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List of those who served with the Auxiliary Fire Service & National Fire Service during the Second World War.
- Henry Ackland. Read their Story.
- Fireman Henry Ackland. National Fire Service Read their Story.
- James Dobie Allan. Read their Story.
- Ernest William Allen. Read their Story.
- James Andrews. Liverpool and Warrington
- Frank Archer. (d.10th April 1941) Read their Story.
- Benjamin Armitage. King's Own (Royal) Lancashire Rgt. Read their Story.
- Edward Cornelius Bagnall. Read their Story.
- Fire Warden Margery Gladys Ball. Cobham, Surrey
- Harry Francis Barnes. Read their Story.
- William Henry Barnes. National Fire Service No 27 Fire Force, G Division Read their Story.
- Fire Force Commander Barrett. Norfolk
- Alfred Thomas Barrett. Auxillary Fire Service Read their Story.
- Bateman. Manning's Heath Sub-Station
- Fireman. William Bates.
- Jack Bathie. (d.17th/18th Sep 1940) Read their Story.
- L. W. Belton. Horsham
- L. E. Bennett. Horsham
- M. Bennett. Horsham
- Margery Bennett. Horsham
- Fm. Harold Bent. No. 24 Fire Force, Birmingham Div. A Read their Story.
- W. Bighall. Horsham
- Driver Fireman Bilsby. Surbiton
- James Albert Bissmire. Kentish Town Fire Station Read their Story.
- Robert Blake. Horsham
- Bookerk. Horsham
- E. Boxall. Horsham
- S. J. Brackpool. Horsham
- Joseph Bradley. Read their Story.
- Stan Bridge. Horsham
- C. G. Brooks. Horsham
- Vera Brooks. Horsham
- Reginald Harold Brown. Read their Story.
- J. Buckler. Horsham
- J. P. Budgen . Horsham
- F. T. Bull. Horsham
- John Henry Bullen. Station A-4X Read their Story.
- E. E. Burd . Horsham
- Fireman John George Western Burgess. West London Read their Story.
- G. H. Burrage. Horsham
- Doreen Burrell. London
- H. C. Bush. Horsham
- J. Cadd. Horsham
- Ian Campell . Horsham (d.1940)
- Leslie Cant. Read their Story.
- Charles Alfred Oscar Careford. Read their Story.
- James Andrew Carnegie.
- Daniel Joseph Carpenter. Read their Story.
- A. Cheal. Horsham
- Fireman. Ronald Albert Chesham. Hendon Fire Station Read their Story.
- S. H. Chriss. Horsham
- Margery Ivy Churchman.
- Fireman John Sheldon Wesley "A" Clark. Read their Story.
- E. Clayton. Horsham
- Frmn. Cecil Tester "Bob" Coates. MiD. Read their Story.
- Aaron "Arky" Cohen. Glasgow Read their Story.
- Jack Constable. Horsham (d.1940)
- George A. Cook. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Herbert Cook. Read their Story.
- Fireman James Leonard Coombs.
- Fireman. James Leonard Coombs. Auxiliary Fire Service Read their Story.
- Fireman. George Corlett. National Fire Service No. 26 Fire Force Read their Story.
- Sidney Arthur Cornes. Read their Story.
- W. S. Cowles . Horsham
- Fireman Charles Thomas Curtress. Read their Story.
- Allan Davey . Horsham
- Robert Leonard Day. Read their Story.
- E. E. Denham. Horsham
- Charles Herbert Denison. Read their Story.
- Denny . Horsham
- A. W. Dimmock . Horsham
- P. G. Dodd . Warnham Sub Station
- William Doick. Horsham (d.1940)
- T. W. Duffield . Horsham
- F. Dullfield. Horsham
- William Eagle. Read their Story.
- Frederick James Eagles. Read their Story.
- Frederick Robert Ede. (d.17th January 1941) Read their Story.
- George Edinborough . Birmingham
- N. R. Elcome. Horsham
- Ernest Elliott. Read their Story.
- Harold Elliott. Read their Story.
- A. Etheridge. Horsham
- Dvr. Victor Evans. Auxiliary Fire Service Whitechapel Read their Story.
- B. Evershed. Horsham
- Alfred James Everson.
- Stella Eliza Everson.
- Freda Margaret "Felix" Exton.
- Samuel Ralph Exworth . East End of London
- Firemn. William Horatio Farman. Auxiliary Fire Service Read their Story.
- Elizabeth Mary Farnham . Norfolk
- Guy Ivor Featherstone. (d.23rd April 1941) Read their Story.
