Blitz Victims |
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| Frederick (Fred) William Emerson |
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Son of Arthur (Wine Merchants Clerk) and Frances Born 23/12/1892 Stoke Newington London. Husband of Olive May. Father of Ron, Alan and Gordon. Resided at 256 Hewitt Avenue and was employed by Daimler Co. Ltd. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 at 256 Hewitt Avenue. Buried in the communal grave at London Road Cemetery Coventry. | |||||
| Stanley David Endersby | Born 06/04/1910 at Fen Ditton, Cambridge. Husband of Hilda A Endersby. Resided at 19 Everlode Crescent. Employed at British Pressed Panels Limited. Member of the Auxiliary Fire Service. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 at Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital Aged 30. Buried London Road Cemetery. | ||||||
| Albert Edward George Evans | Born 10/02/1898 at Garndiffaith South Wales. Son of Elias and Clara of 30 Jubilee Road, Weston-Super-Mare. Husband of Doris (Doll). Father of Elsie. Resided 30 Eagle Street. Employed C.H. Elson & Sons Limited. Member of Civil Defence Service. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 at the Auxilary Fire Station Post, London Laundry, Stockton Road Aged 42. Buried Communal Grave London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| George Sidney James Evans | Resided at 69 Stratford Street. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 15/11/1940 at 69 Stratford Street Aged 29. Buried Communal Grave London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| Ivor Wilfred Evans | Son of Elias and Clara Evans, of 30 Jubilee Road, Weston-Super-Mare Born 15/07/1903 at Garndiffaith South Wales. Husband of Gladys. Father of Gwennie and Lorraine. Resided 231 Stoney Stanton Road. Employed C.H. Elson & Sons Limited. Member of the Auxiliary Fire Service. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 whilst on duty at London Laundry Auxiliary Fire Station Post, Stockton Road Aged 39. Buried Communal Grave London Road Coventry. | ||||||
| Clifford Farndon | Resided at 30 Cloister Street, Old Lenton, Nottingham. Member of the Auxiliary Fire Service. Injured 11/11/1940 at Coventry died 15/11/1940 Aged 31at St Cross Hospital, Rugby. | ||||||
| Arthur Farthing | Born 13/08/1888 at Newcastle on Tyne. Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Farthing. Resided 67 Smith Street, Coventry. Employed Coventry Ordnance Works. Member of the Home Guard. Killed in the April raids 09/04/1941 Aged 53 at Smith Street. Buried in the Communal Grave at London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | ||||||
| Reginald Felgate | Born 02/02/1891 at London. Husband of Florence (Florrie) G. M. Felgate. Resided 61 Broad Street, Coventry. Employed Sir W. G. Armstrong Witworth Aircraft Limited. Firewatcher. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 49 at 61 Broad Street. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | ||||||
| Wilfred Harold Fern | Born 07/11/1921 Bell Green, Coventry. Son of Frederick S and Ellen E Fern. Resided at 18 Severn Road. Employed by Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited. Member of the Home Guard. Killed in the November raids 14/11/1940 Aged 18 outside the Gaumont Cinema, Jordon Well, Coventry. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| David Stanley Fish | Born 02/02/1887 at Norton nr Malton Yorkshire. Husband of Louisa Fish. Resided at 52 Hollis Road. Employed at Morris Motors Limited. Killed in the April Raids 10/04/1940 at Hollis Road. Buried Coventry Cemetery. | ||||||
| James Arthur Fox | Son of John William a Coal Miner and Julia Sophia Fox of Outwoods, Coleorton, Leicestershire, Born 04/04/1902 Coleorton, Leicestershire. Brother of Isaac, Samuel, Janey and Livi. Husband of Gladys Mabel. Resided 22 Lammas Road. Police Sergeant Coventry City Police. Killed by a bomb blast 12/10/1940 whilst on duty by the Cranes Hotel at the top of Bishop Street Aged 37 together with PC Leedham. Buried Worthington Parish Cemetery, Worthington, Leicestershire. | ||||||
Arthur Edward Frost |
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Frost, of 45 Dane Road, Stoke, Coventry. Husband of T. E. Frost. Resided 7 Clovelly Road, Wyken, Coventry. Injured in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at 2 Wycliffe Road, West Wyken. Died later the same day at Warwick Hospital Aged 23. |
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Ethel Frost nee Morris |
Born c1892 at Coventry. Resided 62 Cross Road. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14-15/11/1940 Aged 48 at 62 Cross Road (Near to a munitions factory), Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | ||||||
| Leonard Frost | Born 28/08/1928 at Coventry. Resided 62 Cross Road. Scholar at Broad Street Boys School. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14-15/11/1940 Aged 13 at 62 Cross Road (Near to a munitions factory), Coventry. Buried in the Communal Grave, London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | ||||||
| Albert George Frowen | Resided at 59 Milton Street, Coventry. Son of Mr & Mrs Ernest Frowen of 59 Milton Street. Died 02/02/1941 Aged 22 at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital Birmingham from Injuries received in the October raids 21/10/1940 at 94 Clay Lane, Coventry. Buried Birmingham Cemetery. | ||||||
| Ernest Henry Frowen | Resided at 59 Milton Street, Coventry. Son of Mr & Mrs Ernest Frowen, husband of Audrey Edna Frowen. Died in the October raids 21/10/1940 at 94 Clay Lane Aged 33. Buried London Road Cemetery. | ||||||
