Killed in the 2017 London Bridge attack. From France. Thomas and his girlfriend had arrived in London on the morning of 3 June for a weekend of sightseeing. They were walking from their hotel over London Bridge to have a cocktail at the Shard. They were both struck by the van being driven by the attackers. She was badly hurt, he was thrown into the river by the collision and died by drowning. His body was later found in the river.
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Xavier Thomas
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London Bridge attack 2017
There was only one British citizen amongst the victims; the others were Austr...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Sharpeville Massacre
This took place near the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal (today part of Gauteng). After a day of demonstrations against pass laws (these were an internal pa...
1 memorial
Robert Sinclair
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
Shooting victim. She was shot by the Metropolitan Police, on 28 September 1985, while they were searching for her son who was suspected of firearm offences. This led to the 1985 Brixton riot. She w...
1 memorial
Burns' Day Storm
Because this storm hit during the day-time it caused more human casualties than the Great Storm of 1987. Then the death toll was 22, compared with 47 on Burns' Day. Under other names (e.g. Daria) t...
2 memorials
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