Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 21. Buried in grave 2 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
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John Petty
Commemorated ati
HMS Albion disaster
28 victims are buried here; another 6-11 victims (numbers differ between sour...
Other Subjects
David Blakely
David Blakely was a racing driver engaged to one woman and also in a relationship with Ruth Ellis. Ellis shot Blakely dead outside the Magdala pub, in front of witnesses. More information at Motor...
2 memorials
Tyburn tree
The first recorded execution here was the hanging of the champion of London's poor, William Fitz Osbern in 1196. Back then there may have been a real tree but in 1571 the 'Tyburn Tree' was erected....
5 memorials
Martin Dinnegan
Killed as the result of gang rivalries, aged 14.  Stabbed in Tollington Way.
1 memorial
Martin Luther King
One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at...
Person, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, USA
4 memorials
Charles Best
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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