Dorothy Alice Brighton

A Civilian, Dorothy died on 29th of April 1942 at the age of 32.

Dorothy was born at Lowestoft on 25 February 1910, a daughter of John Thomas and Ada Elizabeth Day. She was baptised at Christchurch, Lowestoft, on 10 April 1910, and her family lived at Ethel Cottage, Nelson Road. In 1911 her family’s address was 1 Nelson Road, Lowestoft, and this was still their address in 1921.

On 26 October 1932, Dorothy married Herbert Brighton, at Saint John’s Church, Lowestoft. Dorothy was living at 59 Saint John’s Road, and Herbert was a motor mechanic living at Rye Mile, Rye Street, Bishop’s Stortford.  

In 1939 Dorothy and Herbert were living at 16 Ethel Road, Thorpe, Norwich. 

Dorothy and Herbert both died at the Ethel Road Air Raid Shelter during an air raid on 29 April 1942.