Person | Female

Bessie Roche

War dead non-military, WW2 i

Commemorated on a memorial as being a civilian who was killed in WW2. Includes mercantile marines and emergency services personnel.

Aged 42.

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Bessie Roche

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Bethnal Green WW2 disaster - monument

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