This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First WW2 bomb on City of London
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First City bomb in WW2
On this site at 12.15 am on the 25th August 1940 fell the first bomb on the C...
First City bomb in WW2 - lost
The black and white photo showing the lost commemorative board comes from A L...
Other Subjects
Evacuation of Namsos
The Namsos Campaign in Norway, was fought between Anglo-French/Norwegian forces, and German forces. After heavy fighting, the German forces took the upper hand, and the decision was made to evacuat...
Entente Cordiale
Up until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 Britain and France had been at war on and off for centuries. The Entente Cordiale ('cordial agreement' doesn't really do it justice) settled a number...
Croydon tram derailment
The tram carrying 69 passengers, had left New Addington bound for Wimbledon. At 6.07 a.m. as it approached Sandilands station on a sharp bend, it overturned on its right side. Seven passengers were...
Battle of Mareth
In Southern Tunisia. Also known as the Battle of the Horseshoe. To quote the plaque: "History records this as one of the greatest and most terrible battles fought by the Regiment in the Second Wo...
Burns' Day Storm
Because this storm hit during the day-time it caused more human casualties than the Great Storm of 1987. Then the death toll was 22, compared with 47 on Burns' Day. Under other names (e.g. Daria) t...
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