The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, on 6 August at 8:15 in the morning. "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki by the Bockscar, on 9 August at 11:01 in the morning.
About 100,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and up to 80,000 in Nagasaki.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims and survivors
The ideograms are Japanese Kanji characters forming the word Heiwa which is o...
In 2022 Geoff Staden kindly sent us the photo of the mural and the following ...
We believe this plaque was erected in 1985, the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima...
This tree is a memorial to the dead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Since 1950 CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) has organised an annual cer...
A bomb was hidden underneath the bandstand, possibly weeks in advance, with a timer set for the particular concert by the band of the 1st battalion Royal Green Jackets. Seven bandsmen were killed, ...
Neville Harold Eve was born on 4 September 1951 and was married to Sylvia. He died, aged 36 years, on 18 November 1987 in the King's Cross Underground Station fire. Administration of his estate wa...
Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.
Died aged 30 years, killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb.
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