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Re: Adopted son - help with WWII Fireman please
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 13 September 12 09:26 BST (UK) »
According to my neighbour, there was a fire station at Alperton and his mother went to dances there. She met her fireman at the dances but the presumption is, of course, that he lived locally.
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Re: Adopted son - help with WWII Fireman please
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 13 September 12 09:42 BST (UK) »
Hi

I would widen the search, very often handed down information gets corrupt, Fireman could be Airman he may even have been a GI as no records can be found in the UK

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Re: Adopted son - help with WWII Fireman please
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 13 September 12 09:47 BST (UK) »
My neighbour found his mother and met her several times. The fact his father was a fireman came directly from her.
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Re: Adopted son - help with WWII Fireman please
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 17 October 12 09:46 BST (UK) »
I have contacted the Records Services at the London Fire Brigade and the London Metropolitan Archives; neither of whom were able to help.

It looks like a dead end, I am afraid.
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