Person    | Male  Born 10/10/1941  Died 2/4/1998

Brian Knights

Categories: Tragedy

Brian Knights

At Building we learn: "Brian Knights, a steel erector employed by William Hare, was helping to build an extension to the Imperial War Museum." "... steel erection company William Hare was fined £75,000 plus £9000 costs following {Knight's death} who had fallen 13m from an unsafe working platform."

Our colleague Andrew Behan, adds the full name, Brian Anthony Knights, the date and place of birth: Norwich, Norfolk.

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This tree commemorates the life of Brian Knights who fell to his death on 2 A...

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