1917

Hugh McCoombs

Categories: Tragedy

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion. Imperial War Museum has a page.

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Hugh McCoombs

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Silvertown explosion - monument

Probably erected no more than an year or so after the explosion, this monumen...

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Jennifer Ann Murphy

Non-British, killed by the Bali bomb.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial

Sapper Maycock

Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Somewhat difficult to trace this chap with an...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

War dead, WW2

1 memorial

Peter Rage

Possibly also known as Bengt Rage.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial

James Bannister

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial

Mary Geraldine Murphy

Senior Purser Mary Geraldine Murphy was born on 14 May 1937 in Dublin, Ireland, one of the six children of Robert and Margaret Murphy. Our Picture Source and the Clipper Crew website gives more i...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Ireland, Scotland

1 memorial