Ernest Bothwell and several other members of the family died as a result of the Luftwaffe bombs that fell on Dock Street, Belfast in April 1941.
Civilian Ernest Bothwell was a fatal casualty of the Belfast Blitz during the Second World War. He lived with his parents Ernest Edward Bothwell and Lily Mary Bothwell, brother David Edward Bothwell, and sister Peggy Mary Bothwell at 13 Dock Street, Belfast at the time of the Luftwaffe attack on the city.
Ernest Bothwell died on 16th April 1941 aged 3 years old at Dock Street, Belfast.