215917 Sarah Pearson Civilian (d.10th Apr 1941) Sarah Pearson died aged 54, she was injured at Sheldon Street during an air raid and died same day at South Shields General Hospital. She was born in Jarrow in 1886, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Badger. She was the wife of Dryden Pearson of 14 Sheldon Street, who also died in the incident.
Sarah is buried in South Shields Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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