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Silvertown firemen

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At least two firemen from the Silvertown Fire Station responded to the fire at the TNT factory across the road. They lost their lives when that fire led to the Silvertown Explosion. The plaque refers also to firemen's families, which suggests that some of the firemen lived close to the station, within the range of the destruction caused by the explosion. 

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Silvertown firemen

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Silvertown explosion - firemen

Dedicated to the memory of the firemen and their families killed and injured ...

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R. A. Childs

R. A. Childs

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
PC Gary Toms

PC Gary Toms

From Police Memorial Trust: "PC Gary Toms and a colleague were in a marked police car in Ashlin Road, Stratford when they began to follow a car that had been reported as being used in a burglary in...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

1 memorial
84th Regiment

84th Regiment

Part of the force commanded by Havelock. Infantry.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
H. Reuter

H. Reuter

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Chas. Steer

Chas. Steer

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial