The school was used as a fire sub-station. It received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb; Our photograph shows a hole in the floor of a classroom on the second floor. Twelve firefighters were trapped in the debris, with five losing their lives.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Ricardo Street School bombing
In memory of five members of the London Auxiliary Fire Service killed by enem...
Honouring the bravery and sacrifice of Arthur Wenborne Ernest Hyde Walter Har...
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1899-1931. Donat in the Order of St John. Donat was a title awarded in recognition of contributions to the fund...
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Schoolteacher. Headteacher at Peckham Emergency Central School, 1940 - 46, and the first head at Walworth's first comprehensive school, 1947 - 55, when she retired.  Founding member of the All En...
Person, Education, Emergency Services, Politics & Administration, Wales
The officer in charge of Red Watch at Soho Fire Station. Died trying to rescue a woman from the blazing ticketing hall as the fire suddenly erupted. Fire-fighters attempting to re-enter the ticketi...
Michael William Lee was born on 1 September 1948 the eldest of the three children of Ronald G. Lee and Dorothy M. Lee née Barker. His two siblings were: Maureen A. Lee (b.1951) and Maurice J. Lee (...
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1916-1937. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
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