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Plaque

Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - oblong plaque

Inscription

In memory of those who lost their lives on 17 July 1969 following an explosion on this site previously known as Dudgeons Wharf.
Michael Gamble - London Fire Brigade
John Appleby - London Fire Brigade
Terrance Breen - London Fire Brigade
Trevor Carvosso - London Fire Brigade
Alfred Smee - London Fire Brigade
Richard Adams - A & R Metal Company

London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority
London Fire Brigade

The unveiling of this plaque was reported in the .

Andrew Behan has researched the names on the plaque and notes: the plaque uses 'Terrance Breen' when every official source has 'Terence Breen'; the 'Richard Adams' on the plaque was actually 'Reginald Adams'.

Site: Dudgeon's Wharf explosion (2 memorials)

E14, Sextant Avenue, Thames Path

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - oblong plaque

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Dudgeon's Wharf explosion

J. & W. Dudgeon were shipbuilders on the Thames. The company passed throu...

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Workers killed at work (builders)

The thousands of building workers who have lost their lives at work. Researc...

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Reginald James Adams

Demolition worker, employed by A & R Metal Company, died in the Dudgeon's...

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Fm.John Victor Appleby

Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched...

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Fireman Terence Joseph Patrick Breen

Terence Joseph Patrick Breen was born on 19 May 1932, his birth being registe...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - oblong plaque

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London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

The body that governs theLondon Fire Brigade, responsible to the Mayor of Lo...

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London Fire Brigade

The London Fire Engine Establishment, formed in 1833 under the leadership of ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - oblong plaque

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Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque

Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque

Unveiled on the 50th anniversary of the fire.

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