27th June 1941 Stockton on Tees on Foreshore, Hart Warren Golf Course.

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    If anyone could add any further info i would appreciate it thank you

    Stockton on Tees
    001 BOYD J - - 27/06/1941 CIVILIAN WAR DEAD
    003 WELFORD JF - - 27/06/1941 CIVILIAN WAR DEAD
     
  2. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    Both were killed together in some form of an `accident` it took some time to identify the boys . Boyd was initially `reported missing` but perhaps the fact that they were from Stockton and the accident was in Hartlepool failed to find local clues?;-

    Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail:- Surrounding colliery districts have failed reveal any information that would give clue to the identity of the two youths killed in an accident at Hartlepool last Friday. The circumstances are all the more baffling in that no reports have been received of missing youths locally.

    The Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail again reported ..The second boy killed in an accident at Hartlepool on June 27 has `now’ been identified. He was John Francis Welford. 11-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Welford. of 21 Elcoat Road. Norton-on-Tees. Mr. Welford snr Is a process foreman at Billingham, The other boy. who was identified earlier was Joseph Boyd. son of Mrs. Rosetta Boyd, of 22 St, Anne’s Terrace. Stockton, who was employed as a catcher-boy at the Furness Shipyard Haverton Hill. He was reported missing later.


    Kyle
     
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  3. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Clive,

    I expect that most, if not all, of these foreshore deaths are individuals who came to grief in minefields above or near the beach tide line.

    I doubt any newspapers of the time would give any detail for fear of communicating “useful”information to the enemy.

    BTW I remember looking at the file of a deceased Canadian soldier based on the south coast who was blown up in 1942 when he ventured on to part of a seaside golf course that had been taken out of use and mined as a defence measure.

    From documents in the file it transpired he was in the habit of going into the minefield to retrieve “lost” golf balls - mis hits by golfers on the adjoining holes that had not been mined - to sell back to the golfers.

    Steve
     
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