The worst V1 attack on South London. The rocket struck the busy street market at 09.41 on a Friday morning. Numbers reported vary, but about 52 people were killed and 124 very seriously injured. The force of the blast destroyed shops on both sides of the High Street.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Lewisham V1 rocket attack
Plaque unveiled by Heidi Alexander, M.P. for Lewisham East, and Councillor Al...
This brass plaque on the pavement had become badly worn and a new one was ere...
Killed in the 2017 London Bridge attack. A 21-year old Australian au pair, she was on a night out with a friend.
Died in London prisons and were buried in Quaker Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.
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Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.
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