26 ATS personnel died as a result of a bombing raid on Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 11th May 1943 when the hotel that they were billeted in recieved a direct hit, 25 are recorded as died on that day and one other, who is recorded as died on 13th May, was probably the 26th. My interest now, with the welcome assistance of forum members, is to add any further details to their profiles that you may have and, in particular a photograph of their graves. Their names and cemeteries are listed below and grave references are available if required. The hotel was recorded as being located on North Way, Great Yarmouth but Ihave been unable to locate North Way in my search. Can anybody assist inidentifying this hotel and, if possible, a photograph of it in pre-bombing days. GALBRAITH, Margaret, Corporal, Caister Cemetery, Gt.Yarmouth, Norfolk GRIMMER, Lilian, Private ,Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk SUTTON, Marjorie, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk WELLS, Viola, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk JOHNSON, May, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk WIMBUSH, Doris, Private, Caister Cemetery, GreatY armouth, Norfolk McCAULAY, Jane , Private Great Yarmouth R.C. Cemetery, Norfolk TRAVERS, Doris Private ,Great Yarmouth R.C. Cemetery, Norfolk FARNES, Louisa , Private, Oxbridge Lane Cem. Stockton-on-Tees, Durham LEWIS, Jessica , Private, Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hants. LINE, Enis Gertrude , Corporal ,New Southgate Cemetery, Herts. BELL, Bernadette, Private, St. Joseph's R.C. Cemetery, Moston, Lancs. MOORE, Ivy, Private, Scartho Road Cemetery, Lincs. PEARSON, Roma, Private, Scartho Road Cemetery, Lincs. FAWKES, Dorothy, Private, St. Cuthbert Churchyard, Corsenside, Northumberland MAXWELL, Louisa, Private, St. Nicholas Churchyard, Gosforth, Northumberland HUNT, Eileen , L/Corpl, Holy Trinity Churchyard, Besthorpe, Notts. JAMES, Nora, Private St. Mary Churchyard, Rolleston, Staffs COPLEY, Jean Private, Aston-cum-Aughton Cemetery, Yorks GAUNT, Kathleen, Private, Bingley Cemetery, Yorks SHARP, Jessie, Private, Hessle Cemetery, Haltemprice, Yorks MANN, Vera, Private, Holbeck Cemetery, Yorks MACKAY, Elizabeth, Private, Chapel Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Photo held) MACLEOD, Anna, L/Corpl, Eye Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Photo held) SCOUGALL, Jean, Private, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland CARTER, Molly, L/Cpl, Handsworth New Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorks My grateful thanks for any information Tony
It appears they were on North Drive when they were killed. Here are some links you may find interesting History of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston-on-Sea Malcolm Redfellow's World Service UK Plus - Great Yarmouth Stories, Short Stories Fulstow Village Web Pages It is an indication of this changing face of war that Fulstows first soldiers to be killed were women, who lost their lives as a result of air action. Viola Wells and Marjorie Sutton, both serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service were killed along with 24 of their comrades when the hotel on North Way, Great Yarmouth, in which they were billeted, received a direct hit during a bombing raid on 11th May 1943. The two girls had joined up on the same day. It appears some Wrens were killed too in the same year Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Great Yarmout - WRNS (Wrens) Memorial Found this too Memorial to the A.T.S. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk : 1049174 - PicturesOfEngland.com They should keep you busy for a while....Welcome to the forum
Thanks Drew Should keep me busy this evening. I did in fact pick up that quote that started me off. Certa Cito Tony, (ex 11th Armd. Div., 1st BR Corps Sigs. & Eastern Comd. Sigs)
Tony, Don't know if you have details from Army RoH or not, but here are Place of birth and Residence details added to each. Best of luck with it all. D GALBRAITH, Margaret, Corporal, Caister Cemetery, Gt.Yarmouth, Norfolk; Born Renfrewshire, Residence Glasgow. GRIMMER, Lilian, Private ,Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk; Born Great Yarmouth, Residence Great Yarmouth SUTTON, Marjorie, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk; Born Lincolnshire, Residence Leeds WELLS, Viola, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk; Born Derbyshire, Residence Grimsby JOHNSON, May, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Born Lincolnshire, Residence Lincolnshire WIMBUSH, Doris, Private, Caister Cemetery, GreatYarmouth, Norfolk; Born Yorkshire, Residence Doncaster McAULAY, Jane , Private