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Hello all. I'm somewhat late to this thread, but I have just come across it whilst researching my family history. My grandfather was William "Bill" Russell who was one of the firefighters killed on 28th July 1942 when Dockers was bombed. I know very little of him as my father was an only child and was only 5 when his dad was killed. The story I was told was that my grandma and dad were at the cinema when the film was interrupted and their names were called out to inform them that my grandad had been killed. The firefighters feet had apparently become stuck in the spilled paint and were unable to move when the wall came down on top of them.
His name is on record in Westminster Abbey in the book of civilian deaths of WWII and he is commemorated on line here on the Fire Service memorial site https://www.theonlinebookcompany.co...alTrust/Celebrations/FirefighterMemorial/3778
All the rest I know is from here https://www.search.birminghamimages...nID=7423&PageIndex=7&SearchType=2&ThemeID=529
If anyone else has any information of the Russell family - his mom and dad were John and Catherine Russell of 151 Barker Street Rood end, or his wife (my gran) Lillian Russell of Sycamore Rood, Langley I'd love to find out more.
His name is on record in Westminster Abbey in the book of civilian deaths of WWII and he is commemorated on line here on the Fire Service memorial site https://www.theonlinebookcompany.co...alTrust/Celebrations/FirefighterMemorial/3778
All the rest I know is from here https://www.search.birminghamimages...nID=7423&PageIndex=7&SearchType=2&ThemeID=529
If anyone else has any information of the Russell family - his mom and dad were John and Catherine Russell of 151 Barker Street Rood end, or his wife (my gran) Lillian Russell of Sycamore Rood, Langley I'd love to find out more.