.

Stephen Sprules, 17, of Dover.
Catering assistant.

James Stanyer, 48, of Farnborough.
Passenger.

Alan Stedman. Passenger.

Piotr Swietochowski, 33, of west
London. Passenger.

Beverley Taylor, 36, of Germany.

Carol Taylor, 30, of south east
London. Passenger.

Stephen Taylor, 34, of south east
London. Passenger.

Donald Thirkettle, 57, of
Middlesex. Passenger.

Gary Thomas, 23, of the Royal
Artillery. Passenger

Christopher Thumwood, 30, of
Broadstairs. Second engineering officer.

Janet Turner, 30, of Meopham.
Passenger.

Stephen Turner, 38, of Meopham.
Passenger.

Colin Virtue, 46, of Bromley.
Passenger.

Jacqueline Virtue, 44, of Bromley.
Passenger.

John Warwick, 29, of Folkestone.
Steward.

Alan Waters, 61, of Berkshire.
Passenger.

Molly Waters, 56, of Berkshire.
Passenger.

Dolvis Wellington-Fray, 28, of West
Norwood. Passenger.

David Whitworth, 36, of Liverpool.
Passenger.

Margaret Wieliczko, 22, of south
London. Passenger.

Derek Wilson, 61, of Sheffield.
Passenger.

Melanie Wilson, 23, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Alan Woodall, 24, of Luton.
Passenger.

Derek Woodhouse, 62, of Essex.
Passenger.

Nora Woodhouse, 54, of Essex.
Passenger.

Kevin Worsley-Smith, 25, of Dover.
Steward.

Betty Wren, 32, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Stephen Wren, 32, of Middlesex.
Passenger.

Jacqueline Wyatt, 24, of London.
Passenger.

Christine Young, 32, of Sittingbourne.
Passenger.

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