Gladys Goodman

A Civilian, Gladys died on 12th of May 1943 aged 47. 

Gladys was born at Lowestoft on 2 December 1895 a daughter of Robert Charles and Ellen Day. She was baptised at Christ Church, Lowestoft, on 1 January 1896 and her family lived at Cumberland Square. By 1901 Gladys’ father had died and her family lived at Sea View Cottages, East Street. Subsequently her mother remarried, and her family lived at 14 Beckham Road. In 1911 Gladys worked as a beatster and in 1921 she worked as a tin lacquerer at Morton’s factory on Belvedere Road. 

On 30 August 1927 Gladys married Robert Charles Goodman at Saint Margaret’s Church. Gladys lived at 14 Beckham Road. Robert was a fisherman living at 8 Beckham Road. By 1939 their home was at 19 Norfolk Street. 

On 12 May 1943 Gladys was at Essex Road and she died as a result of the Focke-Wulf Raid. 

Note: Commonwealth War Graves records state that Gladys died at 19 Norfolk Street, but probate records show that she was at Essex Road.