Alwyne Short - died at H.M. Borstal, Portland

He's named on Portland's war memorial, but how did he come to die in the borstal? Was it hit during an air-raid?

Civilian SHORT, ALWYNE
Died 15/08/1940

Aged 19

Civilian War Dead

Son of Mrs. Hannah Heald (formerly Short), of 18 Church View, Barlborough, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Died at H.M. Borstal Institution.

Casualty

 

HM Prison Portland - Wikipedia

On 15 August 1940, a raid saw the Borstal's Rodney House block bombed. This left four boys dead and others severely injured, including five being admitted to hospital.

Regards,

Dave

 

Thank you very much. Nice that Portland saw fit to include his name, and presumably the three others, on the memorial.

 

UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945

Reginald Gordon Albert Claxton abt 1922 15 Aug 1940 Portland, Dorset, England A

Albert Robson abt 1920 15 Aug 1940 Portland, Dorset, England Yjh, E

Alwyne Short abt 1921 15 Aug 1940 Portland, Dorset, England Hannah

William George Thomas abt 1922 15 Aug 1940 Portland, Dorset, England Lily May

TD

 

Thanks, TD - all four are definitely named on the memorial.

I wonder if their home towns/villages remembered them too. Anyone know if R.G.A. Claxton is on a memorial in Bury St. Edmunds?