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| Nellie Twamley nee Brookes | Born 1894 at Coventry. Daughter of Lewis Brookes a File Manufacturer and Jane nee Bailey. Wife of Oliver (see below). Resided at 84 Little Park Street. Killed in the April Raids at Grosvenor Road, 10th April 1941 buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
| Oliver Twamley |
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Born 1892 at Coventry son of Herbert and Emma Twamley. Resided at 84 Little Park Street. Husband of Nellie nee Brookes. Employed Rootes Securities Ltd, killed in the Coventry Blitz in Little Park Street on the 15th November 1940 buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||||
Ethel Twite |
Born 06/1888 Rushall, Norfolk. Wife of Horace Samuel Twite. Resided 50 Castle Street. Housewife. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1940 at the White Horse, East Street Aged 53. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry. |
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Horace Samuel Twite |
Born 02/1888 at Kings Lynn. Husband of Ethel Twite. Resided 50 Castle Street. Employed as Fruiterer, Barrack Square. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1940 at the White Horse, East Street Aged 54. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry. |
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| Esther Villiers | Wife of A W Villiers of 22 Hartlepool Road. Mother of Esther Walford and Harry H Villers grandmother of Edwin, Esther and Norman Walford who all died at 12 Miles Meadow in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940, Esther was Aged 67. | |||||||||
| Harry H Villiers | Son of A W Villiers and Esther of 22 Hartlepool Road. Died at 12 Miles Meadow in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 39. | |||||||||
Harry Shiers Walbank |
Son of the late Thomas and Nancy Wallbank, of 3 Haslam Street, Burnley, Lancashire. Husband of Bessie Wallbank. Resided 76 Capmartin Road, Radford. Killed in the April Raids 11/04/1941 at Capmartin Road Aged 44. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. |
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| Edwin E (Ted) Walford (Snr) | Born 12/02/1908 at Coventry. Son of Edward and Annice Elizabeth Walford of 33 Princess Street. Husband of Esther Walford. Father of Edwin (Jnr), Esther, and Norman listed below also of Joyce and Annice. Resided at 12 Miles Meadow. Employed at the British Thomson-Houston Company Limited. Died Aged 32 in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 at 12 Miles Meadow. Buried Coventry Cemetery. | |||||||||
| Edwin E (Teddy) Walford | ||||||||||
| Born 08/04/1930 at Coventry. Son of Edwin and Esther Walford. Resided at 12 Miles Meadow. School Boy. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 at 12 Miles Meadow Aged 10. Buried Coventry Cemetery. | ||||||||||
| Esther Walford (Snr) nee Villiers | Born 1909. Resided at 12 Miles Meadow. Wife of Edwin E Walford. Employed at the British Thomson-Houston Company Limited. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 Aged 32 at 12 Miles Meadow. Buried Coventry Cemetery. | |||||||||
| Esther Walford (Jnr) | Born 07/04/1937. Resided at 12 Miles Meadow. Daughter of Edwin and Esther Walford. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 Aged 4 at 12 Miles Meadow. Buried Coventry Cemetery. | |||||||||
| Norman Walford | Born 25/04/1928. Son of Edwin and Esther Walford. Resided at 12 Miles Meadow. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 Aged 12 at 12 Miles Meadow. Buried Coventry Cemetery. | |||||||||
| Gordon Wilfred Ward | Son of the late John A Ward and Ethel L Ward of 11 Awson Street Born 24/04/1916 at Coventry. Resided at 11 Awson Street. Employed at the Ordinance Depot Coventry. Fire Watcher. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 Aged 24 at Awson Street. Buried in the communal grave at London Road Cemetery. | |||||||||
| Patricia Ward | Born 1937 at Coventry Daughter of Mrs D M Ward Resided at 25 Nicholas Street. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 at the City Isolation Hospital Whitley Aged 3. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
| Thomas Ward | Born 17/07/1897 at Coventry. Husband of Louisa Ward. Father of Bert and George. Resided at 26 Stoney Stanton Road. Employed as an Auctioneers Porter. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 at Stoney Stanton Road Aged 45. Buried in the communal grave at London Road Cemetery. | |||||||||
Minnie Martha Doyle Warner |
Wife of E. J. Warner. Resided 6 Bateman's Acre, Radford, Coventry. Worked for the General Post Office. Injured in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at Bateman's Acre. Died later the same day at Warwick Hospital Aged 37. |
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William (Billy) Watchorn |
Resided 30 Alliance Way, Coventry. Husband of Evelyn. Father of Derek. Died 09/04/1941 at Warwick Hospital Aged 41. |
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Thomas Edward Watkin |
Born 25/10/1905. Son of Samuel Watkin, of Barnacle, Coventry. Husband of Gladys Watkin. Resided 77 Oldham Avenue, Wyken, Coventry. Employed C. M. F. Far Gosford Street. Leading Fireman (Auxiliary Fire Service). Injured 11/04/1941 whilst on duty at Meadow Street, Spon End, Coventry. Died later the same day at Warwick Hospital Aged 35. |
