Person    | Male  Born 1/10/1982  Died 18/7/2011

Tom Ossel

Categories: Tragedy

Countries: Venezuela

Chiswick firefighter from Bedford. Died in his guesthouse when shot by robbers while on holiday in Venezuela. The pictures shows Tom on the left with his 21 year-old brother Jack who was stabbed in the attack but survived.

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Tom Ossel

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Tom Ossel memorial garden

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