Grimsby Borough Fire Brigade –Roll of Honour
(TA 270093)
Location
The Roll of Honour is currently stored at the North East Lincolnshire Archives, in Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HX, telephone number 01472 323585 The Reading Room at the Archives is open to visitors from 10am to 1230pm and then 130pm to 400pm on weekdays only. It is advisable to ring before attending as there is limited space. There is a small car park outside with a 1 hour restriction, but the nearest car park is the multi- storey in Osborne St. The registration number of the document is 23/99/4.
Inscription
The whole document consists of a paper Roll of Honour mounted within a white cardboard frame. The writing is in an Old English font, quite difficult to make out in places particularly as regards ‘T’s, ‘F’s and ‘J’s. The personnel who joined up are picked out in red ink, whilst though who did not are kept in black ink. The roll of honour measures 820mm by 590mm, and is signed E.J. Foster.
The Roll of Honour includes the names of Regular Officers, Special Fireman and Despatch Riders, giving their initials and surnames, and ranks. The lists of the fireman are in alphabetical order. Below the list is a picture of the Fire Station as it was in Grimsby in Town Hall Square in 1919.
History of the memorial
The Roll of Honour was presented to the Archives on 7th March 1974 by the Grimsby Borough Fire Brigade. I have no other information at present as to how it came to be in this format, but would welcome any person who wanted to add any information as to how this Roll of Honour came to created.
The Roll is in good condition, containing within in it a sepia photo of the old fire station in Town Hall Square, which is opposite the Archives Office.
The Roll is now the responsibility of North East Lincolnshire Council.
The below photographs illustrate the list of names as listed left to right.
Regular Fireman
Special Fireman
Special Fireman (contd)
Despatch Riders
The Old Fire Station (detail from foot of page)
REGULAR FIREMEN
J. Stirling Chief Officer Full Period
Z. Woods Superintendent " "
H. Skelton Lieutenant " "
W.E. Webster Station Officer 1914 to1918
H. Howes " " 1916 to
W.Sheriff Engineer Full Period
T. Prescott " " "
C. Smith " " "
S.J. Mackey Sergt. " "
J. Greetham " " "
A. Stead " 1916 to
T. Lowe Fireman 1914 to 1915
A. Whitfield Motorman Full Period
H.J. Whiting " Joined up 1916
A. Greetham " Full Period
J. Moore Fireman Joined up 1916
W.M. Bucknall " " "
G.E. Hubbard " " "
F. Peart " Full Period
W.S. Watkin " " "
H. Shaw " Joined up 1916
C.W. Webster " " "
A. Barrcroft " 1916 to
F. Parkinson " "
F. Markham " "
A. Wilkinson " "
H.V. Naylor " "
SPECIAL FIREMEN
C.N. Hook Fireman Joined up 1917
F.H. Ingham " " "
G. Calthorpe " 1914 to 1919
O. Cobley " 1914 to 1917
J.C. Cole " " " "
S. Allington " " " 1916
F. Brass " " " 1915
F. Burnham " 1914 " 1919
G. Robinson " Joined up 1917
H.W. King " " "
J.T. Whitty " 1915 to 1919
C.W. Walpole Motorman " " "
F.S. Atkin Fireman Joined up 1917
A. Benson " 1916 to 1917
W.H. Griffin " " " "
G.M. Hollingsworth " " " 1919
H. Hardwick " Joined up 1917
A. Hopper " 1916 to 1917
J. Heald " " " 1919
P.C. King " " " "
W.Sister " " " "
A.B. Marshal " " " "
A. Mumby " " " "
J.T. Moore " " " "
J. Oakes " " " "
J.F. Parkinson " " " "
S. Sanderson " " " "
H. Hubbard Regular Fireman Joined up 1916
SPECIAL FIREMEN
W.H.B. Swann Fireman 1916 to 1919
F.A. Dent " " " "
T. Stephenson Motorman " " "
C.F. Smith Fireman " " "
H. Wood " " " "
I Sheridan " Joined up 1917
F. C Shepherd " 1916 to 1919
J. Taylor " " " "
H. White " " " "
H. Fitzgerald " Joined up 1918
P. Wiseman " 1916 to 1919
I. Rack " Joined up 1917
T. Bellamy " 1917 to 1919
G. Birkett " " " "
C.B. Brummond " " " "
T.E. Campbell " " " "
J.T. Cole " " " "
F. Dawson " " " "
T. Dexter " " " "
G.R. Ellis " " " "
S. Fuller Motorman " " "
F.F. Gardham Fireman " " "
R. Livingstone " Joined Up 1918
W. Oldershaw " 1917 to 1919
J. Wright Motorman " " "
H. Shaw Fireman " " "
J.E. Brader " 1918 " "
A.H. Coulson " " " "
W. Dabb " " " "
W. Hall " " " "
S. Kaminski " " " "
C. Raithby " " " "
R. Rack " " " "
F. Norton " " " "
J.W. Richardson " " " "
A. B Shepherd " " " "
DESPATCH RIDERS
R.E. Hill Sergeant 1915 to 1919
E.A. Foster Rider " " 1916
C.J. Moody " Joined up 1917
E.C. Pepper " Joined up 1918
C. Ricketts " 1916 to 1919
C.A. Bliss " " " "
A.P. Isaac " " " "
S. Parkinson " " " "
F.A. Wilson " " " "
H. Clipsham " " " "
C.H. Rushton " Joined up 1918
C. Naylor " 1917 to 1919
G.F. Breeze " " " "
H. Alcock " " " "
C.R. Massey " 1918 " "
J. W. Burkitt " " " "
D.S. Walker " " " "
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