🌺 The Master Bomber Who Never Came Home — Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette VC DFC 🌺 Ian Willoughby Bazalgette was born on 19 October 1918 in Calgary, Alberta, to Charles Ian and Marion Edith Bazalgette — a family with deep roots in Britain. His great-grandfather was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who created London’s vast sewer system and transformed the city. To family and friends, he was simply “Will.” He began school in Toronto, but in 1927 the family returned to England, wher

#OnThisDay 200 years ago, a #CivilEngineer who shaped London's sewage system was born. Joseph Bazalgette saved the lives of thousands from the cholera epidemic by creating a network of sewer tunnels. He became president of ICE in 1883 and an #InvisibleSuperhero in 2018. #HBD | Institution of Civil Engineers

Joseph Bazalgette | 6 | Construction of the London Sewers