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Prior, M. & C., civilians, 1941

Photo: Angela Conroy

In Harton Churchyard is a family headstone which reads:

Prior
in loving memory of
our dear brother
Matthew Prior aged 61 years
also his dear wife
Christina Prior aged 66 years
who were killed by enemy action
on April 9th 1941
Ever remembered by his brother and sisters

Christina Prior a Civilian, Civilian War Dead. 10th April 1941. Age 67. of 17 Clyvendon Rise. Wife of Matthew Prior. She died in an ambulance near Westoe. Her husband Matthew Prior, Civilian War Dead. 10th April 1941. Age 61. of 17 Clyvendon Rise. He also died in an ambulance near Ridgeway.

Acknowledgments: Angela Conroy

Their names do not appear on a local memorial, but are listed in the Civilian War Dead Remembrance book in Westminster Abbey.

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