110 people were killed by this bomb. From the : "While the loss of life was terrible, the number of injured was even higher and those others affected though loss of livelihood, friends, family, the displacement of neighbours and the trauma experienced by first responders and bystanders . . . it seemed right to dedicate it to all the victims of this terrible weapon."
Look closely at this image and you can see rescuers standing precariously on top the rubble. They are included in this dedication.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Those affected by the Smithfield V2 rocket attack, 8 March 1945
In 2022 Pavlos Clifton, Head of Development at Bywater Properties published a...
William Beckham is the boy lying on his side on the left at the front in the photograph of the scout troop. He was one of the ten children of William John Beckham (1870-1917) and Harriett Beckham...
Nicknamed 'fox' because of his ginger hair. He was aged 19. The Islington Gazette reported "... McCarthy was attacked in revenge for abducting and torturing {a drug dealer}...". 6 weeks after that...
Hero. Born Berkshire. Royal Navy captain. Served in WW1 and WW2 and awarded CBE in 1943. This 'Have-a-go' hero single-handed attempted to stop 'smash-and-grab' thieves at a jeweller's shop in B...
Role on the lost expedition: Boy on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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