Daisy Maudie Brady

A Civilian, Daisy died on 26th of May 1941 aged 37. 

Daisy was born at Lowestoft on 6 February 1905, a daughter of William Francis and Harriet Carron. She was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church on 16 June 1905 and her family lived at Wood’s Loke. In 1911 her family lived at 4 Boggis Cottages, Wood’s Loke. In 1921 her family were living at 4 Wood’s Loke and Daisy was a beatster working for Offord and Geddes, net makers. 

On 17 August 1926 Maude married Albert Edgar Brady at Saint Margaret’s Church. Albert was an engine greaser living at 94 Seago Street and Maude was living at94 Stanley Street. The 1939 Register shows Daisy living at 190 Waveney Drive. 

The cottages at Wood’s Loke were seen as a place of safety and several people from the town moved there. On 26 May 1941 an enemy aircraft, while being harassed by anti-aircraft fire, discarded its bombs in the Wood’s Loke area which damaged the cottages and caused many casualties. 

Daisy, and her son Ivan, were at her parents’ home, 4 Woods Loke, with her mother Harriet and sister Lily: they were all killed there during the air raid. 

Two of Daisy's brothers-in-law died in war service: Charles Brady in 1916 and Henry Brady in 1945.