THE CIVILIAN WAR DEAD OF COLCHESTER
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SurnameForename(s)Date of DeathAgeDetails known
OLD HEATH LAUNDRY AIR RAID – 5 Killed
ELEY, ALICE ROSE, A R 03/10/1940 58 of 111 Speedwell Road. Daughter of the late George and Mary Ann Eley.
Died at Old Heath Laundry.
HARKNETT, CLARISSA, C 03/10/1940 22
REEVES, HILDA HANNAH, H H 03/10/1940 19 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Mayes, of 104 Priory Street.
Died at Old Heath Laundry.
STRONG, BERNARD JOHN, B J 03/10/1940 5
STRONG, ETHEL MARY, E M 03/10/1940 30
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KNOWLES, FLORENCE MABEL, F M 18/01/1941 24 of 36 Sunnyside Road, Leyton. Daughter of George and Hetty Knowles,
of Hillview, Metfield, Suffolk; wife of A. H. Knowles, H.M. Forces.
Injured at Lexden; died same day at Essex County Hospital.
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PYKE, ARTHUR ERNEST, A E 18/01/1941 55of 41 Dales Road, Ipswich. Injured between Marks Tey and Colchester;
died same day at Essex County Hospital.
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HAILSTONE, GERTRUDE, G 06/08/1941 57Wife of H. E. Hailstone, of 30 Maidenburgh Street. Injured 31 August 1940,
at 78 East Hill; died at 30 Maidenburgh Street.
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SEVERALLS HOSPITAL AIR RAID – 38 Killed (all women)
ADAMS, LENA MABEL, L M 11/08/1942 54 of 35 Wellesley Road. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Adams,
of 77 East Hill. Died at Severall's Hospital.
BARNES, ALICE BEATRICE, A B 11/08/1942 55
BROWNE, LILLIE FLORENCE, L F 11/08/1942 58
CARTER, FLORENCE LOUISE, F L 11/08/1942 65
DEANE, AMY THERESA, A T 11/08/1942 78 of Heath Villa, West Bergholt. Died at Severall's Hospital.
DIXON, MINNIE, M 11/08/1942 5 Daughter of Frederick and Harriet Bensley, of Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk;
wife of Albert Edward Dixon, of Hazelwood, Great Horkesley.
Died at Severall's Hospital.
FAIRHEAD, NELLIE SARAH, N S 11/08/1942 53
GARSTANG, DORA FRANCES, D F 11/08/1942 60
HARRINGTON, ELIZA, E 11/08/1942 66
HOBSON, SARAH ELIZABETH LOIS, 11/08/1942 71
KAY, SARAH, S 11/08/1942 41
KELLOCK, CAROLINE KATE, C K 11/08/1942 68
KNOWLES, CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH,11/08/1942 64
MAYHEW, MARY JANE, M J 11/08/1942 65Wife of Alfred George Mayhew, of Workhouse Corner, Great Oakley.
Died at Severall's Hospital.
MORGAN, GRACE EDITH, G E 11/08/1942 24
NEWSON, ELEANOR JANE, E J 11/08/1942 64
PAGE, FLORENCE, F 11/08/1942 41
PHILLIPS, NELLIE COLNETT, N C 11/08/1942 63
PIGG, MAUD ELIZABETH, M E 11/08/1942 72
POOLE, OLIVE BESSIE, O B 11/08/1942 30
RAINBIRD, ADA ALICE, A A 11/08/1942 60
RAINE, MARGARET ANN, M A 11/08/1942 68
RANDALL, NELLIE, N 11/08/1942 55
RHODES, ELIZABETH PATRICIA BETTY,11/08/1942 22
ROBERTS, JEAN LILIAN, J L 11/08/1942 25
ROBINS, BESSIE EVELYN, B E 11/08/1942 35
SHEAD, MATILDA, M 11/08/1942 71
SHIPSTON, ROSE, R 11/08/1942 57
WADE, ROSINA, R 11/08/1942 76 Daughter of George and Mary Ann Bullock, of Pudding Green Cottages, Birch;
widow of Frederick Wade. Died at Severall's Hospital.