- Herbert Frank Field. Read their Story.
- Mark Fisher. Read their Story.
- J. M. Foreman. Horsham
- Fireman Stanley Richard Fox.
- H. R. Francis. Horsham
- Fireman Wilfred Lawrence Francis. Manchester then Southampton Read their Story.
- Reg Gawn. Read their Story.
- Leading Fireman Reginal Horace Gawn. Harrow Central Read their Story.
- Leonard George Gladden. Read their Story.
- Arthur Gledhill. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Alfred Glenister. Station C22 Read their Story.
- Ronald Frank Grace.
- Thomas Granger. Read their Story.
- Fireman Randolph Basil Cyril Guy. Read their Story.
- Stanley Edwin Norman Haines. Essex Regiment Read their Story.
- Robert Henry Hall.
- Fire Off. Oswald George Halliwell. Read their Story.
- Fire fighter Alfred Douglas Hammond.
- Stanley "Ginger" Hamson.
- Stanley "Ginger" Hamson. Hull Central Fire Station Read their Story.
- James Aubrey Hanks. Read their Story.
- Charles Frederick Harding.
- Charles Frederick Harding.
- Reginald John Hearn. Read their Story.
- Lancelot Helman. Read their Story.
- Lillian May "Hen" Henly. Telephonist Read their Story.
- Douglas Francis Hood-Williams.
- Fireman Frederick William Hook. Area 17 (Bristol) Division B, Sub-division 2Y, Station 2Z (d.25th December 1947) Read their Story.
- Tel. Rosa Emily Hooper. Read their Story.
- George Fredrick Hopton. Read their Story.
- Company Officer John Senogles Hoyle. Read their Story.
- Vincent Hughes. Read their Story.
- Pte, Archibald Earle Jackson. Auxiliary Fire Service Read their Story.
- William Ernest Jennings. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Frederick James Jenns. Read their Story.
- Nancy Marion Jenns. Fire Force HQ. Avery Hill Read their Story.
- Clifford Ewert James Johnson. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Thomas Wellington Johnston. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Harry Jones. Read their Story.
- Harry Jones. Read their Story.
- Thomas Jones.
- Drvr. Frances Simpson Justice. Read their Story.
- George Frederick Keen. Read their Story.
- Hammond Kenlin. Hackney Downs, London Read their Story.
- Albert Edward Kidman. Dockhead Read their Story.
- Ernest William Francis Kingdon. Read their Story.
- Harry Knight. Read their Story.
- Dennis Arthur Lane. Read their Story.
- George Henry Leach. Read their Story.
- James William Lee. 6-3 Yardley, Birmingham Read their Story.
- Cook. Marga Levy. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Cecil Arthur John "Harry " Leworthy. London Fire Service Read their Story.
- Leading Fireman Robert Lockie. Auxiliary Fire Service Portsmouth
- Firem. Harry Lord. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Duncan Lowe. (d.May 1941) Read their Story.
- William Macartney. Shorts Brothers Airport Read their Story.
- Albert William Mainstone. Read their Story.
- Selwyn Marshall. Read their Story.
- Luigi Aldo "Lou" Metalli. Read their Story.
- Arthur Milner. Auxilary Fire Service Merton A.F.S.
- Lillian Victoria Moore. Read their Story.
- Doris Harriet "Pat " Morley.
- Mjr. William Landskroon Morrison. MID Royal Engineers Read their Story.
- Chief Fire Officer. Sydney Herbert Norris. Read their Story.
- Fireman. Robert Parker. London Read their Story.
- Ernest George Peaston. Read their Story.
- Edward "Micky" Peters. Station 34 D 4 Read their Story.
- Section Officer. Philip George "Pip" Pettifer. Grimsby Read their Story.
- Aux. Fireman. James Ernest Phillis. Auxiliary Fire Service Read their Story.
- William Player. Auxiliary Fire Service Read their Story.
- Fireman Arthur John Porter. Read their Story.
- Julian William Carrington Punch. Read their Story.
- Harry William Radley. Read their Story.
- Sidney Harold Rees. Read their Story.
- Ldg.Fireman. Stanley Richardson. Read their Story.
- Ldg. Fireman Frederick Charles Ridd.
- Thomas Argent Rogers. Read their Story.
- Arthur Shepherd Sargent. Read their Story.
- Frederick Scales. Read their Story.
- Station Commander. William Palmer Sharp. West Float, Birkenhead Read their Story.
- Clara Ada Shaw. Eaglesfiels Fire Station, London Read their Story.
- Firem. Albert William Shemmans. London Fire Brigade Read their Story.
