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Thornton Cleveleys Fire Brigade - 1939
Photograph courtesy of Blackpool Library
The above photograph is a personal entry as it contains my Grandfather who was killed in 1943 whilst on duty at the age of 39.
His coffin was carried to Christ Church on a fire engine, draped in the Union Jack, on which were placed his accoutrements. The cortege was lead by 80 firemen who formed a guard of honour at the Church.