Sheila's Story – young Sligo nurse was killed during WWII air raid – Ireland's Own
Sheila’s Story – young Sligo nurse was killed during WWII air raid Kieran Gillen and Jane Clucas tell the tragic story of their Aunt Sheila, a young Sligo nurse who died in an air raid over Chester in November 1940, during the Blitz. November 1940, World War II has entered its second year. In England, the RAF have just won the Battle of Britain stopping any land invasion by the Germans for the time being. Adolf Hitler has instead turned his attention to the aerial bombing of British cities at night, the name of this bombing campaign came from the British press, they called it ...
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