Mary Lord
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Address
9, Alandene Avenue Watnall
Date of birth
18 Sep 1919
Date of death
30 Aug 1940 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
She was a tobacco stripper in 1939.
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Family history
She was the daughter of John Edward and Hilda Lord and the brother of Jack Lord of 13, Albert Avenue, Nuthall, Nottinghamshire.
Extra information
Mary Lord was a 20-year-old civilian air raid victim who was killed on the night of 30 August 1940. She lived at 13, Albert Avenue in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire. During a late-night Luftwaffe raid targeting the local area, German bombers dropped over 1,000 small incendiary bombs alongside high-explosive payloads. A 50kg high-explosive bomb crashed directly through the roof of 9 Alandene Avenue in Watnall. The blast killed Mary Lord and a 30-year-old man named John Moult (of Holly Road, Watnall).
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