Peggy Mary 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 Peggy Mary Bothwell was a fatal casualty of the Belfast Blitz during the Second World War. She lived with her parents Ernest Edward Bothwell and Lily Mary Bothwell, and brothers David Edward Bothwell and Ernest Bothwell at 13 Dock Street, Belfast at the time of the Luftwaffe attack on the city.
Peggy Mary Bothwell died on 16th April 1941 aged 2 years old at Dock Street, Belfast. Peggy Mary Bothwell’s grave is with her brother David Edward Bothwell at Knockbreda Cemetery, Belfast. A funeral service took place at 1500hrs on 21st April 1941 from Messrs. Melville and Co. Ltd., Townsend Street, Belfast.