Admittedly the badge is for an overseas contingent rather than Wandsworth but it's lovely, and the source website gives: "In 1938 the Auxiliary Fire Service was formed. The formation of the NFS would ensure uniformity in much of the basic equipment used by the country's Fire Brigades during what was the busiest time ever in the history of the United Kingdom’s Fire Service. The name was changed to The National Fire Service in August 1941 when the regional regular Fire Brigades and the AFS were merged. After the war the Fire Brigades were split and once again were organised on a regional basis, being taken over by local County Authorities. During World War II, National Fire Service also operated overseas. Column No.4 Overseas Contingent was deployed in the North West Europe Theatre of War during 1945."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Wandsworth Fire Service Old Comrades Association
Creations i
Wandsworth Fire Station - stone plaque 1
The report in the glazed stand contain this text: The memorial stones outsid...
Wandsworth Fire Station - stone plaque 2
The report in the glazed stand contain this text: Barry Trussell died a mont...
Other Subjects
Stanley Carter
Local politician. Born Bradford. Graduated from Ruskin College, Oxford. Served in the navy during WW2 and later worked in the newspaper industry for more than 20 years. First elected to Enfield Co...
Siegfried Sassoon
Poet and writer. Born Siegfried Loraine (also spelt Lorraine or Louvain depending on source) Sassoon at Weirleigh, Brenchley, near Paddock Wood, Kent. Grandson of Thomas Thornycroft and cousin of S...
Person, Armed Forces, Literature, Poetry, Seriously Famous, France
ORP Orzeł
Former submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them