Coventry Blitz Victims

Coventry Blitz victims' details organised alphabetically: Surnames beginning with 'I' and 'J'

Agnes Harriett Ince nee Steel

Born 24/05/1894. Daughter of George Steel and Agnes Harriett, of Highlands, Channel View Road, Brighton, Sussex. Wife of Arthur Ince. Resided at 63 Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 46 at 63 Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry. Buried Brighton Cemetery.

Edgar Inman

Born 1907 Lancashire. Son of John Blades Inman and Clara Cockett, of 72 Colne Lane, Colne, Lancashire. Resided at 9 Melville Road, Coventry. Works Fireman, Alvis Ltd. Husband of Hilda Inman. Injured in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 at the Alvis Works, died 15/11/1940 Aged 33 at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry. Buried Chyll Churchyard.

Mary Hannah Isitt

Born 14/09/1910 at Tonypandy, South Wales. Wife of W Isitt. Resided 870 Foleshill Road, Coventry. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 27 at Foleshill Union shelter. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry.

Hazel Mary Jackson

Daughter of Mrs. D. E. Jackson, of 32 Dudley Park Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham. Probationer Nurse. Injured in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, Coventry. Died 17/04/1941 at Stratford General Hospital, Old Stratford Aged 18.

Ada Gertrude Jakeman

Wife of Walter Jakeman. Resided 9 Harrington Road. Killed 05/06/1941 at 9 Harrington Road Aged 53. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Walter Jakeman

Husband of Ada Gertrude. Resided 9 Harrington Road. Killed 05/06/1941 at 9 Harrington Road Aged 58. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Allan David James

Born 19/02/1939 at Coventry. Son of Arthur James and Ivy Eaves. Resided 15 Hermits Croft. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 Aged 2 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Arthur James

Born 13/07/1908 at Coventry. Son of Frederick Henry James and Mary Edith Theobald. Husband of Ivy Eaves. Resided 15 Hermits Croft. Member of the Home Guard. Employed Coventry Motor Fittings Limited. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 Aged 33 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Derek Alexander James

Born 09/03/1937 at Coventry. Son of Arthur James and Ivy Eaves. Resided 15 Hermits Croft. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 4 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Elizabeth James nee Mulholland

Born 1916 Scotland. Daughter of Mr. Mulholland, of 218 London Road, Glasgow, Scotland. Wife of Walter Frederick James. Housewife. Resided 23 Hermits Croft. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 24 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Ivy Eveline James nee Eaves

Born 10/09/1908 at Coventry. Daughter of William Henry Eaves and Sarah Ellen H. Watson, of 71 Catesby Road, Radford. Wife of Arthur James. Resided 15 Hermits Croft. Housewife. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 33 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

John Alfred James

Born 09/05/1913 at Nottingham. Son of John Alfred James and Sarah Eagle or Hagle, of 20 Taylors Cottages, Nelton Street, London Road, Nottingham. Husband of Barbara Olive James. Resided 15 Mount Street. Employed Standard Motor Company Limited. Killed 15/11/1940 aged 27 in Mount Street Shelter. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Kathleen Ethel James

Born 21/12/1918 at Coventry. Daughter of Frederick Henry James, and of Mary Edith Theobald. Employed Rotherhams Limited. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 22 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Mary Edith James nee Theobald

Born 08/12/1881 at Coate, Swindon. Wife of Frederick Henry James. Housewife. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 60 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Olive Mary James

Born 25/11/1911 at Coventry. Daughter of Frederick Henry James, and Mary Edith Theobald. Employed Rootes Securities Limited. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 29 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Walter Frederick James

Born 04/07/1907 at Coventry. Son of Frederick Henry James, and Mary Edith Theobald. Husband of Elizabeth Mulholland. Employed Humber Limited. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 aged 34 at 7 John Grace Street. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

William Herbert Denzil James

Born at Llwynhendy, Llanelly, Wales. Son of Thomas John James and Catherine A Jenkins of Ferndale, Llwynhendy, Llanelly, Wales. Resided 57 Milton Street. Tinplate Worker. Killed in the July Raids 05/07/1941 aged 25 at 57 Milton Street. Buried at the Baptist Chapel, Llwynhendy, Llanelly, Wales.

David John Jenkins

01/1941 at Neath South Wales. Son of Theodore and Helena Theresa Jenkins. Resided Widdrington Road, Radford, Coventry. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at Widdrington Road shelter Aged 4 Months. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Helena Theresa (Eleanor) Jenkins

Born 07/03/1912 at Neath South Wales. Wife of Theodore Jenkins. Housewife. Resided 11 Widdrington Road, Radford, Coventry. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at Widdrington Road shelter Aged 31. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Theodore Jenkins

Born 14/04/1905 at Neath South Wales. Husband of Helena Theresa. Resided 11 Widdrington Road, Radford, Coventry. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at 1 Widdrington Road shelter Aged 36. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Charles Jennings

Born 25/04/1869 at Court House Green, Coventry. Resided 72a Cromwell Street. Employed Maudslay Motors Limited. Injured in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 died 27/01/1941 Aged 71 at Hollymoor Emergency Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham. Buried St Paul’s Cemetery, Coventry.

