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Loughton WW2 civilian deaths

Erection date: 7/5/2005

Inscription

In memory of Loughton's civilian war dead, 1939 - 1945.
{Followed by a list of 32 names in alphabetic sequence, see Subjects commemorated.}

Unusually for a memorial to civilian deaths the ages and genders are not given, but the repetition of surnames suggests that these deaths are probably the results of wartime bombs which would often kill all the residents in a home, and during wartime that would mean mainly women, children and the elderly. Some information about some of the names is provided at the .

Site: Loughton WW2 civilian deaths (1 memorial)

IG10, High Road Loughton, Police Station

  informs that the police station is on the site of the bomb which killed Mr Platten and two others.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Loughton WW2 civilian deaths

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World War 2

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Civilian deaths in London caused by enemy action

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E. Allcock

WW2 civilian death in Loughton.

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E. E. Allcock

WW2 civilian death in Loughton.

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W. Allcock

WW2 civilian death in Loughton.

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