The first V2, which landed on the quiet suburb of Chiswick, killed three people and injured 22.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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First V2 attack - Chiswick
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First V2 rocket attack
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Castle pub in Putney WW2 bomb - 45 dead
45 people lost their lives in the Castle public house during a World War II bomb attack.
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Craig Hayden
Via Facebook we have learnt that Craig came from Coventry and as an older teenager and Care Leaver, was living homeless in London around the time of 1990. We thank his mother, Margaret Henderson an...
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Ninian Donald
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Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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Writing about Bow Road Edith's Streets has: "203 & 205 Atlas Iron Foundry Durham Bros, iron founders. Numerous plates on iron buildings throughout London demonstrate their work".
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Sir Osbert Sitwell
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Fm. Stephen Michael Neill
Firefighter of Barbican Fire Station, who gave his life on St Pancras Way, London, 1st October, 1978. Red Plaque describes the fire and reports: "A firefighter at Barbican Fire Station, Stephen w...
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