Born Brazil. Electrician. Shot dead in a tube carriage by counter-terrorist police officers hunting for would-be suicide bombers who had attempted to attack the London transport system the day before. He had been incorrectly identified as one of the bombers and the police followed him from his Tulse Hill flat, on to a bus, another bus, and thence to the tube where specialist firearm officers pinned him down and shot him 9 times at close range. Investigations into the shooting failed to pin the blame on anyone. Details about the campaign .
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Jean Charles de Menezes
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Jean Charles de Menezes
Unveiled on what would have been Menezes' 32nd birthday. This replaced the p...
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James Gardiner
Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.
1 memorial
Cheistha Kochhar
Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Cheistha Kochhar was a PhD student at the London School of Economics. She had already worked in a range of roles including business start-ups and with variou...
1 memorial
Brixton nail bomb
The bomb which injured 48 people, was planted by neo-Nazi bomber David Copeland. Copeland, who was also responsible for the nail bomb attacks in Brick Lane (24 April) and at the Admiral Duncan pub...
2 memorials
Frank Masters
Naval cadet from the training ship Arethusa, aged 14. Drowned in the tragedy at Leysdown. He was assisting the scouts at the time.
2 memorials
1 memorial
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