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...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Paul Hutcheson
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1 memorial
Sapper Maycock
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Somewhat difficult to trace this chap with an...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Rachelle Chung For Yuen
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3 memorials
George Fox Hosking
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1 memorial
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William de Morgan
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23 memorials
Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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11 memorials
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1 memorial
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