Zeppelin Air Raid Memorial - Goole, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The memorial is in the middle of Hook Road Cemetery. An information board at the entrance to the car park has additional information about both the memorial and the air raid.

The memorial is in the form of an open stone book with the names of the victims inscribed on the pages.

In Memoriam IN MEMORY OF SIXTEEN CITIZENS OF GOOLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY A GERMAN ZEPPELIN RAID ON THIS UNDEFENDED TOWN ON THE 9TH AUGUST 1915 'ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO THEM O LORD' SARAH ACASTER AGED 65 YEARS SARAH ANN ACASTER AGED 34 YEARS KEZIA ACASTER AGED 32 YEARS VIOLET STAINTON AGED 18 YERS HANNAH GOODALL AGED 74 YEARS

FLORENCE HARRISON AGED 4 YEARS ALICE HARRISON AGED 6 YEARS MARGARET SELINA PRATT AGED 9 MONTHS AGNES PRATT AGED 36 YEARS ALICE ELIZABETH WOODALL AGED 3 YEARS GRACE WOODALL AGED 39 YEARS MARY CARROLL AGED 32 YEARS JAMES CARROLL AGED 26 YEARS ALICE CARROLL AGED 4 YEARS GLADYS MARY CARROLL AGED 3 YEARS ALICE SMITH AGED 17 YEARS

The information board has a map of the route the Zeppelin took and where the bombs were dropped and the following information about the air raid.

GOOLE ZEPPELIN AIR RAID VICTIMS' MEMORIAL

On the night of the 9th August 1915 the German Zeppelin 19 flew over the town of Goole after losing its way in fog over the East Court. In just over 5 minutes approximately 60 high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped causing much damage to the town and the loss of 17 lives. 16 of the victims, Goole people, were buried in a mass grave in Goole cemetery, during a public service on the 13th August. Their grave remained unmarked until the Goole War Memorial Committee raised funds by public subscription to erect a Memorial on the grave, which was unveiled in February 1922. The 17th victim, a friend of the Acasters remains unknown. In 2015 the victims memorial was restored and re-dedicated to mark the centenary of the air raid.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 02/01/1922 Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Goole War Memorial Committee Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: Hook Road Cemetery Goole, Yorkshire United Kingdom Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Website for this Monument: Not listed

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