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Civilian deaths in London caused by enemy action

Categories: Tragedy

This page brings together all the memorials that we have for civilians killed in London by acts of war, including terrorism. It is related to a very interesting campaign for a Citizens Memorial "to commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of the citizens of London during the Second World War and in subsequent bombings."

In WW2 28,000 civilians were killed in London so the campaign focuses on that war. We've decided to include WW1, indeed it's our chronological start point, else we'd have to include events like the Civil War. We include police officers and firefighters, but only humans, not animals.

Given that this country has not been occupied, not even invaded, during the period we are astonished at how many of these memorials we have on our database, and how varied they are. The sheer quantity supports the claim that a single all-encompassing memorial is also needed.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Civilian deaths in London caused by enemy action

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Abbey Road Depot - WW2 ARP members lost

Bill Wallis is described on the plaque as 'ARP Stretcher Bearer'. Which we ta...

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Admiral Duncan - 3 dead

Andrea Dykes, D.O.B. 30-11-1971 John Light, D.O.B. 27-04-1967 Nick Moore, D.O...

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Admiral Duncan Memorial

Admiral Duncan Memorial

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Balham Station bombing - 1

In memory of the 64 people killed at this station by a wartime bomb 14th Octo...

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Balham Station bombing - 2

{Beneath the London Transport logo:} In remembrance of the civilians and Lond...

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Lucinda Ferrier

Lucinda Ferrier

Age: 32, struck by a heavy goods vehicle at 6.40am on a Monday. An air ambulance rushed her to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. She died shortly afterwards. The poor state of road surface ...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy

1 memorial
Nicole Maree Harrison

Nicole Maree Harrison

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Anthony Fatayi-Williams

Anthony Fatayi-Williams

Anthony Adebayo Omoregie Fatayi-Williams was born on 29 January 1979 the son of Dr Alan Fatayi-Williams and Marie Fatiya-Williams née Ikimi. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1979 in t...

Person, Tragedy

3 memorials
Kadek Sukerna

Kadek Sukerna

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial

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St Luke's West Norwood - railing replacement

St Luke's West Norwood - railing replacement

SE27, Norwood High Street, 13

In our photo the railing replacement plaque can just be seen on the low wall to the left of the steps. The Memorial Garden plaque is on t...

1 subject commemorated, 6 creators
Sir Alexander Fleming - Harefield

Sir Alexander Fleming - Harefield

UB9, Hill End Road, Harefield Hospital

Hillingdon, London Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955, biologist, pharmacologist and Nobel prize winner for the discovery of penicillin, appoin...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Hanwell Clock Tower

Hanwell Clock Tower

W7, Hanwell Broadway

This clock tower has a non-identical pair, in Northolt, erected with the same text on the plaque and created by the same clockmaker, but ...

3 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
P. F. Rose
War dead, WW1
1 memorial