Person    | Male  Died 17/4/1941

Auxiliary Fireman George Eric Goldsmith

Categories: Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2 i

Commemorated on a memorial as being a civilian who was killed in WW2. Includes mercantile marines and emergency services personnel.

Auxiliary Fireman George Eric Goldsmith

From the Sub Fire Station 6W, Cheyne Place. Died in a fire which took the lives of seven firemen, known as "The Wednesday".

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Auxiliary Fireman George Eric Goldsmith

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Chelsea Firefighters

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Albert William Mears

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Morgan Fund Trustees

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We guess this was a short-lived organisation, created to manage the funds raised to erect the plaque, probably in 1913.

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Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

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2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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Szmul Zygielbojm

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Irving

WC2, Burleigh Street, Lyceum Theatre

Terry, Stoker, Irving - in that sequence L to R.

1 subject commemorated