- Victor George Shrewsbury. Dock Head fire station London Read their Story.
- Leslie Kevan Smith. Read their Story.
- Joseph William Sollitt. Read their Story.
- CO. Thomas Spiring. London Thornton Heath Read their Story.
- Eric Charles Stringer. Denmark Hill (d.28th September 1940) Read their Story.
- Ldg.Firewoman. Jessie Rose Pears Stuchbury. Area 20 Read their Story.
- Fireman. George Alfred Styles. Read their Story.
- Norman Thornton. Auxiliary Fire Service Read their Story.
- Vernon Thornton. Read their Story.
- Gilbert William Vail. Read their Story.
- Harry "Mack" Vanderweele. (d.12th December 1944) Read their Story.
- John Ayling Wakefield. (d. ) Read their Story.
- Dennis George Walton. Read their Story.
- Edward Walton.
- John Waring. Read their Story.
- Samuel Frank Whiston.
- Dvr. Albert George White. Dagenham St. George's Church Read their Story.
- Albert Victor Philip Whitter. 90 Streatham Read their Story.
- William Eric Stephen Williams. Read their Story.
- Audrey Elaine Winter. 40 RHQ Bristol Read their Story.
Records of the AFS & NFS from other sources.
If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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James Aubrey Hanks James Aubrey Hanks served with the Auxiliary Fire Service in Bishop's Stortford, Herts and spent much of his time in London during the Blitz, attending the big fire at Purfleet refinery. I'm trying to find out about his service record and where it might be kept. My father died in Oct 1998. Unfortunately like many of his generation he never spoke about his wartime experiences. I have recently retired from the Fire Service, serving in both Essex and South Yorkshire.
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Arthur Shepherd Sargent My father, Arthur Shepherd Sargent, was with the Auxiliary Fire Service and was stationed in Middlesbrough. This photo was taken around 1940.
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George A. Cook I am now 80years of age and before I pass on I would like to find out more about my dear father, George Cook to pass on to further generations. I, like so many other young men was only interested in chasing young girls and not taking all that much interest in my fathers war. Just lately I have found out that he must have been in the thick of battles having been into hospital at Etaples in 1917 for a gunshot wound and then into Rouen hospital 9th August 1918 for results of a gas shell. He apparently served 4years and 303 days with the 1st Btn Cambridge Regiment and then the 7th Btn Suffolk Regiment, so must have seen a vast amount of fighting. I would love to know in what battles he must have fought and any other aspects of his war.
He had great courage and joined the AFS in Ipswich during WW11, going to the dock area where he came home with a live, perfect condition incendiary bomb which I de-fused and used the contents to make fireworks. I kept this bomb on display in my hall until about four years ago when I presented it to the Ipswich museum and I only hope it has been saved and not destroyed.
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Vernon Thornton I am trying to find out about the service of my father Vernon Thornton in the AFS/NFS during WW2. I believe that he served in a special group that dealt with chemical fires up and down the east coast of Yorkishire from Hull up to Newcastle and possibly in Coventry. He was based in Dewsbury in the West Riding. As all the archive records seem to have been destroyed, I would appreciate any information.
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Fireman John Sheldon Wesley "A" Clark Like most of the young men in the village, my Dad, Sheldon Clark, was a miner at South Hetton Colliery. Nevertheless, he joined the AFS and "did his bit" whilst continuing to do his duties underground; I believe he was at this time a "shot firer", which entailed driving "roadways" underground by means of drilling holes and packing them with explosives. He never told me details of any fires; South Hetton is a long way from Germany, Denmark and Norway and had only one target worth mentioning (the coal mine with its associated railway installations) and, with one exception, never attracted the attention of the Luftwaffe. There were, however, two incidents which he did mention.
The first occurred one night when the rig (which I believe was a van towing a trailer) was called out to the nearby village of Murton. There was (and still is) no direct road, so the van was driven at high speed in the blackout through the village of Easington Lane, where it turned off for Murton, which was to be reached via a notorious right-angle bend known as "Tattenham Corner". I believe the name has some significance to race goers. The night was dark, the illumination fron the van's lights was poor and the speed was excessive. Inevitably, at Tattenham Corner, the rig left the road. Fortunately, damage and injuries (apart from to their pride) were slight. What about the fire? Dad never said, but I assume it was attended to by a crew from one of the neighbouring towns.
