Civilian war dead memorial Portsmouth

[misstinkerbell77]

I wonder if anyone can help me?  My uncle, Alfred Henry William Clark B.1900 D. 11.03.1941, was a civilian who died as a result of bombing his address (32 Garnier Street, Portsmouth).  He is listed on CWGC.  I have found this website http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/cemeteries/kingston-westside.htm and am wondering why my uncles name isn't on the memorial.  Any ideas?

Thank you for any assistance you can give!

[ScouseBoy]

Write to the City Council or to the British legion. And ask them

[IMBER]

I see there is an email contact for Tim Backhouse where you can inform him of any omissions:

http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/contact.htm

Imber

[groom]

I see that the memorial was erected in November 2011 as a replacement for one that was vandalised, it could be possible that his name was missed off. As Imber says the best thing would be to contact that site - click on contact at the top as they ask if there are any omissions.

[Little Nell]

The site has a lengthy explanation of how they identified some of the missing names for the replacement plaque.

I also noticed that the inscription on both this memorial and the east-side memorial says :

"Erected to the memory of those men, women and children both known and unknown who died as a result of enemy bombing on this city and whose last resting place is near this spot."

(my emphasis)

Perhaps he was not buried there but somewhere else?

Nell

[misstinkerbell77]

Thank you all very much for your input.  I shall email the contact, as suggested.  It would be lovely if my uncles name could be added to the actual monument, but I suspect this is unlikely to happen.

Again, many thanks!

[denmart18]

I'm afraid Tim Backhouse died last year. His website is still available in memory of his hard work, but I'm not sure it is being maintained.