Crown Street 1941.....

CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:15 am

Hello anyone
Is there any where I can find out if there was an air raid in or around Crown Street on the night of April 4th 1941
Cathie

Post by **AndrewP** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:18 am

Hi CathieL,

Crown Street, where?,

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:28 am

Sorry Andrew
Another senior moment on my part, I meant to say
29 Crown Street Glasgow
Cathie

Post by **Ina** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:14 am

HI Kathie,

Don't know about Glasgow, but the Greenock Blitz took place on the nights of May 6th and 7th 1941.

Ina

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:51 am

Hi Cathie,

May i ask why there was a possibilty of an air raid on 4th April 1941 at Crown St in the Gorbals? Just curious!

Clydebank Blitz was 13-14th March 1941, and air raid sirens would be going off long after this in all towns on both banks of the River Clyde right up to Glasgow City itself.

Contact The Mitchell Library after they open on 3rd Sep - they should be able to tell you.
If there was an air raid i'm sure it would've been in all the Glasgow papers at that time.
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http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/ ... ewspapers/
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Jack

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Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:33 am

I was in Clydebank as a child on the two nights of the Blitz and there is a Crown Avenue, my mother lived at number 30.

Lizzie

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:04 pm

Hi Lizzie,
You should find the info here
http://www.theclydebankstory.com/index.php
If it is not on there it is on the Net somewhere.
Here is one entry from from the civilian war dead list;
ROBERTSON, Annie Wilson, age 10; of 64 Crown Avenue. Daughter of
Andrew Robertson and Margaret McCole Robertson. 14 March 1941 at
64 Crown Avenue.
ROBERTSON, David, age 15; of 64 Crown Avenue. Son of Andrew
Robertson and of Margaret McCole Robertson. 14 March 1941 at 64
Crown Avenue.
ROBERTSON Henry, age 49, of 39 Graham Avenue.Husband of Sarah
Robertson. 13 March 1941 at Diesel Works.
ROBERTSON, Margaret, McCole, age 46; of 64 Crown Avenue. Wife of
Andrew Robertson. 14 March 1941 at 64 Crown avenue.
ROBERTSON, Mary McAllister, age 12, of 64 Crown Avenue. Daughter
of Andrew Robertson and of Margaret McCole Robertson. 14 March
1941 at 64 Crown Avenue.

Davie

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CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:36 pm

Hello Ina, Jack, Lizzie and Davie
Thank you for your replies. I was born in Crown Street and my mother told me there was an air raid that night but she had had two strokes and I think now that she just had two separate events mixed up in her mind. I was just curious and thought I might check it out.
Thanks again
Cathie