Born Poplar. A firefighter in WW2 he became Chief Officer of the West Ham Fire Brigade. In 1955 he moved to Australia where he set up firefighting and safety centres in Australasia and in Beirut.
West Ham Fire brigade and National Fire Service 1925 - 1955. Awarded the O.B.E.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cyril Demarne
Our colleague Andrew Behan points out the following errors on this plaque: Fi...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Cyril Demarne
Two figures in the sculpture are based on a photograph, “A relief crew dampin...
The school was used as a fire sub-station. It received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb; Our photograph shows a hole in the floor of a classroom on the second floor. Twelve firefighters were...
Member of the ARP/Civil Defence Services - nurse. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Mary Bridget Cooke was born about 1904. She was a spinster living at 45 Parnell Road, Bow. She was...
