The Firefighters Memorial
‘The Firefighters Memorial’ is located opposite the south side of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The Cathedral is often symbolically portrayed as an iconic building which stood in defiance of all of the fires burning around it, caused by the air raids on London during World War 2.
The memorial, depicting three wartime firefighters, cast in bronze, was originally called ‘Blitz’ and was dedicated only to the men and women of the Fire Service in London who lost their lives as a result of their duties during this period of history. Her Majesty, the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, unveiled this memorial on 4 May 1991.
In September 2003, Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal rededicated the newly elevated and renamed ‘The Firefighters Memorial’, in tribute to all members of the United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Service who have lost their lives as a result of their duties, dating back to the 1700s.
Names of those who have died as a result of their duties are displayed on bronze plates.
In addition to those members of the Fire and Rescue Services of the United Kingdom remembered and honoured by The Firefighters Memorial Trust on their memorial, the Trust also records names of members of the Fire and Rescue Services of the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, and the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, (Cyprus).
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