What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In memory of Harriett Elmer age 53, Betty Elmer age 15, Charles Smith age 70, Emma Furness age 79 who died as a result of a bomb that fell on Roberts Street on 19th November 1940 Recorded plaque organisation: Rushden & District History Society.
Harriett Elmer, Betty Elmer, Charles Smith, and Emma Furness were civilians killed during the bombing of Roberts Street in Bristol by German forces on November 19, 1940, highlighting the devastating impact of World War II on ordinary lives.
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