Person    | Male  Born 1866  Died 19/1/1917

Samuel Saunders

Categories: Tragedy

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

More information about Saunders on another IWM page.

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Samuel Saunders

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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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John Torrington

John Torrington

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Harrods bomb

Harrods bomb

Car bomb planted by the IRA in Hans Crescent, killed 3 police officers and 3 civilians, and injured 90 others.

Event, Terrorism, Tragedy

2 memorials
Asuman Sivri

Asuman Sivri

16 years old, artist

Person, Tragedy, Turkey

1 memorial
Pat McDonald

Pat McDonald

Lived and worked in North Kensington, 1960s - her death.  She was the driving force behind the campaigns for better housing, more play-space and new nurseries.  At It's your Colville we were shock...

Person, Children, Community / Clubs, Tragedy

1 memorial
Silvertown residents killed in explosion

Silvertown residents killed in explosion

58 local residents were killed and many more were injured in the Silvertown Explosion. We are not aware of any public memorial listing the names of the 58 residents who were killed. From Newham Re...

Group, Tragedy

1 memorial