On the first day of the Blitz it seems that a 50kg bomb fell through a ventilation shaft and exploded in the basement of the market which had been designated an air-raid shelter for the local people. The number of people killed varies depending on source but the memorial lists 45 names.
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Columbia Market attack
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Columbia Market air raid shelter memorial
In memory of those who lost their lives when a bomb penetrated the Columbia M...
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William Shanks
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
murder of 11 Israeli athletes at Munich Olympics
Early on the morning of 5th September 1972 eight members of Black September, a Palestinian terrorist organization, took hostage 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team. By the end of the day all th...
1 memorial
Esther John
Presbyterian evangelist from Pakistan, was allegedly killed by a Muslim fanatic.
1 memorial
Leonard Hodgkinson
Senior 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, Above Bar...
1 memorial