At least two firemen from the Silvertown Fire Station responded to the fire at the TNT factory across the road. They lost their lives when that fire led to the Silvertown Explosion. The plaque refers also to firemen's families, which suggests that some of the firemen lived close to the station, within the range of the destruction caused by the explosion.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Silvertown firemen
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Silvertown explosion - firemen
Dedicated to the memory of the firemen and their families killed and injured ...
Other Subjects
Arthur Herbert Procter, VC
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 4 June 1916, age 25, while serving in the King’s (Liverpool Regiment). "Seeing wounded men in front of him, he left the trenches and under heavy fire dressed their...
Jack Mantle VC
Sailor. Born Jack Foreman Mantle in Wandsworth. He was a leading seaman on HMS Foylebank in Portland Harbour, and was in charge of a 2-pounder gun, known as a 'pom-pom'. On 4th July 1940, the ship...
Artists Rifles
The 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteers was formed, in response to a threat of invasion by Napoleon III, by Edward Sterling in London with headquarters initially at Burlington House, where t...
W. Pearce
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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