| Thomas John Galsworthy | Born 21/02/1876 at Radford, Coventry. Son of William Galsworthy of 66 Foleshill Road, Coventry. Husband of Leonora L Galsworthy. Resided at 4 West Avenue, Stoke Park, Coventry. Employed by Clarke & Sons. Killed in an August Raid 30/08/1940 Aged 64 at Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital. Buried Stoke St Michaels Cemetery, Coventry. | ||||||
| Eliza Garside nee Golby | Born 25/12/1899. Daughter of the late William and Mary Ann Golby, of Lentons Lane, Hawkesbury. Wife of Edward Garside. Resided at 62 Somerset Road, Radford, Coventry. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 Aged 41 at the Motor Hotel. Dorset Road. Buried London Road Cemetery, Coventry. | ||||||
| Gwendoline May Gascoigne |
Daughter of Horace and Sarah Ann Gascoigne, of 3 Church Street, Greasborough, Yorkshire Born 05/06/1908 at Greasborough. Resided 3 Church Street, Greasborough. Nursing Sister Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 whilst on duty at Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital Aged 32. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| Fred Gatford | Born 22/02/1901 at Brighton. Son of Fred Gatford an Engine Fitter and Adeline. Brother of Gertrude. Resided at 19 May Road. Employed Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited. Member of the St Johns Ambulance Brigade. Killed in the October Raids 19/10/1940 at the Armstrong Siddeley First Aid Surgery. Cremated and ashes buried in London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| Arthur Ernest Inkson Glennie | Husband of Louisa Glennie. Resided at 100 Stepping Stone Road, Coventry. Killed in a November Raid 21/11/1940 Aged 40 at 5 Abbey End, Kenilworth. | ||||||
| Louisa Glennie nee Windsor | Born c1900 Broad Street, Coventry. Wife of Arthur Ernest Inkson Glennie. Resided at 100 Stepping Stone Road, Coventry. Listed as killed in the British Thomson-Houston Company Limited (BTH) works newspaper. Worked at the British Thomson-Houston Company Limited (BTH) at their Read Street Factory. Killed in a November Raid 21/11/1940 Aged 40 at 5 Abbey End, Kenilworth. | ||||||
| Cecil Goode | Born 1899 at Coventry Son of Harry Goode a Watch Engraver and Amy of 430 Allesley Old Road. Resided at 430 Allesley Old Road. Killed in the April Raids 09/04/1941 at the Alvis Works Shelter Aged 40. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| George Ernest Goode | Son of Mr & Mrs G Goode Born 25/12/1910 at Rugby. Resided at 47 Burnham Road. Husband of Phyllis K Goode. Employed at Humber Limited. A.R.P. stretcher bearer. Killed in the April Raids 08/04/1941 whilst on duty at Coventry & Warwickshire Hospital Aged 30. Buried in the Communal Grave at London Road Cemetery. | ||||||
| Lance Corporal Arthur (Terry) James Terence Gorman |
Son of Thomas and Mary Lilian Born 21/07/1919 at Coventry. Brother of Lillian. Resided 14 Welgarth Avenue. Employed Singer Motor Company. Member of the 11th Warwickshire Battalion (Singer) Home Guard. Killed in the April Raids in Corporation Street 09/04/1941 Aged 21. Buried London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| James (Jim) Henry Grady | Son of James Henry Grady a Cycle Fitter and Margaret of 45 Bramble Street Born 10/01/1892. Husband of Victoria May. Father of Reg and Connie. Brother of Effie and Phyllis. Late of Charter House Road. Licensee of the “Trafalgar Arms” Trafalgar Street. Killed in the April Raids 10th or 11/04/1941 at 51 Trafalgar Street Aged 49. Buried Communal Grave London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| Mary Ann Graham nee McCann | Born 1912 Cookstown, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Wife of Thomas Graham, resided 37 Radford Road, Coventry. Occupation Nurse. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 when the Armstong-Siddeley Works Shelter at Parkside received a direct hit. | ||||||
| Ethel Victoria Green |
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Resided at Top Flat, Union Street. Wife of William Green. Killed in the April Raids 14/04/1941 at Warwick Row Shelter Aged 41. Buried London Road Cemetery. | |||||
Violet Greensill or Grensell nee Howard |
Born 02/11/1918 at Exhall. Daughter of John Howard, of 294 Goodyers End, Exhall. Wife of J Greensill/Grensell. Resided 294 Goodyers End Lane, Exhall. Employed Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited. Killed in the November Raids 05/11/1940 at Foleshill Road Aged 22. Buried St Giles Cemetery, Exhall. |
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| Blanche Winifred Hadingham | Born 30/05/1919 at Coventry. Wife of Reginald Walter Hadingham. Resided at 133 Wyken Avenue. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 at 133 Wyken Avenue Aged 21. Buried in the Communal Grave London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
| Arthur Edward Hadingham | Son of Reginald Walter and Blanche Winifred Hadingham Born 25/07/1940 at Coventry. Resided at 133 Wyken Avenue. Housewife. Killed in the Coventry Blitz 14/11/1940 at 133 Wyken Avenue Aged 16 Months. Buried in the Communal Grave London Road Cemetery Coventry. | ||||||
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| Merseyside's Secret
Blitz Diary: Liverpool at War (Paperback) by Arthur Johnson |
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| Most people have heard of the destruction of Coventry and London but don’t realise how terribly Merseyside suffered. But now we read all about it in the secret diary of Arthur Johnson, a newspaper reporter who realised that his reports of events on Merseyside would be heavily censured to help keep the publics spirits high. So to keep a record of what was really happening he kept his secret diary and now we can read about the terrible destruction and loss of life experienced on Merseyside which has been illustrated with archive photos. | |||||||
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