Original In Memoriam Card, George Blumson (Age 15), Killed Firewatching 10 May 1941, London Blitz

Original In Memoriam Card, George Blumson (Age 15), Killed Firewatching 10 May 1941, London BlitzA very poignant item, an In Memoriam Memorial Card to the memory of George William Blumson. George was Jewish and aged only 15 when he was killed on the night of 10th May 1941. This is regarded as the worst night of the London Blitz, with over 500 German aircraft dropping 700 tons of bombs and 2,400 incendiary bombs. There was a bomber's moon and clear skies, the aircraft following the line of the Thames into London. Over 1,400 people were killed and

A very poignant item, an In Memoriam/Memorial Card to the memory of George William Blumson. 

George was Jewish and aged only 15 when he was killed on the night of 10th May 1941. This is regarded as the worst night of the London Blitz, with over 500 German aircraft dropping 700 tons of bombs and 2,400 incendiary bombs. 

There was a bomber's moon and clear skies, the aircraft following the line of the Thames into London. Over 1,400 people were killed and there was damage to the Houses of Parliament, the British Museum and Westminster Abbey. 12,000 people were left homeless. 

Firewatchers were killed in the House of Lords and at one point it was feared that Big Ben had come down, a bomb having hit it, but the damage was only superficial. The roof collapsed on the Commons Chamber and the Member's Lobby.

The all clear sounded at 5.50am with the whole of Westminster shrouded in dust. 

During the night George had been killed whilst firewatching, at the junction of Vallance Road and Whitechapel Road. George has been only a few hundred yards from home, having lived at 147 Vallance Road, with his parents, Mr and Mrs George John Blumson.

George was interred at Manor Park Cemetery, the funeral being 19 May 1941. Also interred that day at the same place were Leslie Alabaster (age 16 of 151 Vallance Road) and Gordon Taylor (age 12 of 226 Vallance Road). All three boys were firewatchers and had been killed at the same junction, during the same raid. They were buried together.