Newports War Dead - Female Casualties

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Brown, Amy, 24, 12th February 1944, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, 274633, Nursing Sister, Daughter of John and Sarah Jane Brown. S.R.N., BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL, Panel 22. Column 2

School photo, Amy, far left, top row. Tallest girl.

Sailing on 6 February 1944 from Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa, Kenya to Colombo, Ceylon in Convoy KR-8, the SS Khedive Ismail was attacked by a B1 type Japanese submarine. The Khedive Ismail was hit by two torpedoes. 1,297 perished. 77 women lost their lives and this incident was the worst loss of female service personell.

Comley, Gwendoline, 39, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 12 Eveswell Street. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shatford, of 23 Eveswell Street; Newport, Mon., wife of Pte. Herbert C. J. Comley, Pioneer Corps. Died at 12 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Curson, Eveleen May, 36, 26th February 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 5 Ombersley Road, Newport, Mon. Daughter of Charles Warwick Curson, and Margaret Jane Curson, of 43 Caerau Road. Died at 5 Ombersley Road, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Edwards, Caroline Maud, 30th December 1915, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service, H.M.H.S. "Drina.", Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service, CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, 15.

Dyer, Gertrude Winifred Allan, 38, 27th January 1918, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, 2732, Worker, Daughter of Frederick and Sarah Dyer, of 14, Richmond Rd., Newport, Mon., NEWPORT (CHRISTCHURCH) CEMETERY, B3. Border. 6.

Evans, Edith, 69, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 14 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Widow of Sidney Evans. Died at 14 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Fitzgerald, Mary Ellen, 20, 23rd November 1940, Civilian War Dead, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fitzgerald, of 67 Somerset Road, Newport, Monmouthshire. Died at Thoroughfare, Goldsmith Avenue, PORTSMOUTH, COUNTY BOROUGH.

Gabica, Dorothy, 48, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 14 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Wife of Morgan Gabica. Died at 14 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Elsie Garland buried in grave of unidentified

Garland, Elsie Elizabeth, 41, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 15 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Wife of Albert Stephen Garland. Died at Newport East, Christchurch Cemetery, NEWPORT, Mon, NEWPORT, FC B3 EXT 1

Buried in "unidentified" grave.

Gimlett, Doris, 49, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 13 Eveswell Street. Daughter of Mary Turner, of 10 Hawthorne Avenue, and of the late William Turner; wfe of Edwin John Gimlett. Injured at 13 Eveswell Street; died same day at 131 Stow Hill (St Woolos Hospital), NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Gimlett, Eire Vivienne, 5, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 13 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Daughter of Edwin John and Doris Gimlett. Died at 13 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Gimlett, Gladys Sarah Matilda, 48, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 13 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Daughter of George and of the late Louisa Gimlett. Died at 13 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Gimlett, Olwyn Elsie, 16, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 13 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Daughter of Edwin John and Doris Gimlett. Died at 13 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Glass, Mary, 63, 31st May 1941, of Pambu, Glasllwch Crescent, Rogerstone. Daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Haynes, of Hereford; widow of H. W. Glass. Died at Pambu, Glasllwch Crescent, Rogerstone, Mon., Civilian War Dead, Civilian, MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRICT

Gorvin, Violet Mary, 29, 31st May 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Joseph and Esther Gorvin, of 8 Riverside. Died at 30 Ridgeway Drive, Newport, Mon., NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGHimages/obits5/gorvin_vm.jpg

Griffiths, Louisa, 36, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 14 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon, Daughter of George Vincent, of Farmfield Nash, and of the late Edith Vincent; wife of Frederick Albert Griffiths. Injured at 14 Eveswell Street; died same day at Royal Gwent Hospital, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Griffiths, Patricia, 18, 31st May 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of Fields Court Fields Park Road. Daughter of Daisy Griffiths and of Harold Edgar Griffiths. Died at Fields Court, Fields Park Road, Newport, Mon., NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Newport High School girls register with Pat's entry finishing with "at home, Killed in raid"

Guy, Alice Annie, 21st August 1916, Scottish Women's Hospital attd.Serbian Army, Nursing Sister, Former Superintendent of the Devonshire Hospital, Buxton., SALONIKA (LEMBET ROAD) MILITARY CEMETERY, 1605.

Hall, Barbara, 10, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 12 Eveswell Street. Daughter of Violet Hall and A.C.1 Claude Hall, R.A.F. Died at 12 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon., NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Hill, Florence Elizabeth, 65, 7th July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 20 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Wife of William Hill. Injured 1 July 1941, at 20 Eveswell Street; died at Royal Gwent Hospital, Christchurch Cemetery, NEWPORT, Mon, NEWPORT, CON C1 942

Horton, Jane, 31, 9th October 1940, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Wife of A.C.2 T. R. Horton, R.A.F. Died at Alexandra Dock Hotel, Watch House Parade, Newport, Mon., NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Huxter, Ruth, 55, 31st May 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Wife of William Edward Huxter. Died at Tottenham, Glasllwch Crescent, Rogerstone, Mon., , MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRICT

Huxter, Ruth Lilian, 30, 31st May 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of William Edward and Ruth Huxter. Died at Tottenham, Glasllwch Crescent, Rogerstone, Mon., MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRIC

Knowles, Marguerite, 43, 7th October 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 15 Park Avenue, Rogerstone, mon. Daughter of B. O. and Emily Bethell, of Hillcrest Gardens, Rogerstone; wife of James Henry Knowles. Died at 15 Park Avenue, MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRICT

Jones, Lilian Kate, 6th June 1916, British Red Cross Society, Voluntary Aid Detachment, Nurse, NEWPORT (ST. WOOLOS) CEMETERY, 78.2A/28.29.

