Eight killed days before VE Day....
 Eight workers were killed at Aycliffe in an explosion on 2nd May 1945
The news clipping to the right appeared in The Northern Echo on 3rd May 1945 and details an accident in which eight ROF workers were killed.
Once again, because of Wartime reporting restrictions, the details of the exact location of the factory are not mentioned. However, from other accounts provided by former workers, we know this also refers to the Aycliffe factory.
Those killed:-
Isabella Bailey, married
Elsie Barrett, widow
James Bunton, married
William Clark Hobson, married
William Mitchell, single
Christopher Seagrave,married
Edmund Smith, married
Alice Wilson, single
May they all rest in peace, their lives cut short just days before the end of the war in Europe. They are all heroes and should be remembered as such for many years to come.
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