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Dorothy Coulson (20)

Service Number N/A
Military Unit Communal Shelter Dakeyne Street Sneinton 9/5/1941
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death Unknown (Age Unknown)
Place of Birth Averingham, Nottinghamshire (18/6/1920)
Employment, Education or Hobbies Dorothy Coulson was a fire watcher. She worked in a laundry hand pressing department.
Family History

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.

Military History

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.

Extra Information

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

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