Frederick Simons was injured on the 26 October 1940 at 56 Oldknow Road, Small Heath. We have no records to confirm this was a fatal injury.
Additional Notes:
Selly Oak Hospital West Midlands Police Records Raid 25 - 26th/27th October 1940 Air Raid Warning Red was received at 7.11 p.m. on Saturday 26th and the White message was sound at 12.20 a.m. The first report of a bomb being dropped was at 8.7 p.m. Approximately 138 High Explosive bombs were dropped, 17 of these were reported unexploded. Incendiary bombs were also dropped and caused 114 incidents. The districts chiefly affected were: City Centre, Highgate, Balsall Heath, Hockley, Lozells, Aston and Ladywood. About 50 factories were damaged including the following key points: Fisher and Ludlow, Clyde Street - High Explosive; Newey Brothers, Brearley Street - High Explosive, slight damage; Webley and Scott, Slaney Street - Incendiary bomb - slight damage; Belliss and Morcom Limited - Delayed Action bomb; Archdales, Icknield Street - High Explosive, 2 fatal casualties; Bulpitts, Camden Street - gutted by fire; Strattons, Bromsgrove Street - damaged by fire. Serious fires broke out in the following regions: Constitution Hill and Henrietta Street; Great Charles Street, Newhall Street, Edmund Street; LMS Goods Yard, Suffolk Street and surrounding premises. One AFS man is reported killed at the latter incident. Total casualties - 118 fatal and 90 non-fatal. Direct hits by High Explosive on shelters accounted for many casualties. Barker Street and Villa Street - 16 fatal and 23 non-fatal; Witton Road - 11 fatal. Kent Street Baths, a First Aid Post, was hit by a High Explosive and the casualties were 3 fatal and 10 non-fatal. Police War Reserve, Hodgetts, C Division, was killed at the incident at Bullpits, Camden Street. Other damage: A Division - Whittall Street, Kent Street, City Arcade, Bristol Street, Town Hall, GPO, Council House; B Division -Sheepcote Street, Wellington road, Broad Street. C Division - Hockley Hill, Summer Lane, Farm Street. D Division - Newtown Row. E Division - Cannon Hill.
