Gillingham Park Fete Tragedy

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We the undersigned petition Medway Council to repair the graves of the 15 men and boys who died in the Gillingham Park Fete Tragedy on 11 July 1929, particularly those which have fallen into serious disrepair and those that have not been marked correctly, or even not marked at all.

Furthermore, we petition Medway Council to erect a permanent memorial to commemorate the tragedy, not only in the memory of those six men and nine boys who perished, but also for those who witnessed the horror unfold before their eyes, and to ensure that this tragedy is never forgotten.

625 Signatures

  • Alan W Collins
  • Lori Oschefski
    • Comments
    • Its a shame and a true tragdy that this event is not remembered and that the state of these graves have fallen into such bad repair.
  • Katie Ford
  • Cheryl Jackson
    • Comments
    • Imagine if it were one of your own family ....come on guys lets do this!
  • Barbara Whiteside
    • Comments
    • please remember.....they deserve it
  • Natasha King
  • Merilyn Latimer
  • Peter MASON
  • Judy Mann
    • Comments
    • each of the victims deserve a memorial as do their families
  • The Wigley Family
    • Comments
    • The graves need urgent attention to prevent their further decline. A permanent memorial to the victims of this horrific disaster is long overdue.
  • Nancy Noakes-Morrison
  • mervyn Lamb
  • Geoff Gillon
  • Clifford D Rule
    • Comments
    • As a relative, i think some quiet digity is in order.
  • Mark Power
  • Amie Wallington
  • Emma Webb
  • John Janman
    • Comments
    • Please do something!
  • Kevin Smith
  • Annette Campbell Koloscha
    • Comments
    • Please give the respect & dignity due to the victims of this tragedy.
  • Karyn Higgins
  • Katherine Taylor
    • Comments
    • support for a friend and to make things right
  • Paul Jackson
    • Comments
    • do something about it!!!!!
  • Lorraine Stewart
  • Megan Hill
    • Comments
    • Please do something, such a tragic situation!
  • Gayle Walker
  • Lisa Forman
    • Comments
    • Respect the dead as you did when they lived.
  • Teresa Almond
  • carol wallington
    • Comments
    • i support this petition cos we should not for get
  • Karl Martin
  • Emma Powsey
  • Dorothy Phillips
    • Comments
    • I was a childhood friend of a victim's family
  • Brittany Hays
  • Joseph E Gonzales
  • LORIE GAGNIER
  • dave jolliffe
  • Hollie Hunt
  • Emma Phillips
    • Comments
    • Please repair the graves, I come form Gillingham and it is important that tragedies like this are not fogotten.
  • David Perry
    • Comments
    • Due to the circumstances and trgic loss of life I believe more should be done to remember thses people
  • Peter Collison
    • Comments
    • It is only fair and just they should be remembered for what they suffered.
  • Chris D Ford
    • Comments
    • Very keen on local History...I want to support this 100\%
  • Sarah Mears
    • Comments
    • Gt Grandaughter of Fireman Cokayne
  • Mrs. M. Oschefski
    • Comments
    • I am an 87 year old first cousin of Eric Edward Cheesman who perished in this fire. I was adopted at the age of 2 therefore denied knowing my birth family until my daughter started her research. Its very shocking and tragically sad to know what happened to my father's family. I am very disturbed by the state of these graves and my wishes would be to see them repaired and a memorial placed so that their suffering and the suffering of their families not be forgotten.
  • Paul (KHF)
  • Jason Hill
    • Comments
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  • Chris Fitchett
  • Theresa Collins
  • Louise Cokayne
    • Comments
    • Francis Bull Cokayne , volunteer fireman, was my great uncle. I grew up with pictures of him in my fathers photograph album far away in South Africa. I have only recently learned the circumstances of his death.
  • Alexis Jung
    • Comments
    • it is so sad to read about their horrible deaths, let's show them some of the respect they deserve!
  • Richard Ford
    • Comments
    • important piece of our local history of which not enough survives already