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« on: Saturday 27 February 16 15:21 GMT (UK) »
Marion Macdougall was born 1893 in Glasgow, Scotland to Alexander, an Accountant and Marion, nee Fox, Macdougall of 19 Kelvinside Terrace South, Glasgow. No references were found regarding her early life but she was educated in Glasgow and graduated from Hillhead High School possibly to University where she graduated with an M.A. and B.Sc. subjects unknown, and subsequently qualified as a Teacher. Marion is also recorded as a Scottish Hockey Internationalist.
When war was declared in 1939 Marion joined the Civil Defence as an Air Raid Warden and served at the Warden’s Post in Queen Margaret Road, Glasgow. On the night of 13 March 1941, German bombers attacked the munitions factories and shipyards of Clydeside. There were 260 bombers on the first night - waves of high-explosive bombs, incendiary bombs and land-mines were dropped over a nine-hour period. Streets were devastated, fires raged, and people were trapped in collapsed buildings. On 14 March, with rescue work continuing, 200 bombers returned; their bombing raid lasted over seven and a half hours. Over the two days 528 civilians were killed, over 617 people were seriously injured, and several housing schemes were completely wiped out; 48,000 civilians lost their homes, many of them shipyard workers and their families, packed into Clydebank tenements.
During the 14th March raid two land mines landed near Queen Margaret Road and the area was devastated including the Warden’s Post. The Post Warden Alex Munro, managed to scramble out but Marion was seriously injured and was taken to the Western Infirmary, Glasgow where she died on the same day aged 48 years.
I also understand, having studied the full details of the Clydebank Blitz. That the devastation was so severe that many Glaswegians moved from Glasgow and never returned.
The above, due to my physical disability, is all that I could find re Marion. Any further info welcome particularly where she is buried and a photograph of her grave.
Be grateful for any assistance.
Tony