Date of birth:

October 9th, 1918 (Devonport/Plymouth, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

October 22nd, 2010 (Weston-super-Mare/Somerset, United Kingdom)

Nationality:

British

Mabel Sheard was the sister of George Sheard, an RM commando. Mabel served as a Warden with the Civil Defence Wardens Service Plymouth during the war.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Warden

Unit:

Civil Defence Wardens Service Plymouth, Home Office, British Government

Awarded on:

April 10th, 1942

"Miss Sheard has shown courage and devotion to duty during air raids. When bombs damaged a building she entered, the wreckage amidst falling masonry and, after removing debris, succeeded in • extricating two people from amongst eleven others who had been killed. Then, with help, she successfully fought a fire and gave valuable assistance carrying messages through extensive bombing to the Report Centre.

On another occasion during the course of her patrol she discovered a time-bomb. She promptly made arrangements for the evacuation of the area and, despite fires and heavy bombing, led the residents to shelter."

• - Ashown, P., A Brilliant Little Operation - The Cockleshell Heroes and The Most Courageous Raid of World War 2 (2013)
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35516/supplement/1586/data.pdf
  - https://ancestors.familysearch.org

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North Corner Heroes Memorial

Devonport - Bedfordshire