Aldgate: 7 fatalities

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  • Lee Baisden

    Age: 34

    Mr Baisden was standing right next to the bomber Shehzad Tanweer. The accountant worked for the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority and had recently set up home with his boyfriend, but also spent a lot of time looking after his widowed mother. He travelled to Liverpool Street from Romford, Essex, and got on the Circle line on his way to work in Westminster. On 7 July he had left home an hour later than usual.

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  • Benedetta Ciaccia

    Age: 30

    The Italian-born business analyst was preparing for her wedding when she was killed at Aldgate. She lived in Norwich with her fiance Fiaz Bhatti and commuted every day to her job at Pearson Publishing in cental London. She was standing in the carriageway opposite the bomber and the evidence indicates she died instantly. Her fiance spent a week on London's streets with a homemade missing person poster, hoping she may have survived.

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  • Richard Ellery

    Age: 21

    Shopworker Mr Ellery had recently started working for Jessops Cameras in Ipswich and was on a rare trip to the capital on the morning of 7 July. First aiders tried unsuccessfully to save him at the scene. His father, brother and flatmate searched for him in London, until his death was confirmed. The family said he had been "a fun-loving boy, full of enthusiasm for life".

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  • Richard Gray

    Age: 41

    Mr Gray, a father of two, was a tax accountant who commuted to London from Ipswich. One friend described him as "a gentleman of modest disposition, charm, courtesy and subtle humour and above all he was a family man". Those who knew him said he was happiest when playing for Ipswich & East Suffolk Hockey Club, which he founded. Mr Gray was standing opposite bomber Shehzad Tanweer.

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  • Anne Moffat

    Age: 48

    Anne Moffat was head of marketing and communications for Girlguiding UK. She had joined the organisation as an 18-year-old and had risen through the ranks. Ms Moffat was standing in the middle of the carriage between both sets of doors, close to the bomber. She commuted from Harlow, Essex, to her office in Victoria. Colleague Muriel Dunn said: "Her loss is a terrible tragedy and she will be greatly missed."

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  • Carrie Taylor

    Age: 24

    Miss Taylor, who had begun to write a novel, was on her way to work at the Royal Society of Arts. She regularly commuted from Billericay, Essex, with her mother, June. Mrs Taylor described how they would always kiss goodbye at Liverpool Street and how her daughter would turn and wave until out of view. "I'm so very glad that the last picture I have of her is smiling and waving at me," Mrs Taylor said.

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  • Fiona Stevenson

    Age: 29

    Miss Stevenson was a talented lawyer with an "infectious laugh" on her way to Hammersmith Magistrates Court. Her firm described her as "hard-working, conscientious and supremely able", driven by her determination to represent the weak. She grew up in the Chelmsford area and had friends around the world. Her family said she was passionate about human rights and wanted to work for the United Nations.

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