Doris Runacres

A Civilian, Doris died on 12th of May 1941 aged 18. 

Doris was born at Lowestoft on 4 May 1923, a daughter of John and Mabel Rose Runacres. In 1921 her family lived at 32 Norwich Road and, by 1939, at 18 May Road, and Gladys was a grocer’s assistant.  

During the night of 11 to 12 May 1941 an air raid took place and houses on May Road were badly damaged. Alfred J. Turner said that there was a crater in the middle of the road with four houses flattened on one side and the houses on the other side of the road were shattered. He said it was the worst damage that he had seen. 

Doris, her mother and her sister, died at their home, 18 May Road, during the air raid. Her niece Jean was also there and died with them.