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Civilian deaths in London caused by enemy action

Categories: Tragedy

This page brings together all the memorials that we have for civilians killed in London by acts of war, including terrorism. It is related to a very interesting campaign for a Citizens Memorial "to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of the citizens of London during the Second World War and in subsequent bombings."

In WW2 28,000 civilians were killed in London so the campaign focuses on that war. We've decided to include WW1, indeed it's our chronological start point, else we'd have to include events like the Civil War. We include police officers and firefighters, but only humans, not animals.

Given that this country has not been occupied, not even invaded, during the period we are astonished at how many of these memorials we have on our database, and how varied they are. The sheer quantity supports the claim that a single all-encompassing memorial is also needed.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Civilian deaths in London caused by enemy action

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Abbey Road Depot - WW2 ARP members lost

Bill Wallis is described on the plaque as 'ARP Stretcher Bearer'. Which we ta...

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Admiral Duncan - 3 dead

Andrea Dykes, D.O.B. 30-11-1971 John Light, D.O.B. 27-04-1967 Nick Moore, D.O...

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Admiral Duncan Memorial

Admiral Duncan Memorial

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Balham Station bombing - 1

In memory of the 64 people killed at this station by a wartime bomb 14th Octo...

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Balham Station bombing - 2

{Beneath the London Transport logo:} In remembrance of the civilians and Lond...

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Uğur Kaynar

Uğur Kaynar

37 years old, poet

Person, Tragedy, Turkey

1 memorial
George Edgar Oliver Wenborn, Edward Medal

George Edgar Oliver Wenborn, Edward Medal

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion. Imperial War Museum page.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Sherifat Mayaleke

Sherifat Mayaleke

Killed in the Moorgate tube disaster.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Forrest Melvin Cox

Forrest Melvin Cox

Major Forrest Melvin Cox was born on 20 February 1916 in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois, USA, the youngest of the three children of Joseph Ivan Cox (1891-1969) and Alta Maria Cox née Barrow (1...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy, USA

War served, WW2
1 memorial
Anthony Scott Stewart

Anthony Scott Stewart

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial