George Psaradakis
Age: 54
Greek-born bus driver Mr Psaradakis had been forced to depart from his normal number 30 route on the day of the blast because of police blocking the road. He told the inquest that up to 50 people had disembarked from the bus because of the route change moments before the explosion tore through the vehicle. Mr Psaradakis described trying to help the injured. "Seeing my passengers in such a state really shocked me, I was overwhelmed," he said.
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Sam Ly
Age: 28
Mr Ly, the only Australian killed in the bombings, was in the UK on a working holiday with his long-term girlfriend, Mandy Ha. Born in Vietnam, he and his family later settled in Melbourne, Australia. The computer worker was recovered from the wreckage of the bus with serious injuries. His father and nephew flew to London to be at his hospital bedside, but he died a week later.
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Shyanuja Parathasangary
Age: 30
Born in Sri Lanka, Ms Parathasangary was brought to the UK in the 1970s at the age of one, when her father was given the chance to study in Britain. After graduating from London's South Bank University, Ms Parathasangary joined the Royal Mail in 1997 and was working at the Old Street office at the time of the bombings. Before her death, she and her sister were in the throes of refurbishing a house they had bought a couple of doors away from their parents.
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Anat Rosenberg
Age: 39
The charity administrator from north London had been planning a trip to see her parents in Israel when she was killed. Born in the Israeli coastal town of Hadera, she attended high school in Jerusalem before training in modern dance. She later moved to London and went on to work for a children's charity. She had spent the previous evening with her boyfriend watching Twelfth Night in Regent's Park.
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Anthony Fatayi-Williams
Age: 26
Born of Nigerian parentage, Mr Fatayi-Williams divided his childhood between Britain, France and Nigeria, attending school in Sevenoaks, Kent, Paris and Lagos. After studying for a degree at Bradford University, he followed his mother - a senior oil executive - into the oil industry. On 7 July, he was on his way to the City to report back to his bosses on a successful presentation he had given at a seminar in London.
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Philip Russell
Age: 28
Born in the Kent village of Pembury, Mr Russell showed an early interest in music - playing saxophone in an orchestra - and travel, after a school French exchange. He went on to graduate from Kingston University with a degree in business studies. At the time of his death, he had been rising quickly through the ranks at JP Morgan Asset Management and had been set to go to New York and Toronto with the company that September.
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William Wise
Age: 54
Described as a quiet, gentle and intelligent man, Mr Wise grew up in Hertfordshire, the son of a GP. The IT specialist worked near Liverpool Street, but on the day of the attacks he was running late after forgetting to pick up his glasses as he left the house. He returned to his home in west London's Notting Hill, picked them up and kissed his wife, Christine, goodbye. It was to be their final kiss.
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Louise Barry
Age: Not Known
Ms Barry, who suffered injuries to her arm, leg and head, had been evacuated from the Underground at Edgware Road after one of the three earlier blasts, only to be caught in the explosion at Tavistock Square. The Australian at first thought she was having some kind of seizure, but then felt boiling water from the bus's radiator dripping on her arm. Thinking it was petrol, she described crawling through bodies to escape.
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Marie Hartley
Age: 34
A talented artist and a mother of two, Mrs Hartley was known as someone who lived life to the full. On the day of the attacks, she had travelled from Lancashire with a colleague to try to recruit new artists. Educated in Lancashire, Mrs Hartley's talent was spotted by a teacher and she was put forward for a junior position at a design studio. She later joined Hambledon Studios as an artist, where she worked until her death.
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Camille Scott-Bradshaw
Age: Not known
Ms Scott-Bradshaw, on a day trip to London from Lancashire for work, lost friend and colleague Marie Hartley in the explosion. The designer, who suffered severe leg injuries and damage to her hearing, tried to find her friend in the courtyard of a nearby building. "I just remember looking over and I think, in the corner, there were bodies... and I could see Marie... I knew it was Marie because I could see her hair, her bracelet and her arms."
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Gladys Wundowa
Age: 50
Mrs Wundowa, described as a kind, hard-working Christian woman, was born in Ghana. After school she worked for a Lebanese family as a maid and later moved to London with them. She went on to find work in the capital and met and married her husband, Emmanuel Wundowa. The mother-of-two had already been up and working at her job as a cleaner at University College London for several hours before she met her death on 7 July.
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Neetu Jain
Age: 37
Ms Jain was about to get engaged and had just started a new job when she was caught up in the attacks. Born in Delhi, she lived in the Indian capital for just one year before her father was offered work as an engineer in England. She later graduated with a biochemistry degree and continued her studies with a masters in IT. She had begun work for a company helping to build computer software when she was killed.
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Jamie Gordon
Age: 30
Born to a Zimbabwean mother and a Scottish father, Mr Gordon - in the words of his father - "wanted to be a rock star, but fell into financial administration". He was educated in Zimbabwe and London, where, as a young man, he played in bands with friends. It was only after a stint in Ibiza that he began work in the City. The night before the attacks, Mr Gordon had stayed with a friend, leading him to take the bus that exploded in Tavistock Square.
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Miriam Hyman
Age: 31
A freelance picture editor with a wide circle of friends and a close-knit family, Ms Hyman was born, graduated and died all within one square mile in London. Born in University College Hospital, she graduated from University College London and was on her way to work in Canary Wharf when she was killed in Tavistock Square. Only minutes earlier, she had spoken to her father to reassure him she was safe after being evacuated from King's Cross.
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Lisa French
Age: 34
Ms French decided not to sit next to bomber Hasib Hussain because there was not enough room for her laptop as well as his rucksack. The BT employee from Newcastle-upon-Tyne ended up sitting a few rows in front of him. She was knocked unconscious by the blast, but escaped with perforated ear drums, broken teeth, cuts and bruises. She broke down at the inquest as she described how a police officer stopped her going to help fellow passengers.
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Giles Hart
Age: 55
A champion of the oppressed, Mr Hart received one of Poland's highest honours following his death in the blast. The British Telecom engineer from Essex was posthumously granted the Knights Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, in recognition of his work with Solidarity, which helped bring an end to the country's communist movement. Mr Hart was on his way to work in Islington when he died in Tavistock Square.
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Shahara Islam
Age: 20
Described by her family as an outgoing woman who made friends easily, Ms Islam grew up in east London. In some ways she embodied a meeting of Western and Muslim values, enjoying shopping in the West End but always being present at her mosque for Friday prayers. A love of clothes ensured the cashier for the Co-operative Bank in Islington was always immaculately turned out, whether in Western fashions or traditional garments.
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