Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Askin
Commemorated ati
Cleopatra's needle - crew members lost
{A list of 6 names, oddly not in alphabetical sequence - see Subjects commemo...
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Thames Tunnel Flood - 1828
During construction, the tunnel was flooded on six separate occasions the worst being the second flooding, on 12 January 1828, in which six workmen died. "Near shift change. Isambard was in the sh...
1 memorial
Bernard Marks
Killed in the Moorgate tube disaster. Father of the writer Laurence Marks, who with his partner Maurice Gran has written TV shows such as Birds of a Feather. His son wrote an article for The Guard...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Christine Granville
Wartime special agent. Britain’s first and longest-serving female WW2 secret agent. Born Maria Krystyna Janina Skarbek in Warsaw. When Germany invaded Poland her family moved to London and she joi...
Person, Espionage, Tragedy, Egypt, France, Hungary, Poland, Turkey
War served, WW2
1 memorial
Percy Edwin Cook
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
1 memorial
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