Ley, Hellen, 27, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 16 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Wife of A.C.1 Henry George Ley, R.A.F. Died at 16 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Llewellyn-Jones, Frances Mary Dulcie, 24, 13th November 1918, W.R.A.F.,1918, Driver, Daughter of the Rev. David Ernest Llewellyn-Jones and Frances Eliza Sophia of Maindee Vicarage, Newport. NEWPORT (CHRISTCHURCH) CEMETERY, 158

Mills, Olive Mary, 6 months, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Frank and Ethel Mills, of 12 Bristol Street, Newport, Mon., Died at 16 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Moss, Aileen Sybil, 12, 18th September 1940, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Ronald Albert and Lucy Mary Moss, of 90 Graig Park Circle, Malpas, Newport, Mon., S.S. "CITY OF BENARES"

Moss, Marion Audrey, 10, 18th September 1940, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Ronald Albert and Lucy Mary Moss, of 90 Graig Park Circle, Malpas, Newport, Mon., S.S. "CITY OF BENARES"

Moss, Rita Ann, 8, 18th September 1940, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Ronald Albert and Lucy Mary Moss, of 90 Graig Park Circle, Malpas, Newport, Mon., S.S. "CITY OF BENARES"

Mustoe, Catherine Ann, 34, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Mr. D. F. A. Mustoe, of 272 Conway Road. Died at 17 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon., Christchurch Cemetery, NEWPORT, Mon.

Phillips, Myrtle, 14, 13th September 1940, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 32 Stow Park Avenue, Newport, Mon. Daughter of Harold David and Marjorie Phillips. Died at 32 Stow Park Avenue, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

CLICK HERE to read an account of the bomber and its crash

Phillips. V, 20, 8th March 1919, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, Hostel (Chadderton), Worker, Daughter of Mrs. C. M. Phillips, of 32, Barrack Hill, Newport, Mon., NEWPORT (ST. WOOLOS) CEMETERY, 10. "C." 8.

Daisy Pouncy burid in grave of unidentified

Pouncy, Daisy Frances, 61, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of Gaerwood, Kensington Place, Newport, Mon. Widow of Harry Pouncy. Died at Newport East, Christchurch Cemetery, NEWPORT, Mon, NEWPORT, FC B3 EXT 1

Buried in "unidentified" grave.

Pring, Emmie May, 21, 17th March 1942, Auxiliary Territorial Service, W/86518, Private, Daughter of Alfred and Eva Pring, of Newport, Mon., NEWPORT (ST. WOOLOS) CEMETERY, Block 29. Grave 47.

Radcliffe, Lucy Olive, 36, 2nd June 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of Swinburne, Glasllwch Crescent, Rogerstone, Mon. Daughter of Richard and of the late Lucy Radcliffe. Injured 31 May 1941, at Swinburne, Glasllwch Crescent; died at Royal Gwent Hospital, MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRICT

Rees, Anita Mary, 14, 18th September 1940, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, Daughter of Gilbert Harold Victor Eric and Mabel Mary Rees, of Pedere, Caeperllan Road, Newport, Mon., Sister of William Eric Rees also died in the same incident, S.S. "CITY OF BENARES"

Sproule, Mina, 31, 14^th December 1940, Civilian War Dead, B.Sc. Daughter of C. and Freda Hillman, of Liepaja, Latvia, wife of Belmont House, Newport.

Reporting Authority: M. V. WESTERN PRINCE.

Thomas, Iris Muriel, 17, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 16 Eveswell Street. Daughter of Ernest Arthur and Violet Maud Thomas. Died at 16 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Thomas, Phyllis Maude, 15, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 16 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon. Daughter of Ernest Arthur and Violet Maud Thomas. Died at 16 Eveswell Street, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH

Violet Thomas buried in grave of unidentified

Thomas, Violet Maude, 45, 1st July 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of 16 Eveswell Street, Newport, Mon.Wife of Ernest Arthur Thomas. Died at 16 Eveswell Street, Christchurch Cemetery, NEWPORT, Mon, NEWPORT, FC B3 EXT 1

Buried in "unidentified" grave.

Townsend, Frances Ellen, 65, 7th October 1941, of 12 Park Avenue, Rogerstone, Mon., Wife of Frederick Townsend. Died at 12 Park Avenue, Rogerstone, Mon., Civilian War Dead, Civilian, MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRICT

Webb, Edith Flora, 58, 7th October 1941, Fire Guard; of 19 Park Avenue, Rogerstone, Mon. Wife of Frederick Horace Webb. Died at 19 Park Avenue, Rogerstone, Mon., Civilian War Dead, Civilian, MAGOR AND ST. MELLONS, RURAL DISTRICT

White, Beatrice Olivette, 29th November 1918, Signal Service, Telegraphist

Beatrice is not listed by the CWGC and her name is only listed in the WW1 Roll of Honour book held at Newport's Reference library.

Williams, Ethel, 46, 31st May 1941, Civilian War Dead, Civilian, of Ty-Gwyn, Ridgeway Avenue, Newport, Mon.Daughter of Alfred and Sarah Williams. Died at Ty-Gwyn, Ridgeway Avenue, NEWPORT, COUNTY BOROUGH