Great Yarmouth R.C. Cemetery, Norfolk; Born Glasgow, Residence Ayrshire TRAVERS, Doris Private ,Great Yarmouth R.C. Cemetery, Norfolk; Born Northampton, Residence Northampton FARNES, Louisa , Private, Oxbridge Lane Cem. Stockton-on-Tees, Durham; Born Co Durham, Residence Co Durham LEWIS, Jessica , Private, Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hants. Born Hampshire, Residence Bournemouth LINE, Enid Gertrude , Corporal ,New Southgate Cemetery, Herts. Born London N, Residence Hampshire BELL, Bernadette, Private, St. Joseph's R.C. Cemetery, Moston, Lancs. Born Lancashire, Residence Manchester MOORE, Ivy, Private, Scartho Road Cemetery, Lincs. Born Grimsby, Residence Grimsby PEARSON, Roma, Private, Scartho Road Cemetery, Lincs. Born Grimsby, Residence Grimsby FAWKES, Dorothy, Private, St. Cuthbert Churchyard, Corsenside, Northumberland; Born Cumberland, Residence Northumberland MAXWELL, Louisa, Private, St. Nicholas Churchyard, Gosforth, Northumberland; Born Newcastle-on-Tyne, Residence Newcastle-on-Tyne HUNT, Eileen , L/Corpl, Holy Trinity Churchyard, Besthorpe, Notts. Born Nottinghamshire, Residence Lincoln JAMES, Nora, Private St. Mary Churchyard, Rolleston, Staffs; Born Staffordshire, Residence Burton-on-Trent COPLEY, Jean Private, Aston-cum-Aughton Cemetery, Yorks; Born Sheffield, Residence Sheffield GAUNT, Kathleen, Private, Bingley Cemetery, Yorks; Born Bradford, Residence Yorkshire SHARP, Jessie, Private, Hessle Cemetery, Haltemprice, Yorks; Born Hull, Residence Hull MANN, Vera, Private, Holbeck Cemetery, Yorks; Born Leeds, Residence Leeds MACKAY, Elizabeth, Private, Chapel Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Photo held); Born Caithness-shire, Residence Ross and Cromarty MACLEOD, Anna, L/Corpl, Eye Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Photo held); Born Isle of Harris, Isle of Lewis, Residence Isle of Harris, Isle of Lewis SCOUGALL, Jean, Private, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland; Born Edinburgh, Residence Edinburgh CARTER, Molly, L/Cpl, Handsworth New Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorks; Born Sheffield, Residence Sheffield
I found your thread through the kind people on RootsChat.com who sent me this link, as I am trying to find out more information on my family history. My Dad's cousin was Kathleen Gaunt who was killed with the rest of these women. I would love to know more about what happened. I live in Australia and have no way of tracing her life than the internet. Kind regards, JMR
TonyM Was in Hither Green Cemetery today and came across the following and took photos. Let me know if you woulf like them. I went for something else and afterwards found 5 I had missed. Will be going back again and can take shots of those I missed. Name: TAMPLIN, VIOLET EMILY BEATRICE Initials: V E B Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service Age: 22 Date of Death: 01/06/1947 Service No: W/284482 Additional information: Daughter of H. S. Busby and Mabel V. Busby, of Forest Hill. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. G.G. Grave 229. Cemetery: LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY Name: LEWIS, DAPHNE MARY Initials: D M Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Aircraftwoman Regiment/Service: Women's Auxiliary Air Force Age: 25 Date of Death: 31/01/1944 Service No: 444211 Additional information: Daughter of Hugh Morlais Lewis and Constance Eva Lewis, of Catford. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. O. Grave 1O4. Cemetery: LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY Name: JONES, MARGARET Initials: M Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service Age: 25 Date of Death: 24/06/1944 Service No: W/130965 Additional information: Daughter of Alfred Walter and May Florence Horton; wife of Leslie Jack Jones, of Twerton, Bath, Somerset. Her mother and sister died in the same incident. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. X. Grave 134. Screen Wall Panel 4. Cemetery: LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY Name: BIDDLE, EDITH ROSE Initials: E R Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service Age: 28 Date of Death: 11/11/1943 Service No: W/252146 Additional information: Daughter of Frederick John and Minnie Rose Robinson; wife of Leslie George Biddle, of Catford. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. G.G. Grave 44. Cemetery: LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY Name: WRIGHT, LILIAN KATHLEEN Initials: L K Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Auxiliary Territorial Service Age: 25 Date of Death: 02/11/1945 Service No: W/175358 Additional information: Daughter of George James Wright, and of Annie Amelia Wright, of Greenwich. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. A.A. Grave 211. Cemetery: LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY Robert
