George Thomas Morris (37)
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George Thomas Morris was the son of George and Minnie Morris. In 1911, they lived at 18, Agnes Street, Nottingham. In 1927, George Thomas married Amy Ethel Daykin at Nottingham and they lived at 120, Rossington Road, Sneinton Dale, Nottingham along with their son Kenneth who was born in 1928.
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, Deaths, Tuesday May 13th 1941 MORRIS – Killed by enemy action while doing his duty, George, the dearly loved husband of Ethel and loving father of Kenneth, 120, Rossington Road. MORRIS – Due to enemy action, age 37, the dearly loved only son of George and Minnie, 54, Neville Street. He did his duty. Nottingham Evening Post, 9/5/1942, Page 2, In Memoriam: MORRIS – George, precious memories, now and always, a devoted husband and loving fathwer, taken from us suddenly by enemy action, one year today. Not goodbye dear, just good night. – Ethel and Kenneth. MORRIS – Our dear and only son, killed by enemy action one year today. A beautiful memory, a smiling face, a broken link we can never replace. – Mother and father.
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