German Air Raids: Belfast Civil Defence Services fatalities

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and History Hub Ulster welcome you to a talk by Nigel Henderson.

The Belfast Civil Defence Services memorial tablet in Belfast City Hall was unveiled by the Lord Mayor, Alderman Sir Percival Brown, on 5th May 1955. The tablet records the names of 34 fatalities - 28 from Air Raid Precautions (ARP), four from the Auxiliary Fire Service, one from the Women's Voluntary Service, and one from the British Red Cross Society. The Civilian Roll of Honour records that a further six air raid fatalities were members of the ARP but who are not commemorated on the memorial tablet.

The youngest fatality commemorated on the tablet was 15 years old, the oldest was 62, and their average age was 35. Four of the fatalities were women, two of whom were married.

The talk will provide biographical details on a representative selection of the fatalities commemorated on the memorial tablet and will also provide biographical details on two ARP fatalities not commemorated on the tablet. The talk will briefly refer to the firewatchers who died on duty during the air raids.

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