Albert Keetley (33)
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Albert was the husband of Hilda Keetley and the father of John A Keetley. They lived at 5, Lavender Street, St Ann's, Nottingham.
Nottingham’s heaviest loss of life at a single location during May 9th 1941’s air raid occurred within the Co-op Bakery on Meadow Lane where 49 night shift workers perished. The bakery was hit twice; one bomb caused tons of flour stored on upper floors to crash down to ground level. A second device penetrated the bakery’s air raid shelter roof before exploding amongst the assembled work force. Rescue efforts were impeded by blazing fat. For an excellent account of this incident, see David Needham, Battle of the Flames, Nottingham’s Fight for Survival in WWII (2nd Ed. Chesterfield: Banister Publications Ltd, 2020 p.p. 141-142. First Ed. Horizon Press, 2009).
Nottingham Evening Post, 9/5/1942, Page 2, In Memoriam: KEETLEY – Albert, May 10th 1941. In loving memory of my dear husband. Wife Hilda and son John. KEETLEY – In loving memory of Albert killed by enemy action, May 9th 1941. N.C.S. Brother Frank, sister in law Hazel. Grave Reference: Wilford Hill: T31/67B Buried May 13th 1941
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