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Mary Matilda Higgiston
Key Facts
Occupation/Rank: Reeler
Date of Death: 16 April 1941
Place of Death: 44 Veryan Gardens, Greencastle
Age: 15
Mary was killed by falling debris when a parachute mine landed on Veryan Gardens during the Easter Tuesday Raid.
At least 35 people were killed in this incident.
Mary is buried in Greencastle Roman Catholic Church.
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