As we've mentioned here before, there are a number of songs that refer to the 1981 New Cross Fire in which 13 young black people died at 439 New Cross Road. Another one to add to the list is UB40's Don't Let it Pass You By (1981). The lyrics include the lines 'You gonna wake up and wonder why, Gone in the blues, Go check on the news, Go listen to political views... New Cross was no gate-crash bomb...Rightful justice must be done!'
The Atkins Siblings and the Guards Chapel Tragedy: Remembering the Largest
V1 Bombing Loss of Life, 18th June 1944
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*Amy Atkins, born 17 April 1871 Woman Clark-Board of Education aged 73 *
*Philip Atkins 17 Feb 1874. Retired Bank Clark, Bank of England, aged 70*
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