John Williams and the Mayor of Islington Troy Gallagher pay tribute to those killed in the 1944 attack

A PLAQUE has been unveiled to commemorate the lives lost during a World War Two bombing.

Thirty-five people died when a V2 rocket exploded in Archway in November 1944.

John Williams, whose father, Edward, was serving with the Middlesex Regiment in Egypt when the rocket struck his home in Grovedale Road.

Tragically, Edward’s first wife, Ruby, and his young son and daughter died.

Mr Williams said: “The V2 rocket attack was a tragedy that took many innocent civilian lives, including three that were incredibly close to my father’s heart.”