On the morning of 16th April 1941, Northern Ireland awoke to scenes of destruction and loss of life in Belfast, Bangor, Newtownards and Derry/Londonderry.
In April and May 1941, Luftwaffe bombs on Belfast City Centre tore the heart out of the industrial city in what would become known as the Belfast Blitz.
Luftwaffe bombs on East Belfast fell on the industrial heart of the city and surrounding residential areas during the Belfast Blitz of April and May 1941.
In the Belfast Blitz raids of 1941, Luftwaffe bombs on North Belfast caused widespread devastation and loss of life among both Protestants and Catholics.
Bombs on Derry/Londonderry, Newtownards, Co. Down, and Bangor, Co. Down fell on 15th April 1941 as Luftwaffe bomber squadrons attacked Northern Ireland.
Remembering the Fallen
Matilda Violet Bleakley
Civilian
Matilda Violet Bleakley lived at 8 Thorndyke Street, Belfast. She was the wife of Thomas William Bleakley. Matilda died during the Belfast Blitz in 1941.
Thomas William Bleakley
Civilian
Civilian Thomas William Bleakley was a joiner from Thorndyke Street, East Belfast, Co. Down. He died in an air raid shelter on the night of 15th April 1941.
Mary Ann Crotty
Civilian
Mary Ann Crotty lived at 8 Thorndyke Street, Belfast. She shared a home with her sister Matilda. Both women lost their lives during the Belfast Blitz.
Emily Douglas
Civilian
Young mother Emily Douglas died alongside five of her young children as Luftwaffe bombs fell on North Belfast during the Belfast Blitz on 16th April 1941.
