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On the night of 4 December 1951, a Royal Marine cadet unit was mown down by a Chatham and District Traction Company bus while marching along Dock Road. The bus ploughed into the rear of the column, killing 24 and injuring 18. Most of the victims were buried in Gillingham cemetery after a funeral service in Rochester Cathedral.
For more information contact Medway Archives and Local Studies by telephone: 01634 332714 or by email: malsc@medway.gov.uk
Write to: Medway Archives and Local Studies, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR
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