Darlaston Councillors pay tribute to civilians killed during Second World War with VE Day wreath laying
Councillors in Darlaston have paid tribute to the civilian casualties in the town during the Second World War as part of commemorating VE Day.
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Darlaston South Councillors Paul and Christine Bott laid a wreath at the gates of George Rose Park in Darlaston next to the memorial of the local people who died during German bombing raids in the war.
The two councillors attached the wreath to the memorial as part of national commemoration events marking 80 years since the end of the war in Europe in 1945, with Councillor Paul Bott saying it was important to never forget the civilian casualties.
He said: "As we today celebrate VE Day and the end of the Second World War, we should never forget the people, the civilians, that were killed in this terrible war.
"This plaque is for the people who were killed in the bombing in 1941 and we tend to forget the civilians who made the ultimate sacrifice.
"Today, we have laid a wreath in their honour on what is VE Day."
