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In London alone over 400 firemen and women died between 1939 and 1945. Thousands more were injured physically or emotionally and carried the scars of their wartime service for the rest of their lives.Not all who died were casualties of war but for those who perished in the line of duty Firemen Remembered is working to create a lasting memory in the form of commemorative plaques in places where deaths or injuries that later resulted in death, occurred.It is difficult to imagine that places we pass every day are the sites of distant trauma and loss, yet such memories are potentially a very powerful and significant part of the spiritual and social history of the Capital. Unless these incidents are recorded now, we believe that the memories will fade and the nature of the sacrifices behind the names will be forgotten. Through research and commemoration we hope to locate these memories permanently in the communities to which they belong.
9 out of 16 (56%) plaques have been curated
23 subjects all or unphotographedGender Diversity
In memory of thirteen members of the London Auxiliary Fire Service, killed by enemy action while on duty on this site, then in use as Sub-Fire Station 86W, on the night of 6th November 1940. Fm Victor Baldessarre, Fm Victor Harold Legg, Fm Henry Herbert Butcher, Fm Eric Dudley Lewis, Fm Walter Henry Childs, Fm John James Lewis, Fm Percy Crane, Fm Victor Michaelson, Fm Stanley George Du Vergier, Fm Oliver James Steele, Fm George Alfred Hickey, Fm Stanley Robert Stevens, Fw Marjorie Winifred Davies
Henry Cavendish School, Hydethorpe Road, Balham, London, United Kingdom
In memory of three members of the Corps of Canadian Fire Fighters Fireman J.S.Coull (Winnipeg) who died as a result of enemy action when a VI flying bomb fell on part of Wildcroft Manor, adjacent to this site on 3rd July 1944 also Section Leader A. Lapierre (Montreal) who died in a road accident in Bristol on 30th April 1944 and Section Leader L.E. ("Curly") Woodhead (Saskatoon) who died while training in Hampshire on 16th July 1944 The Corps of Canadian (Civilian) Firefighters comprised 406 firefighters who volunteered to assist the National Fire Service in the defence of Britain between 1942 and 1944. These men were stationed in the four port cities of Southampton, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Bristol and their Headquarters were located at 10-14 Inner Road Wimbledon
The Telegraph Public House, Telegraph Road, Putney Heath, SW15, London, United Kingdom
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In memory of six members of the London Auxiliary Fire Service who died on this site as a result of enemy action on the night of 16th/17th November 1940 when the Old Wandsworth Fire Station received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb.
Wandsworth Fire Station, West Hill, Wandsworth, SW18 1RL, London, United Kingdom