Sydney Harold Bish (1887 - 1944)

Born 5 Oct 1887 in Earlswood, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Oliver — married 1917 in Brentford, Middlesex, England

Died 19 Jun 1944 at age 56 in Redhill, Surrey, England

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Biography

Christening: 4 Dec 1887, St. Johns, Redhill, Surrey, England

http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt2/pt2Fbombs.html

http://thekronenbergs.co.uk/pdfs/wardiary1944.pdf

"Earlswood incident by flying bomb. June 19th 1944. Windsor Spice Ltd.

"On the night of Monday, June 19th, the Borough suffered its heaviest blow from the (flying bombs) when ten people and a baby were killed at Earlswood and a number of others injured. The flying bomb was heard approaching, there was an outburst of gun fire from a battery to the south east and when this had ceased, the noise of the motor had gone. There was a swishing sound as the bomb dived to earth in the garden of a house at the angle of Earlsbrook Road and St. John's Road. The terrific force of the explosion demolished houses and shattered others, burying the unfortunate residents in the debris of their ruined homes. That night the rescue services and the medical units worked with unwearing energy and billiting officers strove to lessen the cruel disaster which had befallen the district." - The Borough in War Time, By Charles W. Preston.

https://www.oldreigate.com/index.php?r=1&width=1920&height=1080&goto=earlsbrookroad

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7HH-ZMG : 21 March 2020), Sidney Harold Bish, 1887.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-8WVD : 7 August 2020), Sydney Harold Bish, ; Burial, , Civilian War Dead, Surrey; citing record ID 58600631, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.