26 ATS personnel died as a result of a bombing raid on Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 11th May 1943 when the hotel that they were billeted in recieved a direct hit, 25 are recorded as died on that day and one other, who is recorded as died on 13th May, was probably the 26th. My interest now, with the welcome assistance of forum members, is to add any further details to their profiles that you may have and, in particular a photograph of their graves. Their names and cemeteries are listed below and grave references are available if required. The hotel was recorded as being located on North Way, Great Yarmouth but Ihave been unable to locate North Way in my search. Can anybody assist inidentifying this hotel and, if possible, a photograph of it in pre-bombing days. GALBRAITH, Margaret, Corporal, Caister Cemetery, Gt.Yarmouth, Norfolk GRIMMER, Lilian, Private ,Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk SUTTON, Marjorie, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk WELLS, Viola, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk JOHNSON, May, Private, Caister Cemetery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk WIMBUSH, Doris, Private, Caister Cemetery, GreatY armouth, Norfolk McCAULAY, Jane , Private Great Yarmouth R.C. Cemetery, Norfolk TRAVERS, Doris Private ,Great Yarmouth R.C. Cemetery, Norfolk FARNES, Louisa , Private, Oxbridge Lane Cem. Stockton-on-Tees, Durham LEWIS, Jessica , Private, Bournemouth East Cemetery, Hants. LINE, Enis Gertrude , Corporal ,New Southgate Cemetery, Herts. BELL, Bernadette, Private, St. Joseph's R.C. Cemetery, Moston, Lancs. MOORE, Ivy, Private, Scartho Road Cemetery, Lincs. PEARSON, Roma, Private, Scartho Road Cemetery, Lincs. FAWKES, Dorothy, Private, St. Cuthbert Churchyard, Corsenside, Northumberland MAXWELL, Louisa, Private, St. Nicholas Churchyard, Gosforth, Northumberland HUNT, Eileen , L/Corpl, Holy Trinity Churchyard, Besthorpe, Notts. JAMES, Nora, Private St. Mary Churchyard, Rolleston, Staffs COPLEY, Jean Private, Aston-cum-Aughton Cemetery, Yorks GAUNT, Kathleen, Private, Bingley Cemetery, Yorks SHARP, Jessie, Private, Hessle Cemetery, Haltemprice, Yorks MANN, Vera, Private, Holbeck Cemetery, Yorks MACKAY, Elizabeth, Private, Chapel Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Photo held) MACLEOD, Anna, L/Corpl, Eye Cemetery, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Photo held) SCOUGALL, Jean, Private, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland CARTER, Molly, L/Cpl, Handsworth New Cemetery, Sheffield, Yorks My grateful thanks for any information Tony Believe it was North Drive (not North Way) THis is the road that runs north from the main street (Regents Road) parallel to the beach. (which is called North Denes)
Robert My thanks, I am most grateful. If you come across any other ladies in your cemetery jaunts, any war/campaign, I would be even more grateful. Tony
Martin Thanks. The Burlington Hotel now stands on the original site with a commemoration plaque on its wall. Tony
Robert My thanks, I am most grateful. If you come across any other ladies in your cemetery jaunts, any war/campaign, I would be even more grateful. Tony Tony Whilst I was at Hither Green to get some info for another member and family research relating to WW2, I remembered I'd taken photos for someone on this Forum. Just snapped them and back tracked here to find your thread. ATS Headstones are now in my Brain's search engine whenever I go to another cemetery. I have to go back to Hither Green again shortly and will collect the other ladies that I missed. Cheers - Robert
Tony Just going through the pics I had taken and found one I'd missed. Name:BUNCE, MARY DOROTHY EDITH Initials:M D E Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Private Regiment/Service:Auxiliary Territorial Service Secondary Regiment:Royal Artillery Secondary Unit Text:attd. 464 Bty., 167 (M) H.A.A. Regt. Age:19 Date of Death:16/03/1943 Service No:W/135573 Additional informationaughter of George Leonard and Bertha Mary Bunce, of Catford. Casualty Type:Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference:Sec. G.G. Coll. Grave 326. Screen Wall. Panel 1. Cemetery:LEWISHAM (HITHER GREEN) CEMETERY
I've found a cousin of Kathleen Gaunt at long last and although we have not discovered a photo of her as yet, I'll be going over to England in December/January and will take a photo of her grave and post it. There are other family still in the Bradford area it seems and I'll see if they are prepared to share their photo colllection with me. Cheers, Jill
