THE CIVILIAN WAR DEAD OF PITSMOOR 1939-1945
Many years ago I was given a A4 sized booklet called “Welcome To Pitsmoor – Glimpses of Pitsmoor Past and Present” . It was a fascinating book that contained some marvellous photos I had never seen before. In addition to the photos it tried to cover all the many different areas that go to form a community.
Quite naturally it referred to quite staggering number of Pitsmoor, men who died in the 1914 – 1918 Great War – 279 who are incidentally individually named on the memorial in Christ Church, Pitsmoor. The article then went on to mention that
“as far as can be ascertained no complete list of Pitsmoor air-raid victims, including eight killed in the Ellesmere area in October 1941 has been published. We believe the list opposite, compiled from records in the city library is complete, and readers may visualise the human suffering and tragedy represented here”
Under the title ROLL OF HONOUR OF CIVILIAN WAR DEAD OF PITSMOOR AREA it then goes on to list the name of each person who died and where known, the location of their death. Where children are killed it gives their ages.
A few years ago I wrote an article on the events surrounding the loss of life that occurred in the Marples Public House on 12th-13th December 1940 during the Blitz. It was the largest single loss of life in Sheffield since the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864. The exact number of fatalities at Marples will never be known but it struck me that the list in the booklet contained NINETY names of Pitsmoor civilians killed in the air raids.
The accepted figure for civilians killed in the two raids of 12th – 15th December 1940 is 668 – if this is the case then over 8% of the fatalities occurred in this one area.
In the light of this I thought that it would be useful if I could piece a bit more to together about those Pitsmoor people who lost their lives in the air raids. The original list did contain a number of errors which is only natural given the limitations that they worked under – the compilers did not have access to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Register which has been an enormous help in finding the additional details
THE TRAGEDY OF WAR
ROLL OF HONOUR OF CIVILIAN WAR DEAD OF PITSMOOR AREA – SHEFFIELD
NAME
AGE
DIED
DATE
DETAILS OF THE DECEASED
Annie Bailey
37
70 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
Wife of Arthur Bailey. Died at 70 Grove Street.
Arthur Bailey
41
70 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
Husband of Annie Bailey. Died at 70 Grove Street
John William Battersby
53
29 Stockton Street
12 Dec1940
A.R.P.; of 29 Stockton Street, Pitsmoor. Husband of A. E. Battersby. Died at 29 Stockton Street.
Alice Beatson
Marshall Street
13 Dec1940
Daughter of Elizabeth Elshaw, of 3 Hessle Street; wife of William Beatson, of 2 Court, 5 House, Marshall Street. Died at 3 Court, 4 House, Marshall Street.
Elsie Winifred Berrisford
33
Nursery Street
13 Dec1940
of 83 Southgrove Road, Ecclesall. Daughter of Mrs. Neil, of 6 Findon Street; wife of John Redfern Berrisford. Died at Laurel Works, Nursery Street.
John Redfern Berrisford
33
Nursery Street
13 Dec1940
of 83 Southgrove Road, Ecclesall. Son of Mrs. C. Berrisford, of 38 Bradfield Road; husband of Elsie Winifred Berrisford. Died at Laurel Works, Nursery Street.
Annie Brean
22
107 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
Wife of F. Brean. Died at 107 Pitsmoor Road
Cyril Breedon
35
9 Parkwood Road
13 Dec1940
Son of Louisa Bingham (formerly Breedon), of 42 Lister Road; husband of Eva Mildred Breedon. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
Anita Breedon
3
9 Parkwood Road
13 Dec1940
Daughter of Cyril and Eva Mildred Breedon. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
Eva Mildred Breedon
32
9 Parkwood Road
13 Dec1940
Daughter of Louisa Walker, of 10 Fowler Terrace; wife of Cyril Breedon. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
George Breedon
11
9 Parkwood Road
13 Dec1940
Son of Cyril and Eva Mildred Breedon. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
Terence Breedon
5mth
9 Parkwood Road
13 Dec1940
Son of Cyril and Eva Mildred Breedon. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
Hilda Brown
30
21 Bressingham Rd
13 Dec1940
Wife of George Brown. Died at 21 Bressingham Road.
Charles William Butler
69
The Wicker
13 Dec1940
of 91 Bressingham Road. Died at Wicker.
John James Burley Clarke
45
9 Parkwood Road,
13 Dec1940
Son of Lettice Agnes, and of the late Samuel Clarke. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
Lettice Agnes Clarke
69
9 Parkwood Road.
13 Dec1940
of 22 Parkwood Road, Neepsend. Widow of Samuel Clarke. Died at 9 Parkwood Road.
