60 Bedford Place
21 April 1943 · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
View this record on the map →- Date
- 21 April 1943
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 4
- Location
- Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, postcode-level point (no survey coordinate found; see note)
What happened
A direct hit on 60 Bedford Place killed the Cox family of four during the 21 April 1943 raid.
Casualty note
The Cox family killed: mother Williamina, 22, and three children. Named-victim detail from a single source, not yet cross-checked against a second — treat with the same caution as the area record's casualty note.
Also worth knowing
The coordinate is a postcode centroid (AB24 3NX), not a surveyed site location.