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| Ernest Matthew Weeks | Son of Ernest and Violet Lily Weeks of 84 Capmartin Road. Brother of Sid. Resided at 84 Capmartin Road. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 at the Daimler Works Aged 15. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
| Joseph Willetts | Born 1897 Birmingham. Resided 2 Coventry Street. Husband of Maria. He was employed by Riley Motors Limied. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 Aged 45 at the Barras Green Working Mens Club. Buried in the communal grave at London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
| Maria Willetts nee Copeland | Daughter of Amelia Copeland of 29 Coventry Street. Born 29/01/1901 Coventry. Resided 2 Coventry Street. Wife of Joseph. She was employed as Manageress at the Barras Green Working Men’s Club. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 Aged 45 at the Barras Green Working Men’s Club. Buried in the communal grave at London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
| Annie Amelia Willetts | Daughter of Joseph and Maria Born 08/04/1924 at Coventry. Resided at 2 Coventry Street. Employed as a Hairdresser at Gerald Lucas Limited. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 Aged 16 at the Barras Green Working Men’s Club. Buried in the communal grave at London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
Harry Willson |
Born 11/11/1923 at Coventry. Son of William John Willson and Clara. Resided 8 Queen Mary’s Road, Foleshill, Coventry. A. R. P. Employed as Stores Assistant at Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Limited. Injured in the April Raids 08/04/1941 died 09/04/1941 at Warwick Hospital Aged 17. May have been buried at Warwick municipal cemetery. |
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John Wilson |
Resided 39 Much Park Street. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1941 at Warwick Row Shelter Aged 63. Buried London Road Cemetery. |
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Mary Alice Wilson nee Carrington |
Born 19/02/1868 at Rugby. Resided 201 Attleborough Road, Nuneaton. Daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Jane Carrington, of Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Widow of Alfred Wilson. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 at 51 Spon Street Aged 72. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. |
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Annie Wiseman nee Carlin |
Born 12/11/1914 at Londonderry. Daughter of the late John and S. Carlin, of 127 Middlecotes, Tile Hill. Wife of Richard Wiseman. Resided 407 Foleshill Road. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 Aged 25. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry. |
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Eric (William or Walter) Worrod |
Born 22/02/1908 at Coventry. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Worrod. Resided 32 Glencoe Road. Employed as a Clerk in the Electricity Department at the Council House. Enlisted in the Auxillary Fire Service in 1938 ( Humber Road Fire Station). Injured whilst on duty in the April Raids 11/04/1941 died at Gulson Road Hospital 13/04/1941 of wounds received Aged 33. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. |
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Ann Yardley |
Resided at 25 Bristol Road. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 56. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. |
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| James (Harold) Yarrow | Born 09/08/1880 at Cambridge. Son of James Yarrow of Freeman Street. Husband of Julia Yarrow of 675 Stoney Stanton Road. Brother of Daisy. Employed Coventry Corporation Transport Department. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 60 at Broadgate. | |||||||||
| Florence Yates | Daughter of the late William and Eliza Hall. Widow of Charles Yates. Resided at Fords Hospital, Grey Friars Lane. Matron of Fords Hospital. Crushed by falling masonry at Fords Hospital 15/10/1940 Aged 65. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||||||
| Frederick Samuel Yeomans | Born 07/05/1870 at Coventry. Son of Samuel Yeomans. Resided 8 Palmerston Road. Freeman of the City of Coventry. Manufacturer at 48 Spon Street. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 70 at Palmerston Road. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | |||||||||
| Alfred Young | Born 02/1900 at Redditch. Husband of Freida Beatrice Young. Resided 6 Bond Street. Fish Carter with own business. Killed in the October Raids 21/10/1940 Aged 41 at 4 Percy Street. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | |||||||||
| Freida Beatrice Young | Born 31/08/1900 at Redditch. Wife of Alfred Young. Resided 6 Bond Street. Housewife. Killed in the October Raids 21/10/1940 Aged 41 at 4 Percy Street. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | |||||||||
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| Bombers and Mash: The
Domestic Front, 1939-45 (Paperback) by Raynes Minns |
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| Bombers and Mash tells the story of the domestic front during the Second World War. It gives an insight into the average women’s day to day struggle to make meals for their families with the small amount of food that they received; it even contains recipes from the time to help you really appreciate what life was like. Anyone interested in the period will find this book intriguing. | ||||||||||
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