A V1 bomb fell on Granville Road early on a Sunday morning. 15 people were killed and 25 seriously injured. Twelve houses were destroyed and 100 others damaged. Holy Trinity church was badly damaged. We think there was probably more than one bomb.
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Granville Road V1 bomb
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Holy Trinity Stroud Green - information board
Early in the morning of Sunday 16 July 1944 a V-1 flying bomb fell on Granvil...
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Gerard Martin Traynor
Gerard Martin Traynor was born on 9 November 1959, a younger son of John Francis Traynor (1923-1965) and Marian Veronica Traynor née Nesbitt (1926-2016). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter...
1 memorial
firefighters who died in Britain fighting fires (in WW2)
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Brian Knights
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victims of Blitz tragedy in Harrington Square
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1 memorial
Lieutenant James
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: Lieutenant Richard James was born about 1900,...
War dead, WW2
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William Allison White, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 18 September 1918, age 23, while serving in the Machine Gun Corps. "Three times he charged ahead and captured enemy guns and positions. His example of fearless and...
War served, WW1
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Blitz Club
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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General Post Office
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5 memorials
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