The second incident did involve Dad personally. One night he was on his way home, whether from work or the decrepit shed where the fire rig was housed, I cannot recall. Dad was walking behind a couple of colleagues who were deep in conversation. He heard an aircraft approach and looked up to see a couple of parachutes heading his way. The two in front of him were completely oblivious; correctly surmising the 'chutes were attached to land mines rather than to Fallschirmjaeger, he jumped on the two unsuspecting lads, knocking them to the ground, and told them to keep still. The first projectile hit the railway embankment, causing some damage but the earthwork protected the three young men sheltering on the other side. The second fell further away, in some allotments behind a street of houses (Fallowfield Terrace, for those familiar with the area).
Expecting carnage amongst the chickens he knew to be kept there, Dad went to investigate the outcome. Surprisingly, however, despite the drogue effect of the parachute, the land mine had sunk deep into the boggy ground before going of, with the result that almost all of the explosive force had been directed harmlessly upwards and, like the humans involved, most of the chickens had got away with it (I'm tempted to say "by the skin of their teeth", but I'll try not to).
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Edward "Micky" Peters Station 34 D 4 My relative Edward Peters was in the Auxiliary & National Fire Service, and served at station 34 D 4, has anyone got any idea where this station was? All I know was that it was West London.
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Lillian May "Hen" Henly Telephonist Mum is now 88 and enjoyed her shifts as a telephone operator on an obviously extremely busy switchboard directing the crews all over London in the Blitz. She is extremely well, living in Catford, and would love to hear from any colleagues.
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Edward Cornelius Bagnall My father Ted Bagnall worked at the BSA during the Second World war and served in the Auxiliary Fire Service based in Birmingham city. My mother also worked at the BSA for part of the war. Her name was Maud Ellen Bagnall. She must have left employment before 1943, as I was born in February of that year. I believe my father sustained an accident to his eye around this time and spent a considerable amount of time at Blackwell Hospital (Lickey Hills). If anyone knows of them, I would be very, very grateful to hear from them.
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John Henry Bullen Station A-4X My father, Jack Bullen and his brother both served in the AFS as volunteers, stationed at Ash under Guildford Station, both men were on reserved occupations. The photograph is of my Father with three other crew members, and one of their trailer pumps outside of the Station. My Father is the second on the right, but unfortunately I am unsure of the names of the other men.
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Station Commander. William Palmer Sharp West Float, Birkenhead He joined the Auxiliary Fire Service in 1937 after a long period of unemployment having previously been a steward in the Merchant Navy. I understand that he rose to the rank of Station Commander and was stationed at West Float dock in Birkenhead until 1943 when he was discharged due to ill health, suffering from duodenal ulcers after contracting malaria whilst at sea.
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Vincent Hughes Born 1919 and a native of Salford my Dad, Vincent Hughes was unable to join the regular forces because of a childhood injury to his elbow. He served in the Auxiliary Fire Service and National Fire Service fighting the Blitz in Manchester and also being shuttled down to Liverpool Docks on a few of the worst nights. He and a pal managed to get into the doorway of a building and sheltered while they were surrounded by fire. That night a good part of Deansgate blazed when they lost water pressure from the canal.
Dad has been gone a few years now but when I was little I had a wallet with various of his unit badges studded on to it. I'd love to hear from anyone who knew anything about the AFS and NFS units in the Manchester area, especially anyone who knew my father in those years.
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Reginald Harold Brown I am trying to trace my late father's Fire Service history. I know he served at Robertsbridge when doodle bugs were falling short but little else. I think he also served at Rushden Fire Station at one time.
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Section Officer. Philip George "Pip" Pettifer Grimsby My father, Pip Pettifer was an auctioneer and estate agent before the war and was in the AFS in Grimsby so, on call up, he joined the newly formed National Fire Service along with his great friend Charlie Brow. He served in Grimsby throughout the war, with spells as relief officer in the Blitz in both London and Liverpool.
When he married in 1941 he and his bride, May, travelled from the church on a fire engine. He was a keen cricketer and, at some point, played for the National Fire Brigade team at Lords, but who against I don't know.
After the war he continued full time in the fire service until 1974, serving in the Holland County Fire brigade as Divisional officer and Deputy Chief.
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Reg Gawn My Dad, Reg Gawn, served in the AFS at Pinner Road Harrow Fire Station. As kids we had some of his old kit to dress up in. At times he was on the same crew as Ernest Lough “Oh for the Wings of a Dove” . I recall him telling us very little of what he went through, but I know that he was a driver, and at times on the top of a 100ft turntable ladder in the City of London. He and Ernest Lough were on the same crew the night the City Temple was destroyed, and that was where Ernest had recorded as a boy soprano. Any links with my dad would be welcome
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