Support Collection (page 12)

Fire Appliance
A new fire appliance with turntable ladder and pump comes into service. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training with hoses
Despite their full workload new techniques of fire- fighting were being learnt on the time. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Plymouth blitzed
One of the blitz raids on Plymouth, When we arrived we saw the people streaming up the hill to the caves outside the city

Mixed Armed Services gathering
A mixed Armed Service gathering to welcome the CCCF, believed either Portsmouth of Winchester. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

The welcome party
Dignitaries were always on hand to play their part. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Herbert Morrison (centre) with Fire Chief Huff (left of picture) welcome the Canadians outside Canada House in London mid 1942

Hartley, Plymouth
HQ of the Plymouth Contingent at Hartley. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

(insert). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945. Date: circa 1942

Portsmouth street scene, exact location unknown, used for training classes and for recording the activities of the CCFF under fire

The new fire station in Plymouth for the Canadians, built by the men themselves with help from special construction gangs

Ladder Drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945. Date: circa 1942

Devon, England - a country scene. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Plymouth (exact location unknown). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Personal snaps (poly-photos)
Personal photographs taken in England 5 snaps showing unexploded bomb, bus with gas supply for fuel and firemen at play. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Horseplay
This is some sort of ritual amongst the fire-fighters. Photo caption reads horseplay.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Leisure time
Firefighters off duty in the messing hall.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Government office building
Ottawa, Canada - showing a government building in which various meetings took place about sending volunteer firemen to England

Firefighters Messing Room
One of the messing rooms for the fire-fighters, believe this to be in Plymouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training
Ladder drill and fire-fighting training on a mocked up building. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training from a tower
One of the slightly more hazardous aspects of training was from the tower. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Personal photos
9 polyphotos taken by a Corps member before leaving Canada, two firemen at sites around Ottawa. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Pump Drill
Wider shot of Training at Testwood, Southampton, this is for pump drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Canadian Fire Chief Huff (third from left) watches one of the Canadian firefighters using British equipment. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Government Building Ottawa
One of several government buildings used for meetings about the formation of the volunteer fire force. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

State Capital Building Ottawa
The State Capital Building, photographed at the time of discussions about the formation of a volunteer Canadian fire force

The CCFF arrive
After two years of negotiations, the first Canadian volunteers arrive in England. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Portsmouth scene (exact city location unknown). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Personal photos (poly-photos) taken by the men. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Plymouth after a Blitz raid.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Ottawa, Canada - General view. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Canadian fire hall (fire station)
One of the fire halls in Ottawa that provided volunteers for the Corps. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Leonardo Foscolo
LEONARDO FOSCOLO Italian military commander who with Croatian support decisively defeated Turkish invaders on 31 March 1648. Date: CIRCA 1648

Silas Deane
SILAS DEANE - American diplomat who successfully sought European support for American independence, accused of embezzlement, died on ship while returning to America. Date: 1737 - 1789

Cleaning the Deck
The crew of the Citta di Milano, the support ship for Nobiles expedition, swab the deck Date: 1928

Crusaders Vision
During the Crusaders attack on Jerusalem, a visionary horseman is seen in the sky, and is of course perceived as a symbol of Gods support; they then take the city Date: 14 July 1099

Wedding Dress 1870
A bridal gown of the year 1870 is modelled approximately 60 years after the happy event and is worn without the crinolette or bustle required to support the skirt. Date: 1870

Italian Bombers in Spain
Italian bombers, in support of the Nationalists, destroy Republican planes at Liria near Valencia Date: 1938

Library of H. G. Wells
Architect Frank Wells, son of the famous author H.G. Wells, reading in the library of his fathers home at Chiltern Court, London. Burmese figures support the book shelves. Date: 1930s

Founding of the Paris Observatory
Scene at the founding of the Paris Observatoire, near the Luxembourg Palace. It was fostered by Colbert and favoured by Louis XIV. Date: 1667

Phoenix Fire Office, insurance company
The Phoenix Fire Office, London, an insurance company offering protection for the owners of property. Date: early 19th century

Zouaves helping British at Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War
The Zouaves advancing to the assistance of the British Date: 5 November 1854

WW2 - National Savings Committee Flier - Wings for Victory - The Skys The Limit. Date: circa 1941

Patients in A Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital
Two patients in bed near the garden window in A Ward in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Alongside them stand two members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment

Programme cover, Gala Concert of French Music, WW2
Programme cover, Gala Concert of French Music in aid of the war victims in Normandy, and of the funds of the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Families Association, at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington

Receipt, Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey
Receipt from the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey, dated 6 June 1889, confirming one years subscription of one guinea from Mrs R Blake Byass, signed by James Downing, Secretary

Bristol Diocesan Home, Blyth, Bristol - Dormitory
Bristol Diocesan Home, Blyth, Bristol - girls asleep in a dormitory. The beds carry brass plaques commemorating those giving financial support to the establishment. Date: circa 1908

Eldred Pottinger in Herat, Afghanistan
Eldred Pottinger (1811-1843), Anglo-Indian soldier and diplomat, in Afghanistan, helping a local commander at Herat during a conflict. Date: circa late 1830s

British Orphan Asylum Admission Petition
A printed petition on behalf of orphan John Russell seeking support for his admission to the British Orphan Asylum Admission at Clapham Rise, south-west London

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