Firefighter of Barbican Fire Station, who gave his life on St Pancras Way, London, 1st October, 1978.
Red Plaque describes the fire and reports: "A firefighter at Barbican Fire Station, Stephen was killed by a wall collapsing while attempting to rescue another firefighter during a major warehouse fire. From Basildon in Essex, Stephen was twenty-four at the time of his death."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Fm. Stephen Michael Neill
Fm. Stephen Michael Neill. 1.10.78, St Pancras Way, NW1.
Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...
Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey
Auxiliary Fireman Denis Gerald Fitzgerald was born on 20 June 1912 in Croydon, Surrey, the son of William Fitzgerald (b.1886) and Mabel Annie Fitzgerald née Theobald (1887-1958). He was baptised on...
Oswald Hitchen was born on 15 November 1906 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, a son of Elias Hitchen (1874-1949) and Betsy Hitchen née Halstead (1875-1971). His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 19...
Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Old Palace School, Bow, E3 on 20 April 1941. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Auxiliary Fireman Alfred Edward Minter was born...
A year-long series of events organised by the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Foundation, to mark the anniversary of the composer's death.
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