CWGC added the following casualties to the WW2 Civilian War Dead Roll today. SIMMONDS, Nora Ethel Died 29.05.45 Age 30 Reporting Authority: Easington, Rural District NOT FORGOTTEN The above was an In From the Cold Project case - Nora Simmonds was killed in a car when it was struck by a crashing RAF aircraft (Volunteer: Mark Haycock)
PILOT OFFICER ROBERT BARKER WILSON Service Number: 191471 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death Died 29 May 1945 Age 21 years old Buried or commemorated at BRIERLEY CEMETERY Grave 343. United Kingdom Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom Additional InfoSon of Arnold Lax Wilson and Lilian Wilson, of Brierley.
CIVILIAN THOMAS EDWIN DAVIES Regiment & Unit/Ship Civilian War Dead Date of Death Died 30 May 1945 Buried or commemorated at EASINGTON, RURAL DISTRICT Civilian War Dead Additional Info Husband of Dora May Davies, of 75 Holmefield Road, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire. Died of injuries received at Easington. There was also this chap who it was believed was driving Nora Simmonds.
Martinet MkI Miles Martinet RAF was still using chisel and stone slabs in Records Section - after all Pontius was still going through pilot training. Ross
