Person    | Male  Died 15/8/1853

Joseph Copping

Categories: Tragedy

Joseph Copping

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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Joseph Copping

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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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Regent's Park bomb

Regent's Park bomb

A bomb was hidden underneath the bandstand, possibly weeks in advance, with a timer set for the particular concert by the band of the 1st battalion Royal Green Jackets. Seven bandsmen were killed, ...

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1 memorial
Alistair Gordon

Alistair Gordon

Killed in the Moorgate tube disaster.

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1 memorial
David McDonald

David McDonald

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

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1 memorial
James Reid

James Reid

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

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1 memorial
John Murphy (cholera victim)

John Murphy (cholera victim)

First victim of the 1848 cholera outbreak in Lambeth.  22 year-old unemployed labourer of 26 Lower Fore Street.  He fell ill on 30 September 1848 and died the following morning. 

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial