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...
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Stratford Underground crash
The accident, caused by driver error after a signal failure, occurred on the Central line of the London Underground. A signal in the tunnel between Stratford and Leyton had been damaged, and this a...
1 memorial
Battle of Kohima
The battle was the turning point of the Japanese U Go offensive against British forces in north-east India. It was fought in three stages around the town of Kohima, and has been referred to as the ...
1 memorial
First Electric Telegraph
Telegraphic messages were first sent successfully by Sir Francis Ronalds using an eight mile long grid in his back garden in Hammersmith. He tried to interest the Admiralty in his invention, but th...
1 memorial
50th anniversary of VJ Day
The surrender of Japan was announced in Japan (USA, Europe, etc.) on 14 (15) August 1945 and effectively ended WW2. The paperwork was done two weeks later on 2 September. All three dates are someti...
3 memorials
1 memorial