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Name: | Olivia May WILLING1,2,3 |
Sex: | Female |
Father: | Francis Moreton WILLING (1888-1970) |
Mother: | Nellie Louise WRIGHT (1891-1959) |
Birth | 29 May 1921 | Alberta, Canada |
Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 18) | Churchstow, Devon, England4 |
Trowbridge Farm | ||
Death | 20 Mar 1941 (age 19) | Plymouth, Devon, England |
Death | 20 Mar 1941 (age 19) | Plymouth, Devon, England5 |
Burial | 27 Mar 1941 |
Olivia was one of 6 nurses killed in the Plymouth Blitz on the night of 20 March 1941. She had stayed at her post on the children's ward, comforting the terrified children who had taken shelter under their beds. in the City Hospiital, Plymouth. The ward was hit by a high explosive bomb and 23 children were killed as well as the nurses.
1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
2 | Olivia May Willing, "Find A Grave Index". Text From Source: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKR-8SY2 : 13 December 2015), Olivia May Willing, 1941; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 56517059, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-8SY2 |
3 | Record updated from... |
4 | (RG101 1939 Register). |
Text From Source: Name of person,Married name,Gender,Birthdate,Condition as to marriage,Rank, Profession or Occupation,Occupation comment,Comments Francis Moreton Willing,,M,28 JUL 1888,,Farmer,, Nellie Louise Wright,,F,10 FEB 1891,,Unpaid domestic duties,, Agnes Mary Willing,,F,25 JUL 1917,,,,Closed Olivia May Willing,,F,29 MAY 1921,,,,Closed Theophilus L. Willing,,M,5 FEB 1923,,At School,, |
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