Durham, Sarah Eira
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Durham |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Sarah Eira |
| Family details | Daughter of James and Jessie Durham, of Coach and Horses Inn, Llanfaes, Brecon. |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 09/09/1940 |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Place of death | St. Thomas's Hospital. |
| Notes | At 2.30 a.m. on Monday 9 September, 1940 a large bomb struck Block 1, about the centre of the north side of the Hospital, and caused the collapse of three floors and the death of two nurses and four masseuses, who were crushed in the masonry. . Nurse Durham, Nurse Cynthia J. Walter, Miss Doucet, Miss Mortimer Thomas, Miss Dunn and Miss Lockyer. |
| Sources | St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |