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Firemen Remembered

Categories: Armed Forces, History

Firemen Remembered is an independent charity dedicated to recording and remembering firemen and firewomen who served in the London Region in WW2 and commemorating those who died.

See also the Fire Brigades Union.

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

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Firemen Remembered

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Canadian WW2 firefighters

{On the floral emblem:} Canada fire fighters. In memory of three members of ...

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Chelsea Firefighters

This plaque is in the same style as others erected by Firemen Remembered, alt...

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Fireman Sidney Alfred Holder

Blitzwalkers give a good description of the incident. The AFS squad sent to ...

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Firemen Randolph & Skinner

This plaque was rededicated to the memory of the two firemen in a ceremony on...

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Firewoman Yvonne Green

AFS, London. In memory of auxiliary firewoman, Yvonne Green, who died near t...

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Other Subjects

King Canute / Cnut

King Canute / Cnut

King of Denmark, England and Norway. Also known as Cnut Sweynsson or Cnut the Great. His supposed attempt to turn back the waves, was not arrogance on his part, but to show his fawning courtiers th...

Person, Armed Forces, Royalty, Denmark

1 memorial
F. E. Milliss

F. E. Milliss

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB

Admiral of the Fleet, Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Aberdeenshire.  Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1853 until his death.  75 years in the navy, he was possibly the model for C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower.  

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Scotland

1 memorial
J. D. Gilbert

J. D. Gilbert

British History Online, about the acquisition of the site for London's County Hall, gives "Gilbert was one of two brothers who were LCC Members at the same time but sat on opposite sides. J. D. was...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, GCB, CMG, CVO, DSO & Bar

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, GCB, CMG, CVO, DSO & Bar

John Maitland Salmond was born on 17 July 1881 the youngest of the five children of Major-General Sir William Salmond (1840-1932) and Emma Mary Hoyle Salmond née Hoyle (1849-1923). (His mother's ma...

Person, Armed Forces

1 memorial

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Peter McLean

Peter McLean

Sculptor. A founding member of the Bermondsey Artists' Group created in 1983.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Claud Hamilton's brothers, son, grandson and nephews

Claud Hamilton's brothers, son, grandson and nephews

Claud Hamilton's issue: Son: Gilbert Claud Hamilton (1879-1943), married twice but no issue. Daughter: Ida Hamilton (1883-1970), had one son, CH's grandson. CH had 6 brothers. We've underlined the...

Group, Friend / family

2 memorials