Sarah Coggan
84
111 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
Widow of Alfred Coggon. Died at 111 Pitsmoor Road.
Andrew Cooper
8
Fox Street
12 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Son of W. Cooper (H.M. Forces), and of Linda May Cooper. Died at Fox Street shelter.
Arthur Cooper
7
Fox Street
12 Dec1940
Of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Son of W. Cooper (H.M. Forces), and of Linda May Cooper. Died at Fox Street shelter
Henry Cooper
5
Fox Street
12 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Son of W. Cooper (H.M. Forces), and of Linda May Cooper. Died at Fox Street shelter.
George Cooper
4
Fox Street
12 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Son of W. Cooper (H.M. Forces), and of Linda May Cooper. Died at Fox Street shelter.
Linda Cooper
26
Fox Street
12 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Daughter of John Henry, and of the late Grace Thurtle; wife of W. Cooper (H.M. Forces). Died at Fox Street shelter.
Mary Ann Cowley
59
289 Ellesmere Road
12 Oct1941
Wife of William Cowley. Died at 289 Ellesmere Road.
William Cowley
58
289 Ellesmere Road
12 Oct1941
Husband of Mary Ann Cowley. Died at 289 Ellesmere Road
Lucy Cox
15
159 Rock Street
12Dec1940
Daughter of Mr. C. H. W. Cox, of 364 Windmill Lane. Died at 159 Rock Street.
Henry George Dixon
50
Brunswick Road
12 Dec1942
of 12 Court, 3 House, Brunswick Road. Husband of Edith Dixon. Died at Nether Edge Hospital.
Lois Dunn
30
159 Rock Street
13 Dec1940
Died at 159 Rock Street
Peter Dunn
6
159 Rock Street
13 Dec1940
Son of Lois Dunn. Died at 159 Rock Street
George Dutton
30
70 Grove Street
of 70 Grove Street. Died at 70 Grove Street.
Joseph Fagan
51
15 Buckenham Rd
29 Dec1940
of 5 Sorby Street. Husband of M. Fagan. Died at 15 Buckenham Road
Dorothy Muriel Fleming
18
Grove Street
12 Dec1940
Daughter of J. W. and A. E. Fleming, of 76 Macro Street, Pitsmoor. Died at Grove Street.
Emily Forster
50
Ellesmere Road
13 Dec1940
Of 37 Ellesmere Road,wife of Thomas Frederick Forster Injured at 60 Shepherd Street. Died Royal Infirmary
Percy Greave CHECK
18
Watery Street
12 Dec1940
of 72 Watery Street. Son of Mrs. E. Greaves. Died at Clyde Works shelter, Wicker.
Madge Green
24
Nursery Street
13 Dec1940
Daughter of Joseph Henry and Ellen Elizabeth Green, of 10 Grimesthorpe Road. Died at Laurel Works, Nursery Street.
Barbara Healey
10
23 Bressingham Road
13 Dec1940
Daughter of Percy and Doris Heeley. Died at 23 Bressingham Road.
Doris Healey
32
23 Bressingham Road
13 Dec1940
Wife of Percy Heeley. Died at 23 Bressingham Road.
Percy Healey
38
23 Bressingham Road
15 Dec1940
Husband of Doris Heeley. Injured 13 December 1940, at 23 Bressingham Road; died at City General Hospital.
Edith Hessey
38
Nursery Street
13 Dec1940
of Laurel Works, Nursery Street. Wife of Arthur Hessey. Died at Laurel Works, Nursery Street.
Arthur Hessey
39
Nursery Street
13 Dec1940
of Laurel Works, Nursery Street. Son of Arthur Ellis Hessey, and Fanny Hessey, of 25 Horner Road, Abbeydale; husband of Edith Hessey. Died at Laurel Works, Nursery Street.
Jesse Hill
15
65 Ellesmere Road
12 Dec1940
Daughter of Robert and Millicent Hill, of 18 Guilthwaite Crescent, Whiston. Died at 65 Ellesmere Road.
Nellie Hill
49
Kilton Street
13 Dec1940
Of 2 Court, 5 Kilton Street. Wife of Frank Hill. At 2 Court. 5 Kilton Street
Samuel Holmes
48
160 Fox Street
12 Dec1940
of 160 Fox Street. Husband of Emma Holmes. Died at 160 Fox Street.
