The school was used as a fire sub-station. It received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb; This 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
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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...
Watson Strother was born on 13 February 1902. His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1902 in the South Shields Registration District, Durham and he was the eldest of the three children of J...
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.
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1890-1926. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
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 killed in the bomb attack on Henry Cavendish School, Balham. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Auxiliary Fireman Eric Dudley Lewis was born on 2 February 1912...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them