Bordesley Bombings

[Shortie]

I have just found out this morning that my grandmother's cousin , Lucy Wood, was killed in an air raid over Bordesley in April 1941. Does anyone know of the extent of the damage in that area? She lived in Kyrwicks Lane, Camp Hill. War is not something I have ever had much cotter with, I try to ignore it ever happened, I think, but I am now going to have to look more closely at it.

 

[ColinB]

Details on the swanshurst/BARRA site.....https://www.swanshurst.org/barra/record.asp?recordid=1902
and there seems to have been quite a few killed on that day, enter the date (10/04/1941) in the search box "date of death", ( link doesn't work there are a few bugs in the search mode on this site)

Colin

 

[Shortie]

Thank you colin. I have had a look, but need to take a longer one when I have more time. I only saw that address once. Oddly, she was not at her own house, but could have been possibly with her son. Thanks again.

 

[Bojalu]

Were you aware that Lucy Wood's name has also been entered in to the book of Remembrance in the Birmingham Hall of Memory.

 

[Shortie]

No, I was not, but thatnk you for letting me know. I do know she is on the new BARA memorial that is near St Martin's, and that she is buried at Yardley Cemetery. I was quite shocked when I found how she had died, and have to admit I shed a tear or two. She was my grandmother's cousin, and was born in Cheltenham. I hope I can eventually make contact with her descendents, but so far I have only found one child she had, and Harry Wood is a common name, so not easy to trace without buying a whole host of certificates (I am running out of space, I have got quite a lot).