Mill Road Infirmary, Everton
3 May 1941 · Liverpool, Merseyside
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- 3 May 1941
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 80
- Location
- Liverpool, Merseyside
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, approximate point
What happened
A direct hit destroyed three ward blocks of Mill Road Infirmary, including the maternity ward, killing mothers, newborn babies and medical staff. Surviving patients were transferred to Broadgreen Hospital.
Casualty note
Approximately 80. The figure is an estimate rather than a confirmed count, and the source notes the true number is likely higher.
Also worth knowing
Superintendent Leonard Findlay received the George Medal and Matron Gertrude Riding the OBE for their conduct that night. The hospital site is now an industrial estate.