Local Heroes
Those who are buried or have memorials here include:
- Dr Rees Ralph Llewellyn — Performed autopsy on Mary Ann Nichols, generally considered the first victim of Jack the Ripper
- Alexander Hurley — Singer and Comedian, second husband of Marie Lloyd
- John "White Hat" Willis — Original owner of the Cutty Sark
- Alfred Linnel — Trampled by a police horse during a demonstration in Trafalgar Square. Funeral was organised by Annie Besant and William Morris
- Will Crooks — Trade unionist and first Labour Mayor of Poplar
- Hannah Maria Purcell — Widow of William Purcell, carpenter of the HMS Bounty
- Some victims of the Bethnal Green Disaster
Read more about this topic: Tower Hamlets Cemetery
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