Group    From 6/8/1945  To 9/8/1945

Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims and survivors

Categories: Tragedy

Countries: Japan

The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, on 6 August at 8:15 in the morning. "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki by the Bockscar, on 9 August at 11:01 in the morning.

About 100,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and up to 80,000 in Nagasaki.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims and survivors

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Hiroshima - College Place - mural

In 2022 Geoff Staden kindly sent us the photo of the mural and the following ...

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Hiroshima - College Place - plaque

We believe this plaque was erected in 1985, the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima...

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Hiroshima tree - Furnivall Gardens

This tree is a memorial to the dead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Hiroshima victims

Since 1950 CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) has organised an annual cer...

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Nuclear bombs

After our first visit in 2015 it was only when we got the photo home that we ...

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Other Subjects

Christine Egan

Christine Egan

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. She was the sister of Michael Egan who also died in the attack. Christine Egan was born on 20 June 1946 a...

Person, Tragedy, Canada, USA

1 memorial
William Smith

William Smith

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Tracy Ann Thomas

Tracy Ann Thomas

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Charles Vanrenen

Charles Vanrenen

British, killed by the Bali bomb, age 26.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Bali bombings

Bali bombings

Bali is a holiday resort island in Indonesia.

Event, Tragedy, Indonisia

1 memorial