The Fourth Arm - Auxiliary & National Fire Service

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Sculptured / Cast figure

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War - civilians

Maker

Vokes and Beck of Winchester (Mason)
Les Johnson (ARBS) (Sculptor)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 12 August 1995
Attended by: Chief Fire Officer Malcolm Eastwood, Mary Connor, Doris Carslaw, Betty Jones and Bob Tanner
Dedicated
Date: 12th August 1995
Attended by: Very Revd. Trevor Beeson, Dean of Winchester
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Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

2669

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Current location

To the right of the main entrance to the fire station
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Headquarters
Leigh Rd
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 9SJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 44216 19494
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Firefighter with hose, accompanied by plaque.

Inscription

THE FOURTH ARM OF DEFENCE/THIS STATUE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE AND NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. FOLLOWING THEIR EFFORTS DURING THE BLITZ OF OUR NATION'S MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER OF 1940/41, THE PRIME MINISTER, WINSTON CHURCHILL, REFERRED TO THEM AS "THOSE HEROES WITH GRIMY FACES." LATER, IN A LETTER TO THE HOME SECRETARY ON 8 JANUARY 1945, HE SAID "...THEY ARE A GRAND LOT AND THEIR WORK MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN." THE HAMPSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE SALUTES THEM/THEY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN/SCULPTOR: LES JOHNSON/ 12TH AUGUST 1995

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal
Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

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Condition

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Costs

Site: £22,000

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service

Reference

Basingstoke & North Hampshire Gazette - Friday 18th August 1995
The Daily Echo Tuesday 15th August 1995

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