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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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Benedetta Ciaccia

Benedetta Ciaccia

Benedetta Ciattia was born on 15 December 1974 in Italy and came to the UK in 1995. She lived in Norwich, Norfolk and was a business analyst at Pearson Publishing. Her obituary can be found on the ...

Person, Tragedy, Italy

2 memorials
Komang Candra

Komang Candra

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
John Andrews

John Andrews

John Andrews was born in 1959 and in September 2001 he married Tracy Lovick (1964-2004) in the Hertford and Ware registration district, Hertfordshire. According to the BBC News website he lived in...

Person, Tragedy, Southeast Asia

1 memorial
V1 Flying Bomb - Walthamstow

V1 Flying Bomb - Walthamstow

The bomb fell just before 10am when shopping was in full swing. Its approach was heard and people in the vicinity took what shelter they could. Some dived into shops and doorways, others into an ar...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
Wandsworth Fire Station

Wandsworth Fire Station

The display stand that forms part of the memorial contains a picture of this building shortly after the fire, but the glazing makes it difficult to photograph so we are using a picture of the build...

Building, Armed Forces, Tragedy

2 memorials