7th May

On 7th May 1941, the Luftwaffe carried out a 2nd night of bombing in Greenock, Renfrewshire. Among the dead were Spences and Coyles with Ulster heritage.

Life after the Belfast Blitz

Belfast Blitz - Eglington Street

Imperial War Museum Photo: H9476 (Part of the War Office Second World War Official Collection). Rescue workers sift through the rubble of Eglington Street off the Shankill Road, Belfast. 7th May 1941.

Belfast Blitz - York Street

Imperial War Museum Photo: H9464 (Part of the War Office Second World War Official Collection). Royal Welch Fusiliers assist with the clear up on York Street with the art deco Orpheus building surviving in the background. 7th May 1941.

Remembering the Fallen

William Coyle

Civilian

William Coyle was the son of a family from Derry/Londonderry. He died on 7th May 1941 as the Luftwaffe carried out bombing on the Scottish town of Greenock.

George Ellis

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander George Ellis was an experieced member of the Royal Navy serving at HMS Caroline in Belfast at his time of death on 7th May 1945.

Henry Spence

Civilian

Henry Spence was the son of a family from Markethill, Co. Armagh. He died on 7th May 1941 as the Nazi Luftwaffe bombed the Scottish town of Greenock.

William Summerville

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Craftsman William Summerville of Portadown, Co. Armagh died in Armagh Hospital on 7th May 1946. He served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.