THE Commonwealth War Graves Commission roll of civilian deaths during the Second World War lists 17 people as being killed in the Barrow Blitz in the period from May 3 to 5 in 1941. 

Three of them were volunteer firewatchers who would have taken turns on night duty at public buildings to deal with incendiary bombs armed with a bucket of sand and a stirrup pump. 

The age range of those falling victims to the bombing was from just four to 84. 

We will look at those who became casualties in the raids from May 8 to 10 in next Saturday’s Evening Mail. 

A total of 67,092 civilian deaths from the 1939 to 1945 conflict are listed in a roll of honour kept in the St George’s Chapel of Westminster Abbey, London. 

May 3: 

Arthur Howard Heath, aged 65, was injured at Hawcoat Lane and died the same day at North Lonsdale Hospital. 

He was a volunteer fire watcher from 34 Hawcoat Lane and was the husband of Anne Jane Heath. 

May 4: 

Richard Bant was a wartime volunteer fire watcher and died at his home in 41 Prospect Road. 

He was aged 52 and was the husband of Mary Martha Bant. 

George Wilson Carradus, was aged 40 and died at 74 Hollow Lane. 

He lived at 4 Summit Avenue with wife Mildren Allen Carradus. 

He was the son of Mrs M. E. Carradus, of 32 Prospect Road and the late Mr W. Carradus. 

Another firewatcher to be killed was George Hemingway, aged 53, of Hawcoat Lane. 

He was injured in Hawcoat Lane on May 3 and died the following day at North Lonsdale Hospital. 

Mr Hemingway was the husband of Mary Ellen Hemingway. 

He was the son of Martha Hemingway, of Craigmore, Wynn Avenue, Old Colwyn, Denbighshire and the late Alfred Hemingway. 

Husband and wife, William Allison Hudson and Mary Stobart McLoughton Hudson were killed at 26 Hill Road. 

Mr Hudson, aged 47, was the son of the late Joseph Hudson. 

His wife, aged 45, was the daughter of Mrs Binnie, of 28 St Paul’s Road, Ardmore, Philadelphia, USA. 

Thomas Leaver, aged 49, was killed at 136 Blake Street. 

He was the husband of Lille Leaver, of 8 Prestwood Road, Farnworth, Bolton. 

Mary Sarah Long, was aged 80 when she died at 47 Prospect Road. 

Her home was on the same street at number 30 and she was the widow of Mr A. Long. 

Noel Vernon Lupton, aged 42, died at 91 Hawcoat Lane. 

His home was on the same street at number 13. 

He was the husband of Mary Lupton and the son of Charles Lipton, of 6 Tyldesley Road, Blackpool, and the late Emmeline Lupton. 

Catherine Pratt, aged 84, died at 76 Hollow Lane. She was the widow of Mr C. Pratt. 

Albert Stace, aged 59, was killed at 5 Orchard Avenue. 

He was the husband of Laura Stace and the son of the later Alfred Stace, of Woolwich. 

Mother and daughter Emily Irene Thompson and Irene Mavis Thompson were both killed in their home at 30 Hill Road. Emily was aged 40 and her daughter was just four. 

Emily’s father was James William Thompson. 

Volunteer fire watcher William Walters died at the age of 45 at his home in 47 Prospect Road. 

He was the husband of Maggie Walters. 

May 5: 

Kathleen Barker, 21, was injured at her home at 91 Hawcoat Lane on May 4 and died the following day at Barrow’s North Lonsdale Hospital.

She was the wife of Gordon Milton Barker. Bridget Mary Geldart, aged 23, was injured at Hawcoat Lane and died at North Lonsdale Hospital on the same day. 

Her home address was 8 Fairlawn Road, Lytham, and she was the wife of Lt Peter Geldart of the Royal Artillery. 

She was the daughter of William O’Brien, of Bridge Street, Callan, Kilkenny, in the Irish Republic. 

Alice Ann Glaze, aged 74, was injured at her home in 1 Suffolk Street on May 4 and died the following day at North Lonsdale Hospital. 

She was the widow of J. P. Glaze.