Born Poplar. A firefighter in WW2 he became Chief Officer of the West Ham Fire Brigade. In 1955 he moved to Australia where he set up firefighting and safety centres in Australasia and in Beirut.
West Ham Fire brigade and National Fire Service 1925 - 1955. Awarded the O.B.E.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Cyril Demarne
Our colleague Andrew Behan points out the following errors on this plaque: Fi...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Cyril Demarne
Two figures in the sculpture are based on a photograph, “A relief crew dampin...
Called to attend a fire in a restaurant in the King’s Road, Chelsea, he entered the building in breathing apparatus, along with his colleague Fireman Colin Comber, to locate the seat of the fire. O...
Member of the ARP/Civil Defence Services - stretcher bearer. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Horace William Field was born 13 March 1890 in Limehouse, the 3rd of the seven children...
Order of St John of Jerusalem The Order of St John of Jerusalem combined religion, crusading military might and the care of the sick. 1309-1522 the primary home of the Order was the island of Rhode...
Auxiliary Fireman Frank James Endean was born on 6 December 1904 in Bromley, Kent, the younger son of Frank James Endean (1880-1944) and Rose Endean née Taylor (1878-1949). His father was a Woollen...
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched Carvosso: Fireman Trevor Paul Carvosso was born on 3 April 1946 and his birth was registered in East Ham. He was one of...
Married to Lord Guilford Dudley. Her husband’s father persuaded the dying Edward VI to declare his two sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, which left Jane, on Edward's death, the queen. Mary...
Builder. Born at Buxton, near Norwich. He travelled to India as a ship's carpenter, from which he was able to raise sufficient funds to start his own building firm in 1810. His two brothers: Willi...
Isabella Ormston Ford was a social reformer, suffragist and writer. She became a public speaker and wrote pamphlets on issues related to socialism, feminism and worker's rights. After becoming conc...
Founded by John Webb Singer as the Frome Art Metal Works. Cast many of the best known sculptures in London, including the statue of Justice on the Central Criminal Court, 1906. Merged with the Morr...
Much of the street research for LondonRemembers is done by bike. 820 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in 2009 on roads in Britain. Many of these deaths are avoidable. Many of the drivers o...
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