WASH, ROSE, R 11/08/1942 58
WOOD, ETHEL ELIZABETH, E E 11/08/1942 65
WOOD, GLADYS MAY, G M 11/08/1942 44 of The Nook, Pretoria Road, Ilford. Daughter of Julia Cleaver,
of 1155 Fairbridge Road, Upper Holloway, London, and of the late
George Henry Cleaver; wife of Tomas Wood, R.A.F. Died at Severall's Hospital.
WOOLLARD, ELLA NETA, E N 11/08/1942 38
YORK, ADA, A 11/08/1942 45
BROWN, ROSANNA AGNES, R A 12/08/1942 65
DALE, EMMA, E 12/08/1942 60
JONES, CATHERINE LUCY, C L 12/08/1942 74of 1 Lissimores Yard, East Stockwell Street. Died at Severall's Hospital.
STARES, FANNY HORIDE, F H 12/08/1942 48of 92 Ley Street, Ilford. Daughter of the late William and Emily Stares.
Injured 11 August 1942; died at Severall's Hospital.
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PARSONS, ELLEN MARY, E M 05/09/1942 69Wife of Thomas Parsons, of 19 Church Road, Walton-on-Naze.
Injured 11 August 1942; died at Severall's Hospital.
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ESSEX STREET AIR RAID – 8 Killed
ALDOUS, EDITH MAUD, E M 28/09/1942 53
ANDERSON, EMMA, E 28/09/1942 72
BRYANT, FLORENCE EMMA, F E 28/09/1942 25 of 9 Essex Street. Daughter of Mrs. E. Maidens, and of the late A. Maidens;
wife of L.A.C. Herbert Thomas Bryant, R.A.F. Died at 9 Essex Street.
BUCKINGHAM, ANNIE, A 28/09/1942 71
DAVIS, ALBERT, A 28/09/1942 45
DOE, JEFFREY FREDERICK, 28/09/1942 3
RADFORD, GRACE MAUD, G M 28/09/1942 45 Home Guard. Husband of Mary Frances Davis, of 7 Wellington Street.
Injured at 7 Wellington Street; died same day at Essex County Hospital.
REES, ANNIE LOUISA, A L 28/09/1942 34
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SAUNDERS, THOMAS HENRY, T H 01/11/1942 43 Superintendent, A.R.P. Rescue Service. Husband of Ada Winifred Saunders,
of Earlsmead, Seafield Road, Clacton-on-Sea. Injured 4 August 1942 at
Clacton-on-Sea; died at Colchester Isolation Hospital.
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MARKHAM, MAUD, 06/06/1943 48of The Cottage, Little Bromley, Manningtree. Daughter of Daniel Schulpher,
of 16 Apsley Road, Walthamstow, and of the late Elizabeth Schulpher;
wife of James Markham. Injured 2 June 1943, at The Cottage, Little Bromley;
died at Essex County Hospital.
MARKHAM, JAMES, 07/06/1943 51of The Cottage, Little Bromley, Manningtree. Husband of Maud Markham.
Injured 2 June 1943, at The Cottage, Little Bromley; died at Essex County Hospital.
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CHANDLER, JAMES EDWARD, 18/08/1943 61 husband of Edith Emily Chandler, of 36 Richmond Road, Southchurch,
Southend-on-Sea. Injured at Langham Aerodrome; died same day at
Essex County Hospital.
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PIERPOINT COLIN TREVOR20/12/194310Colin lived on Balkerne Hill, Colchester. Accidental death on Hilly Fields,
crushed by a military vehicle.
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NUNN, BERTHA SARAH, 21/03/1944 71 of 23 Vineyard Street. Widow of William Walter Nunn.
Injured 22 February 1944, at 23 Vineyard Street; died at Essex County Hospital.
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LEACH, CHARLES HENRY, 29/12/1945 43 Air Raid Warden. Husband of E. G. Leach, of 19 Butt Road. Died at Colchester.
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