Barrie Hutchinson
5m
25 Bressingham Road
13 Dec1940
Son of Samuel Douglas and Mary Ellen Hutchinson. At 25 Bressingham Road.
Patricia Hutchinson
8
25 Bressingham Road
13 Dec1940
Daughter of Samuel Douglas and Mary Ellen Hutchinson. Injured at 25 Bressingham Rd; died same day at City General Hospital.
Ellen Jackson
58
70 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 72 Grove Street. Wife of Robert William Jackson. Died at 70 Grove Street
Robert William Jackson
59
70 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 72 Grove Street. Husband of Ellen Jackson. Died at 70 Grove Street.
Elsie Jepson
29
157 Rock Street.
12 Dec1940
of 157 Rock Street. Daughter of Mrs. M. E. Churchill, of 22/4 Marcus Street, Pitsmoor; wife of J. S. Jepson. Died at 157 Rock Street.
George Lawrence (1)
52
Nursery Street
13 Dec1940
Belmont Hathersage. Died at Laurel Works, Nursery Street
Patricia Lee
3
70 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 73 Fowler Street, Pitsmoor. Daughter of Bernard and Kathleen Lee. Died at 70 Grove Street.
James McLardy
60
65 Ellesmere Road
12 Dec1940
of 20 Sedan Street, Pitsmoor. Husband of A. L. McLardy. Died at 65 Ellesmere Road.
Annie Middleton
37
285 Ellesmere Road
14 Oct1941
Daughter of Daniel and Harriet A. Hooper, of 291 Ellesmere Road; wife of Horace Middleton. Injured 12 October 1941, at 285 Ellesmere Road; died at Royal Infirmary.
Horace Middleton
40
285 Ellesmere Road
19 Oct1941
Husband of Annie Middleton. Injured 12 October 1941, at 285 Ellesmere Road; died at Royal Infirmary.
Joan Middleton
8
285 Ellesmere Road
12 Oct1941
of 285 Ellesmere Road. Daughter of Horace and Annie Middleton. Died at 285 Ellesmere Road.
John Middleton
53
Woodside Lane
12 Dec1940
of 13 Court, 5 House, Woodside Lane. Son of Mary Middleton. Died at 11 Court 3 House, Woodside Lane.
Mary Middleton
86
Woodside Lane
12 Dec1940
of 11 Court 3 House, Woodside Lane. Died at 11 Court, 3 House, Woodside Lane.
Margaret Milner
50
66 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 41 Grove Street. Wife of E. Milner. Died at 66 Grove Street
Teresa Milner
12
66 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 41 Grove Street. Daughter of E. Milner, and of Margaret Milner. Died at 66 Grove Street
Agnes Mitchell
54
107 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
of 107 Pitsmoor Road. Wife of A. Mitchell. Died at 107 Pitsmoor Road.
Archie Mitchell
14
107 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
of 107 Pitsmoor Road. Son of A. Mitchell, and of Agnes Mitchell. Died at 107 Pitsmoor Road.
Gordon Mitchell
12
107 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
of 107 Pitsmoor Road. Son of A. Mitchell, and of Agnes Mitchell, at 107 Pitsmoor Road.
Violet Mitchell
18
107 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
of 107 Pitsmoor Road. Daughter of A. Mitchell, and of Agnes Mitchell. Died at 107 Pitsmoor Road.
Roland Moxon
57
Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 68 Grove Street, Pitsmoor. Husband of Mary Jane Moxon. Died at Grove Street.
Arnold Arthur Murphy
19
66 Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 66 Grove Street, Pitsmoor. Son of Kate, and of the late William Hart Murphy. Died at 66 Grove Street.
Kate Murphy
61
66Grove Street
13 Dec1940
of 66 Grove Street, Pitsmoor. Daughter of the late John and Alice Redfern, of 12 Attwood Street, Kidsgrove; widow of William Hart Murphy. Died at 66 Grove Street.
Anthony Neale
16m
119 Rock Street
13 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Son of Ernest Corbett Neale and Edna Neale. At 119 Rock Street.
Edna Neale
23
119 Rock Street
13 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Wife of Ernest Corbett Neale. Died at 119 Rock Street.
Ernest Corbett Neale
26
119 Rock Street
13 Dec1940
of 119 Rock Street, Pitsmoor. Son of Dorothy Agnes Davy (formerly Neale), of 9 Kilton Lane; husband of Edna Neale. Died at 119 Rock Street.
Jessie Newton
32
109 Pitsmoor Road
12 Dec1940
of 109 Pitsmoor Road. Daughter of Maud, and of the late James