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Aussie K (Keith) asked me to post this picture as he was having computer troubles.
It is a photo found pinned up on the wall of the Denmark Rd. bunker by a workman not many so many years ago. The workman handed it over to a well known local person who handed it to my sister and it has come into my possession on her death.
He was an ARP messenger boy who's job it was to relay messages during air raids to various bodies such as the police etc. (No phones readily available in those days.)
It appears that after he was killed the wardens acquired this photo and pinned it up on the wall in his memory.
To me that place is a war memorial.
A true hero at 17years old.
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So sad, brings a tear God bless him
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Charles
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Thanks for sharing this with us Aussie / Paulears, especially today when I myself, and I'm sure others, have been to rememberance services.
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Was he related to you, Aussie?
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Was Chapel Street in the Beach village? I don't recall the name?
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The date that Maurice died - 13 January 1942 - was the date of the town’s worst raid of the war - as far as casualties were concerned.
It was snowing at tea-time when an enemy Dornier dived to the main shopping area and, from only a few hundred feet up dropped four bombs which created a scene of havoc. The biggest casualty list occurred in Waller’s Restaurant, where many civilians and service folk were at tea. (The restaurant was, I think, roughly, where “H Samuel” and the fashion shop are today.)
Rescuers worked from that Tuesday evening to the following Saturday night, in frantic efforts to saved buried victims many of whom were saved by prompt rescue. Altogether sixty-nine people were killed, one classed as missing, and one-hundred-and-fourteen were injured during the attack.
The above information is from the report in “Port War” by Ford Jenkins
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A quote from his obituary in "The Lowestoft Jorunal":
“The deceased was a member of the Christchurch co. of the Boys’ Brigade, and when the Brigades were asked to supply a squad of boys to act as messengers for the report centre, he was one of the first to volunteer. His devotion to duty and courage earned him the esteem of those in charge of the centre.”
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When I was in the Record Office (Library) I also checked the 1938 Kelly’s Directory to check exactly where Waller’s was in London Road North - as I wasn’t sure!
78-80 Burtons - the same postal address today
82-84 Marks & Spencer - postal address today is given as 82
86-88 Waller’s
90 Waller’s Restaurant
Just an extra bit of info - at 98 was Boots the Chemists - and that is now Waterstone's,
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I only remember when Wallers was on Pier Terrace.They probably moved after the previous one was bombed.
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I could be wrong but I think that Wallers was where Dr Barnados is today.
Yes Meryl, my OH thinks it was there.
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They say the dog is man's best friend. I don't believe it - how many of your friends would you neuter?
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Chapel Street was somewhere in the Factory Street area
St Peters Court still shows as a Chapel Street address, and although the maisonettes below it are officially known as Chapel Court there is still a sign as Chapel Street on one of them.
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I am so sorry every body for the confusion that I have caused I have never been so glad to find out I was completely wrong.
I shall make a further post later this evening.
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Aussie - no apologies are needed from you - things go awry sometimes - which all adds to the fun! 
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Maybe the two threads can be put together to make one ?
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Chapel Street ran directly from St.Peters Church as far up as crown street and it was followed on by White Horse St. & then the Hemplands.
Tintern House was at the junction of factory st.Gun Lane & Weslene Ally on the western side opposite Bagshaws shop. Of coarse I should know it as I lived there.
Maurice was my Brother.
It was of coarse a great tragedy for our family of parents, two sister's & myself and it was particularly devastating for our mother, but we were a strong & loving family and we all pulled through it. We were no different from so many others who lost loved ones in those terrible times.
I always try to get to the remembrance day ceremony as I did last Sunday & I always place my cross & think how sad it all was and still is.
Thank you all for your kind thoughts.
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