Christmas Eve will mark 100 years since the first bomb to fall on British soil was dropped on Dover, at the start of the Great War.

The explosive landed in Taswell Street but was intended for Dover Castle. It fell short and threw a gardener at St James’s Rectory, James Banks, from a tree he was pruning. Mr Banks was not seriously hurt.

The Mayor of Dover, Cllr Pam Brivio, will lay a floral tribute to mark the date.

A blue plaque will be placed on the spot where the explosive fell.

She will be joined by the Honorary Freemen of Dover and the chairman of the Dover Society, Derek Leach. The Rev Peter Sherred will be officiating.

By the end of the First World War, some 184 bombs had been dropped on the town.