BOASE Agnes Rita Civilian Killed by Enemy Action Air Raid 7/5/1941 while taking shelter in the Air raid shelter below the Prudential Buildings King Edward St. Hull. Wife of William Henry Boase of 10/12 Waterworks St. Hull. A Bronze memorial Tablet has now been inlaid on the site in the pavement King Edward St. Hull. Daughter Maureen - Hull City Council - In this Area Lie the Remains of 327 Persons Killed in Enemy Air Raids on this City 1939-45 - Kingston upon Hull Memorial In Memory of Those Citizens Killed In Enemy Air Raids Over This City 1939 - 1945 Northern Cemetery Chanterlands Avenue Hull –Not listed HHC Casualty Results C TYC/- Listed as Missing HHC Index Card C TYD/2/78 – No HHC Mortuary File Thursday, 8th/Friday, 9th May 1941 Hull. In bright moonlight, another heavy attack on Hull. As with last night, this raid assumed major proportions through the addition of aircraft diverted from another target, this time; Sheffield. The sounding of the first siren at 11.16pm marked the start of six hours of terror. Between 00.00 and 03.40 - 120 enemy aircraft dropped 157 tons of H. E and 19,467 IBs. The areas most affected were the King George, Alexandra and Victoria Docks, and east and north Hull. There was much domestic, industrial and railway damage and major fires in Hedon Road and in the timber on the docks. Casualties were once again, very heavy, and included 116 killed and 160 seriously injured - As no body or identifiable remains located assumed any remains found would have been included in the “Mass Grave” Northern Cemetery Chanterlands Avenue Hull
Civilian War dead
Civilian War dead
BOASE Agnes Rita Civilian Killed by Enemy Action Air Raid 7/5/1941 while taking shelter in the Air raid shelter below the Prudential Buildings King Edward St. Hull. Wife of William Henry Boase of 10/12 Waterworks St. Hull. A Bronze memorial Tablet has now been inlaid on the site in the pavement King Edward St. Hull. Daughter Maureen - Hull City Council - In this Area Lie the Remains of 327 Persons Killed in Enemy Air Raids on this City 1939-45 - Kingston upon Hull Memorial In Memory of Those Citizens Killed In Enemy Air Raids Over This City 1939 - 1945 Northern Cemetery Chanterlands Avenue Hull –Not listed HHC Casualty Results C TYC/- Listed as Missing HHC Index Card C TYD/2/78 – No HHC Mortuary File Thursday, 8th/Friday, 9th May 1941 Hull. In bright moonlight, another heavy attack on Hull. As with last night, this raid assumed major proportions through the addition of aircraft diverted from another target, this time; Sheffield. The sounding of the first siren at 11.16pm marked the start of six hours of terror. Between 00.00 and 03.40 - 120 enemy aircraft dropped 157 tons of H. E and 19,467 IBs. The areas most affected were the King George, Alexandra and Victoria Docks, and east and north Hull. There was much domestic, industrial and railway damage and major fires in Hedon Road and in the timber on the docks. Casualties were once again, very heavy, and included 116 killed and 160 seriously injured - As no body or identifiable remains located assumed any remains found would have been included in the “Mass Grave” Northern Cemetery Chanterlands Avenue Hull
Civilian War dead
Civilian War dead
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