The Largest ever Loss for The London Fire Brigade

[chiddicks]

This is one of the saddest and most tragic stories I have written about and what is still today, the Largest ever loss of life for the London Fire Brigade at one incident. This involves my Great Aunt, but it’s also one of the research projects that I am probably most satisfied with.


https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2020/03 ... ng-part-2/

[rockyfowler]

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[chiddicks]

Thank you, I will give them a try, much appreciated

[chiddicks]

The 80th Anniversary of this tragic loss of life was this week and I have completely updated the story with some additional information and some more pictures.


https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2020/03 ... ng-part-2/

[chiddicks]

The East London Advertiser ran a small article on this to commemorate the 80th Anniversary

https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/ ... tz-7936062

[chiddicks]

I have built a new commemorative website dedicated to the memory of the 34 firefighters who died here. It's in its infancy but will be gradually populated over the coming months.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com

[grangers14]

Once it is done chiddicks let us know and it can be added to links on the forum! Well done you!

[chiddicks]

Once it is done chiddicks let us know and it can be added to links on the forum! Well done you!

Thank you that's much appreciated, it will be populated over the coming months and I will let you know once it's finished, thanks again for your support.

[chiddicks]

I have been slowly adding biographies of the 34 firefighters who died and slowly adding their stories and pictures. The last biography just published was
without a doubt, the toughest and most emotional story so far, that I have written about the 34 firefighters who lost their lives. I urge you to read this and not have a tear in your eye.

​​​​​​​https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2021/10/09/afs-fireman-william-thomas-rashbrook-sonny/

[chiddicks]

Progress has been steady, so far I have managed to complete 15 biographies of the 34 firefighters who died in this tragic incident, the full details can be found here on my website.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com

[chiddicks]

One of the youngest Firemen to lose their life at the Old Palace School and another family devastated by the tragedy of that fateful night in April 1941. A young man who left Dublin for the bright lights of London only to see his dreams shattered by the German Luftwaffe.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2022 ... -campbell/

[chiddicks]

Having shared many phone calls with the Great Niece of AFS Fireman Frank James Endean and also a few tears over these last few months, I am both deeply honoured and extremely humbled to share Frank's story, this one was really personal to me........



https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...-james-endean/

[chiddicks]

We finish the project where the whole story started, with the 34th and final biography of ALL the 34 Firemen and Firewomen who died at the Old Palace School Bombing during the Blitz in WW2. This is the story of my Great Aunt, Winifred Alexandra Peters, nee Wootton. It has been a long and emotional journey, some of these stories were both harrowing to research and difficult to tell, but I am thankful to the volunteers who helped carry out the research and I am extremely grateful to all the families of those that lost their lives that night for allowing me to tell their loved one's stories. Some of these family members have become lifelong friends because of this. Thank you for taking the time to read their stories, I hope that the website does them justice and they will be forever remembered and their sacrifices not forgotten.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2023 ... ra-peters/