Dorothy Coulson
Dorothy Coulson worked in a laundry hand pressing department. During the war, she served as a fire watcher.
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Dorothy was the daughter of George and Emma Coulson and the sister of John, Reginald, Bessie, Charlie, Molly, Adelaide and William Coulson. They lived at 67, Church Drive, Arnold, Nottingham.
The Dakeyne Street Communal Shelter was located under Black’s lace factory at the junction of Dakeyne Street and Carlton Road, Nottingham. During the raid of May 9th 1941, the shelter sustained a direct hit which killed twenty two people, fifteen of them children.
Nottingham Evening Post, 9/5/1942, Page 2, In Memoriam: COULSON – Dorothy, one year today. In memory’s garden we meet each day. Sadly missed. – Friend Edith.
COULSON – Dorothy, our dearest friend, killed by enemy action, May 9th 1941. – Lil and Sam.
The white building at the junction of Dakeyne Street and Carlton Road Nottingham was formerly Black's lace factory. Dorothy Coulson lost her life 9/5/41 when a public shelter under the factory sustained a direct hit.
Photo: David Nunn
Firewatcher's badge
Photo David Needham