The Chilwell Explosion
(1918)

thing and explosion

Died aged 0

Commemorated on 2 plaques

The Chilwell Explosion 1st July 1918 killed 139 people at the nearby No.6 shell filling factory. Albert Hall chief engineer, a survivor lived here

62 Chetwynd Road, Chilwell, United Kingdom where it was near (1918)

The Chilwell Explosion. On 1st July 1918 an explosion destroyed part of the Chilwell Shell Filling Factory killing 139 workers. Many of the victims are buried in these graves.

Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Attenborough, United Kingdom where it was near (1918)