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I have only been able to discover a few of the names of Firemen in the early days, the ones I have are. MR. ROBERT BLAKE--- MR. R. MILES -- -- MR. F. RICHARDSON. -- MR. H. OSLEY --- MR. C. BROOKS --- MR. F. DULLFIELD--- MR. G. LONDON --- . MR.A.J.MANVILLE --- MR. P.G.DODD(Warnham Sub Station) --- MR. G. PERKINS (WARNHAM Sub- Station) --- MR. DAVE SHOUGBRIDGE (Southwater Sub-Station)--- MR. STAN BRIDGE --- MR. JICOAMELIE (Roffey Sub-Station) --- MR. ALLAN DAVEY --- MR. GEORGE ETHERIDGE --- MR.A ETHERIDGE--- MR.GEORGE GARRETT --- MR. W. ROWLAND --- MR. FREDDIE GREEST --- MR. J CADD --- MR. DENNY--- MR. IAN CAMPELL (Killed at Colegate) --- MR. JACK CONSTABLE (Killed at Colegate) --- MR. WILLIAM DOICK. (Killed at Colegate) --- MR.STAN ROSE. --- MISS VERA BROOKS--- MISS MARGERY BENNETT Manning’s heath formed its own fire brigade at the beginning of the war.--- MR. BATEMAN (Manning’s Heath Sub-Station) ---MR. GILBERT NEWBERR--- MISS AUDREY SEDGWICK (sent from Dorking Fire Station spring 1943 and stayed a year before going to the Officers College at Salt Dean I believe there were about eight others, but have no names for them. The Horsham Fire Brigade was not limited to the town, but was sent to most of the surrounding villages, towns, and even the Cities. They also were put on Standby in London, Dover, Folkestone, Tunbridge Well and East Grinstead. Portsmouth, Southampton, Chichester and places in between. ----- LIST OF FIREMEN, HORSHAM. “C” 1943 ---- PART-TIME. ---- PIERCE C. W. 726117 Messgr--- RICHARDSON C. H. 726362 Fm --- ROWLAND H.726363 Fm --- ROGERS C. H. 726364 L. Fm --- BUDGEN J. P. 726365 L. Fm --- HOWARD S. J. 726366 L. Fm --- HOOK F. 726368 L. Fm --- KILLICKF. S. 726369 Fm --- KING J. F. V. 726371 Fm --- PELLING T. W. 726373 Fm--- JUPP J. W. 726374 L. Fm --- HOLMWOOD L.J. 726375 Fm --- COWLESW. S. 726376 Fm --- LINFIELD A.S. 726377 Fm --- PARKER R. G. 726378 Fm TYLER W. P. F. 726379 Fm MILLS R. 726380 Fm WATTS R.726382 Fm --- CHEAL A. 726383 Fm--- SMITH P. 726385 Fm---- WALKER H. A. S. 726387 Fm--- BURRAGE G.H. 726388 Fm --- LIND A. E. 726390Fm--- ETHERIDGE A. 726393 S. L---.BRACKPOOL S.J. 726395 Fm. --- BULL F. T. 726394 Fm --- CHRISS S. H. 726396 Fm. --- GIBSON D.S. 727625Messgr--- PEIRCE E. H. 727601 Messgr --- BIGHALL W. H. 727602 Fm.--- SULLIVAN C. 720877 Fm---. HICKMAN J. E. 952491 F.W.--- JARVIS M.U. 952492 F.W. --- MURRELL L. R. 952494 Fw . ---BENNETT L.E. 952523 Fw. --- MILLS V. E. M. 952531 L. Fw. --- BOXALL E. 952570 Fw --- FOREMANJ. M. 952577 Fw. ---Whole Time NYE F.J. 169559 Fm. (Transferred from another St.) -- NOVIS F. W. 215112 Fm. (Transferred from another St.) --- DIMMOCK A.W. 232378 Fm. (Transferred from another St.) --- RICHARDSON F. 333593 Fm--- GRAVETT G. 333594 Fm. --- BOOKERK. 333595 Fm.--- BLAKE R. C. 333597 Fm.--- MILES A. E. 333598 Fm.--- HYDE A. W. L. 333599 Fm. --- NELSON D.G. 333600 L.Fm. --- PESKETT W. G. 333601 L.Fm. --- BUSH H. C. 333662 Fm. --- GREEST F. C. 333680 Fm. --- LAKER. 333694 Fm. --- WILLIAMSON 333738 Fm.--- WARD F. J. 333744Fm --- BROOKS C.G. 333748 Fm--- OSLEY H. 333749 Fm. --- DUFFIELD T. W. 333750 L.Fm.--- HAMBLETON W. C. 333751 Fm---. PARFITT K.S. 333752Fm. --- GATES W.H. 333753 Fm. --- ELCOME N. R. 333754 Fm. --- LAMPARD A. A. 333755 Fm. --- BELTON L.W. 333841 Fm. --- JONES C. W. C. 333861 Fm. --- HEDGER F. P. 333904 Fm. --- FRANCIS H. R. 726720 Fm. --- EVERSHED B. 727603 Fm---. SEWELL W.L. 333956 L. Fm. --- HAYMEN R. M. 333642 S.L. (Transferred from another St.) --- CLAYTON E. 848084 Fw. (Transferred from another St.) --- BENNETT M. J. 860954 Fw.--- BUCKLER J. 860963 Fw. --- DENHAM E. E. 880537 Fw. --- HENDERSON K.M. 880538 Fw. --- BURD E. E. 860592 Fw. (Transferred from anotherSt) |
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THE CAR’S AND TOWING VEHICLES. 1 CHRYSLER PG 9836 2 ; VAUXHALL UF 9258 3 ; VAUXHALL UJ 17264 VAUXHALL NJ 1016 5; BUICK GN 3622 6; BEDFORD PO 8912 7; GILFORD KX 22428 AUSTIN GLC 888 9; AUSTIN GLF 131 10; BEDFORD E T EBP 156 (Horsham Urban District Council appliance before the war, or the A.F.S. started. PUMPS 1 BEDFORD S C APX 389 2; DENNIS S C PX 9338 3; DENNIS T? These three belonged to the Horsham Urban District Council before either the war or the A.F.S started. 4 APEX T B 2889 5 W-SIMPSON T; D 14657 6 PYRENE T D 36057 PYRENE T D 3648 8 W-SIMPSON T D 14652 9 PYRENE T D 3606 10 DENNIS T? OTHER VEHICLES The DAM unit GMX 236 also carried some foam Pump Escape was a “FORD” with a “BARTON” Pump GLT 357 Hose laying Lorry with 5,000 feet of hose. An Austin 7 for various stations uses and a bicycle for checking Dams, Streams, Rivers, and ponds etc. |
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