Mission to honour the 26 WWII servicewomen killed by Nazi bombs
On May 11, 1943, between 15 and 20 Focke-Wulf planes launched bombing raid on Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. One bomb hit the Imperial Hotel, which was the billet of the local unit of the Auxiliary Territorial Service .
Twenty-six women – who had just returned from exercising in the morning sun – were killed instantly. But the victims were not properly remembered, with only half commemorated on official war memorials. Now the Women's Royal Corps Association is searching for relatives of those who died. Are YOU related to any of the women involved in the tragedy? Email [email protected]
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