Friday 12 April 2019

The Funeral of Ramsgate Fireman Charles West in 1915, Margate fires and firemen

Captain Charles West’s Funeral took place on Saturday 20th march 1915 he died on Wednesday 17th March 1915 aged 64, he was our much respected chief fire officer. Ramsgate fireman acted as pallbearers, fire crews from all over the county sent representatives.

If you expand the picture and look carefully you can see the coffin cover with the union jack is being carried on a fire appliance.




On to Margate fires and firemen














Here in the bookshop with the Easter holidays we are fairly busy, lots of children and you young people on a budget buying books to read.

this is the link to the books we put out today

The watercolour sketch is coming along

link to today's photos

Busy in Wetherspoons this evening and the have got a new ordering app which is better than the old one.


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  1. Ben KellyApril 12, 2019 9:38 pm

    In the 2nd Picture from the top - which churchyard was he buried in?

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