Sheila Doreen Relph
Associated with
24 Loughborough Road West Bridgford (9/5/1941)
Address
24, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.
Date of birth
12 Nov 1928
Date of death
09 May 1941 (12 years old)
Place of birth
Bradford, Yorkshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
Sheila Relph was the granddaughter of Edith Eliza Briggs, daughter of Roland and Doris Relph and the sister of Marjorie Relph. Edith Eliza and Doris also perished during the 9/5/41 air raid.
Extra information
RELPH – May 1941, as a result of enemy action, Doris Winifred and Sheila Doreen, beloved wife and youngest daughter of Roland A Relph. Interment 2 o’ clock Wednesday at Wilford Hill Cemetery. Funeral leaves Lymn, Robin Hood Street 1.30 pm. Nottingham Evening Post, 9/5/1942, Page 2, In Memoriam: RELPH-BRIGGS – In memory of my darling Sheila, her mummy and grandma, killed by enemy action one year today. Always in my thoughts – Joyce. Grave Reference: Wilford Hill: Q26/83 Buried: May 14th 1941
Photographs
Sheila Relph was laid to rest 14/5/1941 at Nottingham Southern Cemetery (Wilford Hill) along with her mother Doris Relph and grandmother Eliza Briggs. They were all killed when their home, 24, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford was destroyed 9/5/1941. Doris's husband, Roland Relph, died at Leeds in 1955 and was also interred in this now badly neglected grave.
Photo: David Nunn