Plaque: Joan Bartlett and Violet Pengelly
Inscription
In memory of Joan Bartlett, aged 18 and Violet Pengelly, aged 19.
Members of the Auxiliary Fire Service.
Amongst the first serving firewomen to die on duty during an air raid on September 18th 1940.
Site: Joan Bartlett and Violet Pengelly (1 memorial)
E14, Westferry Road, 463, The Old Millwall Fire Station Restaurant
The bomb fell on Saunders Ness School. The site is now occupied by George Green's School, on the south side of Manchester Road, not far to the east of the plaque. The East London Advertiser has photos of the bomb-damaged building and eye-witness accounts.
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