Kenneth William Powell Johnson

Born 19/11/1912 at Coventry. Son of William Johnson and Mary Powell, of 63 Kingsland Avenue. Husband of Winifred Marjorie Johnson. Brother of Les and Maria. Resided 149 Grayswood Avenue. Employed Coventry Gauge and Tool Company Limited. A.R.P Stretcher Bearer. Killed in the April Raids whilst on duty as a stretcher bearer at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Aged 28. Buried in the Communal Grave at London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Reginald Johnstone

Born 28/11/1893 at Birmingham. Son of George a Watch and Clock repairer and Mary A. Husband of Ada Bednall. Father of George and Dorothy Johnstone. Resided 22 Wyken Way, Stoke Heath. Employed Coventry Corporation Gas Department. Killed in the Coventry Blitz at the Coventry Gas Works Aged 47. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Beatrice Ada Mansfield Jones

Born 23/07/1885 Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Daughter of James Jackson and Rachel Scott of 15 Ton Mawr Road, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire. Wife of John Osborne Jones. Resided 158 Albany Road, Coventry. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 56 at 158 Albany Road, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Clement Horace Jones

Born 26/06/1904 Walsall, Staffordshire. Son of Clement James Jones a Tailor and Mabel Harriet Hawkswood of 118 Much Park Street, Coventry. Resided at the Greyhound Hotel, Much Park Street, Coventry. Employed at the Greyhound Hotel. Injured in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 died of injuries received 15//11/1940 at Gulson Road Hospital, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Edward Jones

Son of Percy Jones and Agnes of 5 Keresley Road. Husband of Gertrude May Suddens of 57 Dillotford Avenue, Coventry. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 26 garage at 59 Dillotford Avenue, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Fanny Elizabeth Jones nee Miles

Born 05/06/1865 at Upper Ludstone, Claverley, Shropshire. Daughter of Frederick C Miles and Jane. Widow of John Jones. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 Aged 75 at 143 Grange Road, Longford, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Jane Jones nee Marson

Born 1871 Coventry. Daughter of George Marson a Ribbon Dresser and Ann Benson. Wife of William Jones. Resided 178 Radford Road. Housewife. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 Aged 70 at 178 Radford Road, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

John Jones

Born 1891 Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Husband of Annie Jones. Resided 109 Hollis Road, Coventry. Employed Morris Motors Limited. Killed in the April Raids 11/04/1941 Aged 49 at 109 Hollis Road, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

John Earnest Jones

Born 11/11/1922 at Coventry. Son of Walter Frederick Jones and Lucy Alice Ewers. Resided 40 Littlefields, Stoke, Coventry. Member of The Auxiliary Fire Service. Employed Rootes Securities Limited. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 Aged 18 at 40 Littlefields, Stoke, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry. (Please note, is listed on the memorial and in the Roll of the Fallen as Earnest John Jones, but BMD records indicate the correct name was John Earnest Jones).

Lily Jones nee Edginton

Wife of Thomas Henry Jones of 42 Heath Road. Employed Humber Limited. Killed in the April raids 09/04/1941 Aged 48 at Barras Green Club, Barras Heath. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Thomas Digby Jones

Born 26/06/1895 at Abertillery. Husband of Ethel Jones, of Queensferry, Cheshire. Resided at Grosvenor Road. Employed Alvis Limited. Member of the 7th Warwickshire (Coventry) Bn. Home Guard. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 Aged 45 at the Alvis works. Buried Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery Coventry.

William Jones

Born 1868 Coventry. Husband of Jane Marson. Resided 178 Radford Road. Master Tailor. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 Aged 70 at 178 Radford Road, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

William Henry Jones

Son of Mrs E Vickers formerly Jones. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 38 at 81 Smith Street, Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Frederick (Fred) Jowett

Born 02/11/1866 at Derby. Son of Peter Jowett and Hannah Laban. Husband of Margaret Ray Bladon. Father of Annie, Frederick, Lily, Hilda and Harold Jowett. Resided 59 Coventry Street. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 at 59 Coventry Street Aged 74. Buried Stoke St Michaels, Coventry.

Frank Harry Judkins

Born 12/02/1910 at Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire. Son of William Thomas Judkins and Julia Elizabeth Horsley. Husband of Dorothy M Davies. Resided 50 Harewood Road. Bricklayer. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 Aged 31 while visiting Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire.

Jose Milner Jupp nee Gill

Born 31/07/1898 at London. Daughter of Mrs. R. L. Gill, of 188 Stapleton Hall Road, Stroud Green, Middlesex. Wife of Robert Edgar Jupp. Mother of Brian Jupp. Resided at 72 Cannon Close, Coventry. Killed in the April Raids 12/04/1941 Aged 42 at Cannon Close. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

Robert Edgar Jupp

Born 1896 Islington. Son of Henry Richard Jupp a Silver Polisher and Maria Gibbs. Resided at 72 Cannon Close, Coventry. Husband of Jose Milner Gill. Father of Brian Jupp. Firewatcher. Killed in the April Raids 12/04/1941 Aged 44 at Cannon Close. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry.

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