Moya Woodside's dealings with working-class families guided her Mass Observation diary entries following the Belfast Blitz of April 1941.
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.
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.
Edward Potts DCM
Warrant Officer Class II | 3384774
Warrant Officer Class II Edward Potts DCM of Newtownards, Co. Down died on 12th April 1945 while serving with 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment.
James Stewart
Leading Aircraftman | 630717
Leading Aircraftman James Stewart from the Shankill, Belfast, Co. Antrim served in the Royal Air Force as a flight mechanic during the Second World War.
Joseph Wardle Savage
Leading Aircraftman | 1109070
Leading Aircraftman Joseph Wardle Savage from Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 8th April 1941 after his De Havilland Tiger Moth collided with another in mid-air.
Victor Arnold Thompson
Flight Sergeant | 1076295
Flight Sergeant Victor Arnold Thompson of Ballymena, Co. Antrim died on 6th April 1945 when Vickers Wellington HE928 came down during a training exercise.
Daniel Martin Wilson
Captain | 100950
Captain Daniel Martin Wilson of Belfast, Co. Antrim served in 64th (London) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery at the time of his death on 6th April 1943.
Leslie Henry Willis Mauger
Engineer Commander
Engineer Commander Leslie Henry Willis Mauger was born in Kent and served in the Royal Navy before his death in Belfast, Co. Antrim on 5th April 1941.
