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Brian Dorling

Brian Dorling

Killed by a tipper lorry on a Monday 8.30 am on his daily cycling commute from Hounslow to his job as a senior cost consultant at the Olympic site. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further rese...

Person, Cyclist, Tragedy

1 memorial
Jonathan Downey

Jonathan Downey

Jonathan Downey was born on 15 March 1971 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, a son of Teresa B. Downey, née Peavoy (1937-2004). He married Veronica K. Jones in 1991 in Corby, Northamptonshire and elec...

Person, Tragedy

2 memorials
Downhills air raid shelter attack

Downhills air raid shelter attack

The shelter which contained about 300 people, suffered a direct hit at about 10.30 pm on 19 September 1940. More than 100 people were injured in the attack. 42 people were killed:14 men, 24 women a...

Event, Tragedy

1 memorial
Charles Downing

Charles Downing

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
John Downing

John Downing

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Neil Dowse

Neil Dowse

A sheet metal worker, killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 39. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Neil Bernard Dowse was born on 4 November 1959. He was a sheet meta...

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
William Drake

William Drake

For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.

Person, Tragedy

1 memorial
Druid Street arch WW2 bomb

Druid Street arch WW2 bomb

Railway arches were used as air raid shelters in WW2, as they were relatively secure. In the case of Druid Street however, they couldn't survive a direct hit. Depending on source, the number of dea...

Event, Tragedy

2 memorials
Marino Drusetta

Marino Drusetta

Italian victim of the Marchioness tragedy, aged 30.

Person, Tragedy, Italy

1 memorial
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