London and Mitcham Auxiliary Firemen 10-11 May 1941 (Surrey Theatre Emergency Water Supply Disaster)

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Reference WMO/292449

Address:

McLaren House

Blackfriars Rd at St Georges Circus (near Elephant and Castle)

Lambeth

SE1 7XW

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: OVAL SHAPED METAL PLAQUE WITH INCISED INSCRIPTION IN BLACK PAINTED LETTERING. INCISED RED PAINTED BADGE OF THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE IS DEPICTED AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE PLAQUE FLANKED BY THE BADGE OF THE LONDON AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE ON THE LEFT AND THE MITCHAM AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE ON THE RIGHT.
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In memory of eleven London Auxiliary Firemen, a Sub/ Officer of the London Fire Brigade and five Mitcham/ Auxiliary Firemen, killed by enemy action while relaying/ water from the basement of the demolished Surrey Theatre,/ which stood on this site and was then in use as an/ emergency water supply, to fires at the Elephant and Castle/ on the night of 10th / 11th May 1941/ (Names)

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