Auxiliary fireman killed in an air raid on Poplar.
From the : "John Whittaker-Dilworth lived at 107 Hindle House, Arcola Street, Hackney E8 with his wife Hilda Dilworth. He was employed in the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) in Bethnal Green."
He was 26. Just 8 days after John's death a bomb fell on the flats where he and Hilda lived, killing 7 of their neighbours. It's difficult to imagine Hilda's state of mind at this time; and many people in London were experiencing similar or worse events.
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John Whittaker Dilworth
AFS London In memory of fifteen members of the Auxiliary Fire Service killed...
Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1900-1945. Commander in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Court Downs Road, Beckenham, Kent on 16 April 1941. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man: Fireman Stanley Richard Hudders was ...
Died a month after attending a fire in the Intensive Care Unit of Tooting’s St Georges Hospital. He was buried following a sudden flash explosion in the storeroom, taken to the special burns unit o...
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
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