Barry John Sutton
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Barry John was the son of Joseph Percival Sutton. Barry was an evacuee from Birmingham who had been living with the Plows family of 3 St Alban's Road Bestwood, for several years before the accident in which he lost his life.
Barry was injured in an explosion at 3 Alban's Road on 22 November 1943 and died in Nottingham General Hospital two days later on 24 November. Eric John Plows aged 10, the son of the house, was also injured in the explosion and died in Nottingham General Hospital the same day. (See record on this Roll of Honour).
Eric's sister Kathleen and his father, John Plows, were also injured in the explosion but survived.
CWGC Additional information: of 3 St. Alban's Road, Bestwood. Son of Joseph Percival Sutton. Injured 22 November 1942, at 3 St. Alban's Road; died at General Hospital.
CWGC Burial/Commemoration: Nottingham, County Borough.
Nottingham Evening Post, 23 November 1942: ‘Explosive Put On Fire. One Killed And Three Hurt At Bestwood. A father and his two children, together with another child, were rushed to Nottingham General Hospital yesterday afternoon following an explosion at Bestwood. The injurd were John Plows, 59, of 3, St Alban’s-terrace, Bestwood, his daughter Kathleen, 14, his son Eric, 9, and Barry Sutton, 10, evacuee from Birmingham. Eric died five hours after admission. It is understood that the children found an explosive substance, took it home, and threw it on the fire. There was a loud explosion, which caused people from many houses to run out of doors. All the victims received multiple injuries and lacerations. Mr Pows was resting in the room where the accident took place, Bestwood and Nottingham City ambulances were used for the injured people. This morning, Kathleen Plows and the boy Sutton were seriously ill. The father had improved.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, 24 November 1942: ‘The Bestwood Explosion. Young Evacuee Succumbs. Barry Sutton, the 10 year-old evacuee from Birmingham, who was injured in the explosion in a Bestwood house on Sunday, died early to-day. This is the second death, resulting from the accident, Eric Plows, the nine year-old son of the occupier of the house, 3, St Albans-terrace dying shortly after admission to hospital. Another child, Kathleen Plows, is in the General Hospital, and to-day she was stated to be critically ill, but slightly improved. The father, John Plows, left hospital last night.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
Nottingham Evening Post, 26 November 1942: ‘Bestwood Explosion. Inquest On Two Victims. Following evidence of identification of the bodies of Eric Plows, 9, of 3 St. Alabns-crescent, Bestwood, and Barry Sutton, 10, an evacuee from Birmingham, living at the same address, the two child victims of the explosion at Plow’s house on Sunday, the Nottingham City Coroner (Mr WS Rothera) last evening adjourned the inquiry. Mrs Kate Plow said that on Sunday her son returned from Sunday school about 3.30 and then went for a walk with Barry Sutton in Bestwood Wood. She did not hear them return because she was upstairs. Badly Hurt. She was aroused by the sound of an explosion, and going downstairs saw that Eric and Barry were badly injured. Her daughter, Jean, aged 12, was also in the living-room at the time, and she was now in hospital. Her husband, who was asleep on the settee, was also injured and was discharged from hospital on Monday, but he could not say how the accident happened. Joseph Percival Sutton, of 91, Jacobman-road, Birmingham, said his son Barry had been staying with Mrs Plows as an evacuee for nearly two years.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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