Person    | Male  Born 1937  Died 27/11/1987

Christopher Wallace Roome

Categories: Tragedy

Christopher Wallace Roome

Christopher Wallace Roome was born in 1937, the son of Alfred Wallace Roome (1908-1997) and Beatrice May Roome née Duffy (1905-1996). His father was involved in cinema film production and was the Film Editor of 14 of the 'Carry On' films, whilst his mother was an actress who, at the suggestion of the film director Alfred Hitchcock, used the stage name of Janice Adair.

His birth was registered in the second quarter of 1937 in the Hendon registration district whilst his sister, Dierdre M. Roome, was born in 1941 in Cockermouth, Cumberland (now Cumbria).

On 18 November 1987 he was travelling home from the City to his flat in Pimlico when he suffered 75% burns in the King's Cross Underground Station fire and died, aged 50 years, in hospital on 27 November 1987. The subsequent fire investigation report described his occupation as a Stockbroker.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Christopher Wallace Roome

Commemorated ati

King's Cross fire - names

{On the top plaque:} King's Cross Disaster Fund In memory of the 31 people ...

Read More

Other Subjects

Steven Lawn

Steven Lawn

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Steven Lawn was born on 28 October 1972 and his birth was registered in the Thanet, Kent, registration dis...

Person, Tragedy, USA

1 memorial
John Sullivan

John Sullivan

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Robert Thomas

Robert Thomas

Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
horses killed and injured in the terrorist bombing at Hyde Park

horses killed and injured in the terrorist bombing at Hyde Park

Seven horses were killed by the bomb or as an act of mercy shortly after.  One, Sefton, was critically injured but survived to become a celebrity.  The Daily Mail have another photo and an extremel...

Animal, Animals, Tragedy

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Herbert Huntly-Gordon

Herbert Huntly-Gordon

Architect and speculative builder.  Worked closely with the manufacturers Doulton and Company to produce a rough-faced terracotta for this type of neo-renaissance architectural decoration.  Ornamen...

Person, Architecture, Property

1 memorial