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MPs back WWII disaster memorial | MPs back WWII disaster memorial |
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MPs are supporting a campaign for a memorial to the 173 people who died in what was one of Britain's worst incidents during World War II. | MPs are supporting a campaign for a memorial to the 173 people who died in what was one of Britain's worst incidents during World War II. |
The Bethnal Green Tube disaster took place 65 years ago this month. People were crushed following an air raid warning. | The Bethnal Green Tube disaster took place 65 years ago this month. People were crushed following an air raid warning. |
A plaque at the east London station serves as a reminder but survivors want a more permanent memorial. | A plaque at the east London station serves as a reminder but survivors want a more permanent memorial. |
Andrew Rosindell MP has tabled a Commons motion to support the campaign. | Andrew Rosindell MP has tabled a Commons motion to support the campaign. |
The Tory MP for Romford's motion has been backed by nine other MPs. | The Tory MP for Romford's motion has been backed by nine other MPs. |
This permanent memorial has got to happen Survivor Alf Morris | This permanent memorial has got to happen Survivor Alf Morris |
The disaster, in which 62 children lost their lives, happened on 3 March 1943. | The disaster, in which 62 children lost their lives, happened on 3 March 1943. |
The crush is thought to have started when a woman with a baby tripped in the darkness on wet steps. | The crush is thought to have started when a woman with a baby tripped in the darkness on wet steps. |
The warning was, in fact, British troops testing equipment in nearby Victoria Park. | The warning was, in fact, British troops testing equipment in nearby Victoria Park. |
Speaking at the memorial service held on the exact 65th anniversary this month, survivor Alf Morris, who was 13 years old at the time of the tragedy, said: "This permanent memorial has got to happen." | Speaking at the memorial service held on the exact 65th anniversary this month, survivor Alf Morris, who was 13 years old at the time of the tragedy, said: "This permanent memorial has got to happen." |
Mr Rosindell said he gave his full support to the Stairway to Heaven Trust, which is campaigning for the permanent memorial to be erected on the steps to Bethnal Green station. | Mr Rosindell said he gave his full support to the Stairway to Heaven Trust, which is campaigning for the permanent memorial to be erected on the steps to Bethnal Green station. |
Bethnal Green and Bow MP George Galloway introduced a similar early day motion a year ago which attracted the support of 37 MPs. | |
The campaigners believe the crush caused the greatest loss of civilian life through any single incident in Britain during WWII, although a similar number died when a packed air raid shelter suffered a direct hit by a bomb in Stoke Newington, north London, in October 1940. | The campaigners believe the crush caused the greatest loss of civilian life through any single incident in Britain during WWII, although a similar number died when a packed air raid shelter suffered a direct hit by a bomb in Stoke Newington, north London, in October 1940. |
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