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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Whittaker Dilworth
AFS London In memory of fifteen members of the Auxiliary Fire Service killed...
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.
Auxiliary Fireman Stanley Harold Randolph was born on 23 July 1905 in Islington, a son of James John Randolph (1859-1921) and Eliza Lavinia Maria Randolph née Scott (1869-1938). His father had been...
Corps Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1895, 1915-1921. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
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:Â Auxiliary Fireman Alfred Edward Minter was born...
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
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