Blaney Crescent, E6 (London)
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Named after Captain F. Blaney – who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his deeds in defusing bombs. On the 20th October an unexploded bomb fell in Park Avenue, East Ham. It had two very dangerous time fuses, which was rare and constituted a very real danger. Captain Blaney personally defused this bomb – it was his usual practice to work alone on these occasions.
Again on 13th December 1940 he was called to remove the fuse from an unexploded bomb in Romford Road. As usual he crawled into the crater to tackle it himself, but the bomb exploded and he lost his life, but saved countless other lives in the process. He was aged 30 when he died. There is a memorial plaque in Blaney Crescent in tribute to his memory.
Again on 13th December 1940 he was called to remove the fuse from an unexploded bomb in Romford Road. As usual he crawled into the crater to tackle it himself, but the bomb exploded and he lost his life, but saved countless other lives in the process. He was aged 30 when he died. There is a memorial plaque in Blaney Crescent in tribute to his memory.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Floud_Blaney
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°31'32"N 0°4'6"E
- London Borough of Newham Civic Amenities site (Jenkins Lane) 0.4 km
- Little Ilford school 2.6 km
- Plaistow Park 3.1 km
- Cross rail tunnel area 3.1 km
- WH Smith 3.9 km
- Vision Express 3.9 km
- Whitestar Dental Care 3.9 km
- Yu Yi 3.9 km
- Crown Wharf redevelopment site 4.7 km
- Jewish Cemetery 5.2 km
- Beckton 1.3 km
- Beckton Sewage Works. 1.3 km
- East Ham 1.4 km
- Barking 2.4 km
- London Borough of Newham 2.4 km
- The Royal Docks 2.9 km
- Canning Town 3.2 km
- Thamesmead 4.2 km
- Royal Borough of Greenwich 6.6 km
- London Borough of Bexley 9 km
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