Person    | Male  Born 1890  Died 19/1/1917

John George Chandler

Categories: Tragedy

John George Chandler

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

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John George Chandler

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Silvertown explosion - monument

Probably erected no more than an year or so after the explosion, this monumen...

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Daniel Bryant

Daniel Bryant

Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

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1 memorial
James Wardlow

James Wardlow

Construction worker killed in the fatal accident at Crystal Palace.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Walter Mauger

Walter Mauger

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion. Imperial War Museum has a page. Another page at the IWM gives: "Walter's brother, Edward, was killed in a...

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1 memorial
Shaheed Minar martyrs

Shaheed Minar martyrs

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Group, Tragedy, Bengal, Indian Sub-continent

1 memorial

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Richard Kindersley

Richard Kindersley

Sculptor and lettering artist, following his father's David's path.  Other London work includes the unusual 'Seven ages of man' sited in what must be one of Central London's grimmest locations at B...

Person, Sculpture

9 memorials
Josiah Wedgwood

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W1, Wedgwood Mews

Charming plaque, in the Wedgwood blue pottery style.

1 subject commemorated
Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate

Originally Roman, rebuilt in 1471, again in 1735 and then demolished in 1760. See British History On-line for a drawing of the last gate). See Cripplegate for the full list of 8 gates of old London.

Building, London Wall

1 memorial