Photos from the 1940s

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Christmas Party 1940 (Scroll down for names)

Christmas Party May 1940

Tom Pearce with toys

Toys for Xmas Party, 17.A.1.2 Jacob Street 1941

Ron Boyce at Christmas Party

Photo and Caption from Graham Burchill. A photograph of National Fire Service dispatch riders before the days of radio communications, these provided the communications network both on and off the fire ground. My father Tom Burchell is second from the left, in 1939. He applied to rejoin his regiment the Royal Artillery but was deemed too old and was detailed into the A.F.S which then became the N.F.S. Note the blackout hoods on the headlights. Not sure of the site but I think the church spire in the background is St Mary Redcliffe

Photo and Caption from Graham Burchill: Group of N.F.S personnel undergoing physical training during the second world war, Tom Burchell is second row fourth right in the vest. He had been a P.T.I in the army for 12 years and resumed the role in the N.F.S Not to many looks of enthusiasm in the photograph

August 1942. Stn 17.A.1.T. North Road. Memorial Service on station for Patrol Officer Wiltshire killed in action. L to R; DO Leek, Rev Hall & M Walsh.

Control Room, Filton, May 1942

After Evening Service at Filton Station, 1942.

Action Stn 17.a.1.u Filton May 1942

ARP exercise @ Conygre-hose, Filton, Feb 1943

Exercise with the USA US (1) From M Walsh album

Exercise with US soldiers, trained as auxiliary firemen 1944. From M Walsh Alabum

Fishponds Fire Station. Channons Hill, Fishponds. Temporary station occupied by NFS Stn 6 Bristol Fire Brigade from April 1948. Closed December 1951.

AFS 1949 Photo from Bristol Records Office

Control 1940s Photo from Bristol Records Office.

St George Fire Station. Northcote Road, adjoining St George Police Station. Opened 1910. Closed 1931. Reopened 1936. Remained a fire station under the NFS. Closed by 1948. Photo from the Bristol records Office.