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Blitz Victims List

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David Henry Hawthorne

Key Facts

Occupation/Rank: Upholsterer

Date of Death: 15 April 1941

Place of Death: 3 Tyne Street

Age: 60

David was killed on Tyne Street when a parachute mine landed on Percy Street during the Easter Tuesday Raid.

He was one of at least 47 people killed in this incident.

His body was taken to Falls Road Baths where he was identified by his son.

David is buried at Dundonald Cemetery.

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