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JARROW

Scullion family, civilians, 1940

Photo: Vin Mullen

In Jarrow churchyard is a family headstone which reads:

In loving memory of
Henry Scullion
Aged 38 years
Also his wife
Annie Scullion
Aged 35 years
And their daughter
Kathleen
Killed by enemy action
July 2nd 1940
Aged 3 years
Loyal and true.

Vin Mullen has submitted the following:

Tuesday 2nd July 1940 18.11pm
Fourteen dead and 120 injured.
Three High Explosive bombs dropped in streets.
Four houses and six flats demolished, and six houses and thirty flats damaged.
School partly collapsed.
Three domestic shelters and five others damaged.
Four or five streets were affected but most casualties occurred in Princess Street.
A search of the debris for trapped victims went on throughout the night, firemen, ARP workers and others working in relays.


The CWGC entry for Henry Scullion
The CWGC entry for Annie Scullion
The CWGC entry for Catherine Scullion

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk