Frederick Willoughby

Red Plaque unveiled for London firefighter killed in hotel fire over 65 years ago

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
A Red Plaque has been unveiled for a firefighter who was killed over 65 years ago. Leading Firefighter Frederick Charles Willoughby, of Twickenham, was overcome by fumes whilst fighting a four-hour fire in the basement of the Royal Palace Hotel in Kensington, London, on February 22nd 1956. He died...
Eddie Goodman with colleagues

Red Plaque unveiled for North Wales firefighter killed in farm rescue tragedy

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
A Red Plaque has been unveiled to commemorate a North Wales firefighter who died in a tragic farm rescue over 35 years ago. Holywell firefighter Edwin “Eddie” Goodman (pictured above, second from left) died after becoming overcome with fumes whilst trying to rescue two agricultural workers trapped...

Firefighter magazine, June/July 2022

Front cover Firefighter June July 2022
In this issue of Firefighter read about the debates covered at annual conference, the long-awaited fire and rescue service white paper, the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire where campaigners called for charges to be brought against the greedy and the guilty - and a red plaque unveiling...

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William Fraser red plaque unveiling

A lasting legacy brought to light

William Fraser, Aberdeen’s fallen firefighter, was remembered 113 years after his death in the line of duty. Jamie Wilde reports William Fraser was a firefighter locally regarded as the “hero of Aberdeen”. Aged 28, he made the ultimate sacrifice while tackling a large fire at a warehouse in the city...
David Barnes plaque unveiling

Red plaques unveiled for Reading firefighters who died in same incident

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
Red plaques have been unveiled today for two Reading firefighters who were killed in the same incident. David Barnes, 44, and Neil Goldsmith, 31, were responding to a fire in a large builders’ merchants store on 15 September 1977, when it partially collapsed, trapping them both. Sadly, they had both...
The plaque being unveiled

Red Plaque unveiled for Manchester firefighter who died in the line of duty

By Ben Duncan-Duggal
The Fire Brigades Union has unveiled a Red Plaque for a Manchester firefighter who died in the line of duty, close to the anniversary of his passing. John Ogden, a father of two, sustained injuries falling from a fire engine, which was on its way to attend a car fire on 12 May 1996. He later died...
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