flying bomb (V1/V2) brass plaque

This brass commemorative plaque records: On the 22nd January 1945 at 2.35pm the last V2 long range rocket to hit Kingston fell near this spot. resulting in the deaths of 8 persons and causing injury to 117 more. A total of 33 homes were destroyed and over 2,000 more were damaged, making it the most severe and widespread incident of World War II in the Royal Borough Recorded plaque organisation: London Borough of Kingston, Royal Park Neighbourhood Commitees.

The V1 and V2 rockets, developed by Nazi Germany during WWII, were among the first long-range guided missiles used in warfare. The V2 rocket strike on Kingston on January 22, 1945, exemplifies the devastating impact of these weapons on civilian populations, marking one of the war's most destructive incidents in the Royal Borough.