THE CIVILIAN WAR DEAD OF COLCHESTER
Most of the details of the people shown on this listing has been taken from the Commonwealth War Grave Commissions website at www.cwgc.org,
Surname
Forename(s)
Date of Death
Age
Details known
of 111 Speedwell Road. Daughter of the late George and Mary Ann Eley.
Died at Old Heath Laundry.
OLD HEATH LAUNDRY AIR RAID – 5 Killed
ELEY,
ALICE ROSE, A R
03/10/1940
58
HARKNETT,
REEVES,
CLARISSA, C
HILDA HANNAH, H H
03/10/1940
03/10/1940
22
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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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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ARTHUR ERNEST, A E
18/01/1941
55
of 41 Dales Road, Ipswich. Injured between Marks Tey and Colchester;
died same day at Essex County Hospital.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------HAILSTONE,
GERTRUDE, G
06/08/1941
57
Wife of H. E. Hailstone, of 30 Maidenburgh Street. Injured 31 August 1940,
at 78 East Hill; died at 30 Maidenburgh Street.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEVERALLS HOSPITAL AIR RAID – 38 Killed (all women)
ADAMS,
LENA MABEL, L M
11/08/1942
54
BARNES,
BROWNE,
CARTER,
DEANE,
DIXON,
ALICE BEATRICE, A B
LILLIE FLORENCE, L F
FLORENCE LOUISE, F L
AMY THERESA, A T
MINNIE, M
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
55
58
65
78
5
FAIRHEAD,
GARSTANG,
HARRINGTON,
HOBSON,
KAY,
KELLOCK,
KNOWLES,
MAYHEW,
NELLIE SARAH, N S
DORA FRANCES, D F
ELIZA, E
SARAH ELIZABETH LOIS,
SARAH, S
CAROLINE KATE, C K
CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH,
MARY JANE, M J
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
53
60
66
71
41
68
64
65
of 35 Wellesley Road. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Adams,
of 77 East Hill. Died at Severall's Hospital.
of Heath Villa, West Bergholt. Died at Severall's Hospital.
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.
Wife of Alfred George Mayhew, of Workhouse Corner, Great Oakley.
Died at Severall's Hospital.
MORGAN,
NEWSON,
PAGE,
PHILLIPS,
PIGG,
POOLE,
RAINBIRD,
RAINE,
RANDALL,
RHODES,
ROBERTS,
ROBINS,
SHEAD,
SHIPSTON,
WADE,
GRACE EDITH, G E
ELEANOR JANE, E J
FLORENCE, F
NELLIE COLNETT, N C
MAUD ELIZABETH, M E
OLIVE BESSIE, O B
ADA ALICE, A A
MARGARET ANN, M A
NELLIE, N
ELIZABETH PATRICIA BETTY,
JEAN LILIAN, J L
BESSIE EVELYN, B E
MATILDA, M
ROSE, R
ROSINA, R
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
24
64
41
63
72
30
60
68
55
22
25
35
71
57
76
WASH,
WOOD,
WOOD,
ROSE, R
ETHEL ELIZABETH, E E
GLADYS MAY, G M
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
58
65
44
WOOLLARD,
YORK,
BROWN,
DALE,
JONES,
STARES,
ELLA NETA, E N
ADA, A
ROSANNA AGNES, R A
EMMA, E
CATHERINE LUCY, C L
FANNY HORIDE, F H
11/08/1942
11/08/1942
12/08/1942
12/08/1942
12/08/1942
12/08/1942
38
45
65
60
74
48
ALDOUS,
ANDERSON,
BRYANT,
EDITH MAUD, E M
EMMA, E
FLORENCE EMMA, F E
28/09/1942
28/09/1942
28/09/1942
53
72
25
BUCKINGHAM,
DAVIS,
DOE,
RADFORD,
ANNIE, A
ALBERT, A
JEFFREY FREDERICK,
GRACE MAUD, G M
28/09/1942
28/09/1942
28/09/1942
28/09/1942
71
45
3
45
Daughter of George and Mary Ann Bullock, of Pudding Green Cottages, Birch;
widow of Frederick Wade. Died at Severall's Hospital.
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.
of 1 Lissimores Yard, East Stockwell Street. Died at Severall's Hospital.
of 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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ELLEN MARY, E M
05/09/1942
69
Wife of Thomas Parsons, of 19 Church Road, Walton-on-Naze.
Injured 11 August 1942; died at Severall's Hospital.
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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.
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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MAUD,
06/06/1943
48
of 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
51
of The Cottage, Little Bromley, Manningtree. Husband of Maud Markham.
Injured 2 June 1943, at The Cottage, Little Bromley; died at Essex County Hospital.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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COLIN TREVOR
20/12/1943
10
Colin lived on Balkerne Hill, Colchester. Accidental death on Hilly Fields,
crushed by a military vehicle.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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