Group    From 1/10/1918 

Fire Brigades Union

From their website: "The FBU is one of the UK’s oldest specialist trade unions, with a proud history. Since 1918 the union has supported firefighters, influenced fire safety policy and won improved pay, terms and conditions for its members."

At Remembering our Fallen Heroes they have a long list of names under the title 'In the line of duty'.

See also Firemen Remembered.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Fire Brigades Union

Creations i

Colin Townsley - red plaque

Unveiled on the 34th anniversary of the fire and Townsley's death.

Read More

Dudgeon's Wharf explosion - red plaque

Unveiled on the 50th anniversary of the fire.

Read More

Faust and Meere - E2

From FBU: "The first memorial plaque to honour the lives of firefighters who ...

Read More

Fourt-Wells + Stocking

To mark the 60th anniversary of the fire this plaque was unveiled, on one of ...

Read More

Hamish Pettit

Honouring the bravery and sacrifice of Hamish Pettit of the London Fire Briga...

Read More

Other Subjects

Bag o' Nails Club

Bag o' Nails Club

Established in the 1930’s.  From their own website: A well-known basement music hangout of the 1930's.  Featured in Anthony Powell's novel 'A Dance to the Music of Time".  WW2 the club was used as ...

Place, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Music / songs

2 memorials
The Clapham Society

The Clapham Society

A society founded with the aim of improving the quality of life in Clapham and to strengthen its identity and sense of community. Initiated a Green Plaque Scheme in 2011 to commemorate interesting...

Group, Community / Clubs, History

7 memorials
Rotterdam 06.11.1982 Dispuut Lustrum

Rotterdam 06.11.1982 Dispuut Lustrum

The picture probably wasn't taken at this particular event. You really have to go to the memorial page to have this explained.

Event, Community / Clubs, Netherlands

1 memorial
Royal Society

Royal Society

Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge). A learned society for science, granted a royal charter by King Charles II.  Wren was a founding member. The Soc...

Group, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Science

4 memorials

Previously viewed

World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

376 memorials
Lady Spencer-Churchill

Lady Spencer-Churchill

Clementine, married Winston Churchill in 1908. Born 75 Grosvenor Street as Clementine Hozier. Recorded as the daughter of Sir Henry Hozier and Lady Blanche Hozier, but it is widely accepted that S...

Person, Friend / family

4 memorials
Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted.  Aim 25 have a good summary of the history.  Guy's and St Thomas' are consi...

Place, Medicine

13 memorials
Edwin Bedford

Edwin Bedford

Co-executor, with Charles Jellicoe, to Mary Gray Ratray who died in 1873. He was a solicitor who lived at 5 Royal Crescent and worked at Haberdasher's Hall. We were shocked to read in The Law Time...

Person, Law

1 memorial
Central Foundation Girls School

Central Foundation Girls School

E3, Bow Road

Below the first floor bay window a large stone frieze is beginning to crumble but still reads: "Stepney & Bow Foundation Coborn Girls...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator