https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6144327. It is one of several graves in the Rosary of civilians who were killed during the Baedeker Raids, named after the tourist guide to Britain apparently used by the Germans for plotting targets for their bombing raids over cities. On 27 April 1942, the Luftwaffe bombed Norwich for more than two hours, dropping about 185 heavy bombs. According to official records, 162 people were killed and nearly 600 others seriously injured. Hundreds more were left homeless and many streets were reduced to rubble. A couple of days later the bombers returned and a further 69 people died and nearly 90 were badly hurt. A third, smaller, raid took place on the following day. Buried here are Ernest William Palmer, aged 65; his wife Mary Ann Dawson, aged 63; their daughter Betty Alexandra, aged 24; and their grandchild Mary, aged 1 year, all killed by enemy action on 28 Apr 1942.."> The Palmer Family grave
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The Palmer Family grave

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The Palmer Family grave

Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 7 May 2019

The inscription on the kerbset of this grave reads "Killed by enemy action" > https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6144327. It is one of several graves in the Rosary of civilians who were killed during the Baedeker Raids, named after the tourist guide to Britain apparently used by the Germans for plotting targets for their bombing raids over cities. On 27 April 1942, the Luftwaffe bombed Norwich for more than two hours, dropping about 185 heavy bombs. According to official records, 162 people were killed and nearly 600 others seriously injured. Hundreds more were left homeless and many streets were reduced to rubble. A couple of days later the bombers returned and a further 69 people died and nearly 90 were badly hurt. A third, smaller, raid took place on the following day. Buried here are Ernest William Palmer, aged 65; his wife Mary Ann Dawson, aged 63; their daughter Betty Alexandra, aged 24; and their grandchild Mary, aged 1 year, all killed by enemy action on 28 Apr 1942.

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52.628014
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1.314571