On 7th September 1940, the first day of what became known as the Blitz, a bomb landed in Canning Town. It didn‘t detonate, and people living nearby were evacuated to a local school, from where they were to be bussed out. Administrative errors, wartime chaos and bureaucracy resulted in the buses never arriving. The school was hit by a bomb 3 days later. 600 people were killed.
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Crazeedi What an awful time in London history, but so many brave stories too 5y
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