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215939Pte. William Rae
British Army 2nd Btn Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Glasgow
(d.8th May 1915)
I am researching the possibility that William Rae served as a firefighter before he joined the colours, can anyone provide any information?
I work with the Fire Services National Museum in Northampton plus with the Firefighters Memorial London. I have been researching almost for two years for Firemen that joined the colours in WW1 & WW2 and were killed in action. We have at this moment approx 500 firemen on our list. If you know of anyone that may of been fireman and killed in action, please get in touch. Thank you for your time.
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At the North British Railway Company, an explosion occurred resulting in the death from injuries of Fireman William Rae of the Glasgow Fire Brigade. By the early 1900s, the Glasgow Fire Brigade had started to become motorised. Glasgow's street fire alarm system (since 1875) was the first in Britain. Fireman Rae served at the new Central Fire Station at Ingram Street which opened in 1900, replacing the College Street Fire Station. Central Fire Station comprised a fire station, drill yard, workshops, gymnasium, admin office and rent free accommodation including the Firemaster's house, single men's billets and houses for families - all with laundry facilities and hot water for one shilling a week. There were even playground facilities for children of the station. Listed on Strathclyde Fire Brigade MemorialBob Wilkinson
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