Headquarters Gallery

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander taking charge

WW2 - Blitz on London - Fire Force Commander C P McDuell takes charge at a major fire. Senior Company Officer Jimmy Syrett operates the walkie talkie set and Company Officer Obie Walker (wearing headphones) transmits messages to Control Headquarters. Dave Millar sits at the wheel of the Fire Force Commander's Staff car

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LCC-MFB funeral of Fireman Martin Sprague

View of the funeral procession of Fireman Martin Sprague, who was killed in a fire. Showing the start of the procession from MFB headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road to Highgate Cemetery in North London. The Brigade, established in 1866, was maintained at an annual cost of £130, 000 per annum; and the area it protected extended over 118 square miles, with nearly 50 fire stations and four river stations

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Three women staff officers, London HQ, WW2

Three women staff officers in AFS London uniform, 10 November 1941. They were appointed to London headquarters to work in the recruitment and employment of women in the National Fire Service. From left to right: Mrs B W Cuthbert, Group Commander, London; Mrs M E Oddy, Acting Company Officer, London, who joined the women's AFS in July 1938; and Mrs J Hicks, BSc, Assistant Section Officer, Barnes, formerly a Science teacher

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