Bethnal Green WW2 disaster
The worst civilian disaster of WW2. 173 men, women and children lost their lives as they went down into Bethnal Green underground air raid shelter in response to a siren. They died not from a bomb ...
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Captain Ralph Douglas Binney
Hero. Born Berkshire. Royal Navy captain. Served in WW1 and WW2 and awarded CBE in 1943. This 'Have-a-go' hero single-handed attempted to stop 'smash-and-grab' thieves at a jeweller's shop in B...
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Beatrice Bishop
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 24. Buried in grave 4 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
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Edward Blake
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
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Keith Blakelock
Beaten and stabbed to death by a mob during large scale rioting. Posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal. From an article in the Guardian: Constables Blakelock and Coombes were attacked ...
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Captain M. F. Blaney
Royal Engineer killed defusing a bomb. Awarded the George Cross posthumously and Blaney Crescent, E6, where we understand there is/was another plaque, was named for him. Blaney had already defused ...
War dead, WW2
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Thomas Blanky
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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George Blencowe
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
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