Edith Wilson

Civilian Edith Wilson was a fatal casualty of the Belfast Blitz during the Second World War. She died with her father and sister at home in North Belfast.

Civilian

Edith Wilson

Civilian Edith Wilson was a fatal casualty of the Belfast Blitz during the Second World War. She lived with her parents Detective Sergeant Robert J. Wilson and Mary Edith Wilson, and sister Dorothy Wilson at 35 Glantane Street, Belfast at the time of the Luftwaffe attack on the city.

Edith Wilson died on 5th May 1941 aged 18 years old at 35 Glantane Street, Belfast. Her grave is in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, along with father Robert J. Wilson and sister Dorothy Wilson. The joint funeral service took place on 8th May 1941.

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