- Contributed by听
- Wakefield Libraries & Information Services
- People in story:听
- Mrs Bladen, Ronald Hepworth, Ellis Helliwell
- Location of story:听
- Wragby, West Yorkshire
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A2800388
- Contributed on:听
- 01 July 2004
This story was submitted to the People's war site by Christine Wadsworth of Wakefield Libraries and Information Services on behalf of Mrs Bladen of Hemsworth, West Yorkshire and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
As a result of an aircraft off-loading for the return flight home, bombs were dropped on Wragby. One exploded in a farmers field causing a huge crater and the ARP and others were standing looking down into the hole. My brother Ronnie who was then 16 years old, climbed over the wall into the field to have a look and as he was walking towards the crater a second bomb that no-one knew was there exploded killing some of the bystanders including two brothers. It was a terrible sight to see.
Ellis Helliwell aged 12 was hit in the leg by shrapnel and sadly later died.
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