Person    | Male  Died 15/8/1853

George Rolph Smith

Categories: Tragedy

George Rolph Smith

Construction worker killed in the fatal accident at Crystal Palace.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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George Rolph Smith

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Crystal Palace workmen's grave

Twelve workmen were killed, but we are unable to find out where the other two...

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Crystal Palace fatal accident

Crystal Palace fatal accident

After the Great Exhibition of 1851 closed, the Crystal Palace was dismantled and reconstructed in Sydenham. During a time of high unemployment the project provided jobs for over 7,000 workmen. The ...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
Hugh McCoombs

Hugh McCoombs

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion. Imperial War Museum has a page.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
James Bruce

James Bruce

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion. Imperial War Museum has a page.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Mehdi El-Wahabi

Mehdi El-Wahabi

Mehdi El-Wahabi was born on 22 February 2009, the youngest of the three children of Abdulaziz El-Wahabi (1964- 2017) and Faouzia El-Wahabi née Rami (b. circa 1975).  He had two siblings, His broth...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial