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 Furniss 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 Furniss were civilians who perished in a bombing raid during the Blitz on Roberts Street, Nottingham, on November 19, 1940; their deaths highlight the widespread impact of World War II air raids on British civilian populations.
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