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Elizabeth Cragg (41)

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 Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies Unknown
Family History

Elizabeth Cragg lived at 33, Handel Street and, in 1921 had occupied 9, Kelton Yard, Court Street (both Sneinton, Nottingham). She was the mother of Frederick Cragg and Harry Goldsbury. She was the grandmother of Brenda Goldsbury for whom she was perhaps caring during the May 9th air raid because they share the same grave at Wilford Hill.

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

Grave Reference: Wilford Hill: J35/13 Buried 15/5/1941

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