Old Palace School Bombing New Website

[Paulc]

For those that followed my research into the Old Palace School Bombing you will know that I have been researching this incident a long time. It’s still today the largest ever loss of life for the Fire Brigade. 34 Firemen and Women lost their life here.

I have created a website to commemorate the lives of all 34 firefighters and over the coming months will be posting biographies on all the firefighters m.

The website is in its infancy but any support you can give will be greatly appreciated

Thank you

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/

[Paulc]

A very emotional and poignant moment........

The first of the 34 Fireman biographies is now live on the website.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...n-joseph-hall/

[Lin Fisher]

Very emotional but so nice to read about it. Well written as usual. Thanks.

[Paulc]

Thank you Lin that's kind of you to say

[cbcarolyn]

good writing. I think it would be handy, as your site grows, that should be 2 articles, one about the station, and one specific to him. As that would refer to all the firefighters, and interesting to know their pay and working arrangements. Just a thought.

[Paulc]

Thanks, Carolyn, appreciate your thoughts. I have just finished an article today and ended up dividing that into two posts because it was too large. These two posts will cover the History (the before) and the incident itself. The second post will be about the funeral and what happened after that.

[cbcarolyn]

yes think if you go too long we, as a nation, seem to not be able to cope with long things!

When I worked rarely got a reply to a long email just the first paragraph.

[Paulc]

The first of two blogs this weekend, the first part deals with the History of the AFS and the tragic events surrounding the build-up to that fateful night.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...tragic-events/

The second part will deal with the Funeral Cortege and the Aftermath

[cbcarolyn]

very interesting, were the women actually firefighters?

there is a typo of stories should be storeys spellchecker I guess

[Paulc]

very interesting, were the women actually firefighters?

there is a typo of stories should be storeys spellchecker I guess

One of them was and one of them was a telephonist

[Paulc]

The second post this weekend that deals with the aftermath and the harrowing funeral after the tragic events.....

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...neral-cortege/

[Paulc]

Another Firefighter biography completed and another one Killed in the Line of Duty..............

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...herbert-henly/

[Paulc]

Another Firefighter killed in the line of duty……

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...-ellen-dupree/

[cbcarolyn]

blog is taking shape now

[Paulc]

Another biography completed and another firefighter killed in the line of duty

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...harles-wotton/

[Paulc]

Another Firefighter killed in the line of duty and another family so tragically affected by this awful night

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...harles-barber/

[Lin Fisher]

Well done again. Such a sad story well written.

Lovely to see the photos as well.

[Paulc]

Thanks, Lin it has been a real privilege to be entrusted by the families to tell their ancestors story

[Paulc]

Without doubt, the toughest and most emotional story so far, that I have written about the 34 firefighters who lost their lives. I urge to read this and not have a tear in your eye.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...shbrook-sonny/

[Paulc]

Another sad story of a firefighter taken so young and lives that were changed forever.


https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2...h-john-bowles/