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- Biography -
- Donald Edwin Abraham -

Unknown person Name : Donald Edwin Abraham

Son of : Alfred William Abraham and Mary Ellen Abraham (née Alderslade), of Newport.

Born : 1900, Newport.

Married : 1927, Daisy Sawyer, at Newport Baptist Chapel. Daughter, Enid Margaret, born 1931.
  Census information :

1901 : Alfred and Mary Abraham, with their children including Donald aged 1, are at 5 Drake's Road, Newport. Alfred Abraham is a Pork Purveyor.

1911 : Alfred and Mary Abraham, with their children including Donald aged 11, are at 20 Elm Grove, Newport. Alfred Abraham is a Pork Purveyor.

Electoral roll information :

1922 : The Abraham family are at 20 Elm Grove, Newport.
  Service Details :

Donald Edwin Abraham, Civilian, Fire Guard Service.

  Casualty Details :

Died : 20 April 1943, aged 43, as a result of injuries received at 13 Clarence Road, Newport, during the air raid of 7 April 1943. He died at St Mary's Hospital.

Buried at : Mount Joy Cemetery

CWGC Record
  Commemorated on these Memorials :

Newport County Secondary School War Memorial
Newport Castlehold Baptist Church War Memorial
  Further information :

Donald Abraham was a Pork Butcher.

Donald Abraham's cousin, John William Trickett Alderslade died during WW II while serving with the Royal Air Force. Donald Abraham's mother was a sister of John Alderslade's father.

Two of Donald Abraham's brothers-in-law, Ralph and William Sawyer, died during World War I. See Sawyer brothers' biographical information.

Account of air raid on Newport 7 April 1943
  Page status :
Page last updated : 30 October 2013



 
 

 
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