BRENNAN, THOMAS Rank: Civilian Date of Death: 31/07/1941 Age: 76 Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead Reporting Authority: ORMSKIRK, URBAN DISTRICT Additional Information: of 80 Yelverton Road, Anfield, Liverpool. Husband of the late Mary Brennan. Injured 3 May 1941, at 80 Yelverton Road; died at 74 Wigan Road.http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3121547/BRENNAN,%20THOMAS
I note he was injured 3 May 1941 and died 31 Jul 1941 - also at least 2 others died - Arthur Lodge (70) injured 3 May 1941, died 8 May 1941 and Ann Clay Salisbury (71) injured 3 May 1941, died 29 May 1941 TD edited to add Possibly also George Flannery (35) - of 34 Shelley Street, Bootle All have the address of 74 Wigan Road ?? wonder what that was, a pub, ?? or something else
* Thomas Brennan was likely a victim of the infamous Liverpool May Blitz, but is not reported as such as he died nearly 3 months afterwards. See following link regarding this event, including the death of Comic Actor Leonard Rositer's father, John and Comedian Stan Boardman's brother, Thomas, during this bombing: http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/60046-leonard-reggie-perrin-rossiter/?hl=%2Brising+%2Bdamp Best, Steve.
Ormskirk Inion Workhouse was founded in 1834 by the Ormskirk Board of Guardians. It became a hospital in 1930 when the then Lancashire County Council became responsible for health care. It was called Ormskirk County Hospital and was at 74 Wigan Road, Ormskirk. It had a geriatric ward, and I note that Thomas was 76, so possibly the reason he was there. The Hospital became Ormskirk & District General Hospital when the National Health Service took over in 1948.
I put their ages in ( ) so yes they were elderly except George who may have been a 'nurse' looking after them. Thanks Kevin that would seem to round off the thread TD