British Executions

George William Silverosa

Age: 22

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 10 Sep 1942

Crime Location: 299 Hackney Road, Shoreditch, London

Execution Place: Pentonville

Method: hanging

Executioner: Albert Pierrepoint

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/

George William Silverosa and Samuel Sidney Dashwood were convicted of the murder of Leonard Moules 71 and sentenced to death.

They attacked him on 30 April 1942 during a robbery at his pawnbrokers at 299 Hackney Road and he ater died on 18 May 1942.

see National Archives - PCOM 9/702, DPP 2/985