Gertrude Florence Hands

Unsolved Murders

Age: 52

Sex: female

Date: 19 Nov 1951

Place: 129 Francis Avenue, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Gertrude Florence Hands was murdered in her home at 129 Francis Avenue on Monday 19 November 1951.

A soldier was convicted of her murder at the Winchester Assizes and sentenced to death but appealed and his conviction was quashed on Tuesday 29 April 1952.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see National Archives - MEPO 2/9128, DPP 2/2121

see Portsmouth Evening News - Saturday 01 December 1951

see Portsmouth Evening News - Saturday 24 November 1951

see Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 29 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Monday 24 March 1952

see Daily Herald - Friday 21 March 1952

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Wednesday 30 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 25 March 1952

see Belfast Telegraph - Friday 21 March 1952

see Daily Herald - Wednesday 30 April 1952

see Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail - Tuesday 29 April 1952

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Thursday 01 May 1952

see The People - Sunday 30 March 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Saturday 22 December 1951

see Portsmouth Evening News - Monday 26 November 1951

see Belfast Telegraph - Saturday 15 December 1951

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Wednesday 21 November 1951

see Unsolved 1951