Person    | Male  Born 9/12/1964  Died 9/2/1996

John Jefferies

Categories: Tragedy

One of two killed by the Docklands IRA bomb. They were both workers in the newsagent’s directly opposite the bomb.

Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man and found the photo: John Alan Jeffries was born on 9 December 1964 in Lewisham, the son of John W. Jeffries and Betty Ellen Jeffries, née Pattison. He was killed working in a newsagent shop as a result of an IRA terrorist explosion at Canary Wharf, aged 31 years, on 9 February 1996.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Jefferies

Commemorated ati

Docklands IRA bomb

Due to a warning the area was evacuated but this was incomplete and two men w...

Read More

Other Subjects

Lfm. Frederick C. Willoughby

Lfm. Frederick C. Willoughby

Fire fighter who died following a fire in the Royal Palace Hotel Kensington. From Red Plaque: "Leading Firefighter Frederick Charles Willoughby, of Twickenham, was overcome by fumes whilst fightin...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

1 memorial
Alexander Paterson

Alexander Paterson

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

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Treena Chappell

Treena Chappell

Treena Chappell was born on 18 August 1970, the younger child of Terence Chappell and Mary Chappell née Keaveney and her birth was registered in the Westminster registration district. Her brother, ...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Balham Station bombing

Balham Station bombing

During WW2 Balham, at a depth of 30 feet, was one of many deep tube stations designated for use as a civilian air raid shelter. It sheltered hundreds of people each night. At about 8pm on 14 Octob...

Event, Tragedy

3 memorials
Sgt Robert Bentley

Sgt Robert Bentley

Aged 36, was shot dead after entering the house in Cutler Street where robbers were trying to break into the jewellers behind.

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

1 memorial

Previously viewed

King Cadwaladr

King Cadwaladr

King of the Britons. Born Wales, father of Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon (king of Gwynedd in Wales c.655-682). Legend says that he built the first St Martin within Ludgate church, that his image was place...

Person, Royalty, Wales

3 memorials
Sir William Reid Dick

Sir William Reid Dick

NW8, Clifton Hill, 95a Clifton Hill Studios

Sir William Reid Dick, 1878 - 1961, sculptor, worked here in Studio 3, 1910 - 1914. English Heritage

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Royal Regiment of Artillery

Royal Regiment of Artillery

Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two companies, each 100 men strong were raised at Woolwich. It now comprises twelve regiments, plus four regiments of the Roy...

Group, Armed Forces

4 memorials
E. C. Gillespie
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Alec Roy

Alec Roy

Roy was Chair of the Lee Valley Park 1981-6. We can't find any information on him so we looked into the Park instead. The Park is huge, 10,000 acres, more than four times the size of Richmond Park...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial