Ronald William Drake

A Civilian, Ronald died on 12th of May 1941 at the age of 16. 

Ronald was born at Lowestoft on 31 August 1924, a son of Charles William and Minnie Maria Drake. Throughout his life Ronald's family lived at 54 Stevens Street. In 1939 Ronald worked as a General Post Office messenger.

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. 
Ronald was at 14 May Road during the raid, and died there. 

Ronald's father, Charles, was killed in an air raid in February 1941.