Person    | Male  Died 14/10/1877

William Askin

Categories: Tragedy

William Askin
Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.

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William Askin

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Cleopatra's needle - crew members lost

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Since 9/11

Since 9/11

Since 9/11 is a UK educational charity which was set up on the tenth anniversary of September 11th 2001 to ensure that the legacy of 9/11 is one that builds hope from tragedy.

Group, Education, Tragedy

1 memorial
Henry Ryland Dyer

Henry Ryland Dyer

Senior Assistant 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, ...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy, India

1 memorial
Gulf War

Gulf War

The US, backed by the UN, invaded Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.  Not to be confused with the Iraq War, March 2003 - December 2011 when the US invaded Iraq again.

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

2 memorials
Thompson James Filmer

Thompson James Filmer

Thompson James Filmer is the 1st on the left of the seven boys sitting in the photograph of the scout troop. He was born on 28 January 1900, the eighth of the eleven children of John Apps Budds Fi...

Person, Children, Community / Clubs, Tragedy

2 memorials