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"In 1976, the IRA terrorists bombing campaign in London was at its height, targeting ordinary people as they went about their daily work. On 15 March 1976, a bomb was detonated on an Underground train at West Ham Station, seriously injuring nine people.
In the aftermath of the explosion, train driver Joseph Julius Stephen pursued the fleeing terrorist. In an act of extraordinary courage and selflessness, he was shot and killed. Peter Chalk, a Post Office engineer and passenger on the train, was also shot after pleading with the attacker that he wanted to help the injured. Peter was shot in the chest, but he survived the attack.
Joseph Julius Stephen was just 34 years old. Originally from the West Indies, he lived in Hammersmith with his wife Janet and their four-year-old son, Mark. His bravery was later recognised when he became the first person to receive the Queen’s Gallantry Medal posthumously. In 2022, a memorial plaque was unveiled in his honour.
To coincide with the forthcoming 50th Anniversary, the Ancre Somme Association has commissioned a commemorative enamel badge to mark the West Ham Station Attack. The badge has been created to raise awareness of Joseph Julius Stephen’s heroism and, above all, to ensure that his family know that “Julius,” as he was known to them, is remembered and honoured".
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