The Blitz

The Blitz

During WW2 Britain came under heavy bombing from Germany for 8 months, 1940-1941. This was called 'the Blitz' from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war'. London was particularly badly ...

Event, Tragedy

52 memorials
Alan Blumlein

Alan Blumlein

Electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most si...

Person, Music / songs, Science, Tragedy, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Kirsty Boden

Kirsty Boden

Killed in the 2017 London Bridge attack. Aged 28, an Australian she had moved to the UK and was working at Guy's Hospital as a staff nurse in a recovery theatre.

Person, Tragedy, Australia

1 memorial
Laerke Caecilie Bodker

Laerke Caecilie Bodker

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Stanley Boggis

Stanley Boggis

Stanley Ernest Clyde Boggis was born on 27 August 1921. His birth was registered in the Holborn registration district. He was the son of Clyde Percy Boggis (1890-1980) and May Helen Boggis née Sher...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Matthew Lucas Bolwerk

Matthew Lucas Bolwerk

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Bombs 7 July 2005

Bombs 7 July 2005

In the middle of the morning rush hour four bombs went off on three tube trains, at 8.50am and a bus, at 9.47am. 52 people died. Plaques commemorating the victims have been placed at each of the b...

Event, Seriously Famous, Terrorism, Tragedy

12 memorials
Abbey Renae Borgia

Abbey Renae Borgia

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Deborah Anne Borgia

Deborah Anne Borgia

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Bounds Green Station air raid

Bounds Green Station air raid

During the London blitz, people sheltered on the platforms of many underground stations. At Bounds Green, they also slept on the stairs between the escalators. No records were kept of how many peop...

Event, Tragedy, Belgium

1 memorial
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