Cyril Demarne
Born	February 7, 1905 Poplar, London
Died	January 28, 2007
Occupation	British wartime firefighter Author
Spouse	1 Alice
Children	2 daughters. Josephine & Marji

Cyril Thomas Demarne OBE (February 7, 1905 - January 28, 2007) was a British firefighter. He served in London during the Second World War, throughout the Blitz. He was later involved in establishing aviation firefighting units in Australasia and in Beiruit. In retirement, he wrote several books based on his wartime experiences Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... It has been suggested that Firefighter Assist and Search Team be merged into this article or section. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... It has been suggested that Firefighter Assist and Search Team be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Heinkel He 111 German bomber over the Surrey Docks, Southwark, London (German propaganda photomontage) The Blitz was the sustained bombing of the United Kingdom by National Socialist Germany between 7 September 1940 and 16 May 1941 in World War II. It was carried out by the Luftwaffe to retaliate the... Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ...

Early life

Demarne was born in Poplar, London.^[1] As a boy, he recalled seeing troops marching from Woolwich through the Blackwall Tunnel with horses pulling the guns.^[2] Most distinctly, he remembered the Zeppelin raids on London in 1915 and witnessing the downing of the Schütte-Lanz SL11 (1916) for which William Leefe Robinson was awarded the Victoria Cross. Those dramatic events a precursor of the relentless bombing of the capital 25 years later.^[2] Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Woolwich is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ... The Blackwall Tunnel is the name given to a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Greenwich with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, one of the two zeppelins that carried passengers from Germany to the United States. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Schütte-Lanz is the name of a type of rigid airship designed and built for the first time in 1909 which was a successful early competitor of the more famous airships built by Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin. ... William Leefe Robinsons grave at All Saints Church Cemetery William Leefe Robinson (1895–1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ...

He joined the West Ham Fire Brigade in 1925 and was a Sub-Officer instructing the Auxiliary Fire Service when war was declared.^[1][3] This article is about the place called West Ham, for the football club, see West Ham United F.C. West Ham is a district of east London in the London Borough of Newham, located 6. ... Sub-Officer (usually addressed as Sub) is a rank in the British fire services, between Leading Firefighter and Station Officer. ... The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of Civil Defence Air raid precautions. ...

World War II

He spent the period from September 1940 to May 1941 serving in West Ham,^[1] one of the most heavily bombed areas in the country.^[4] This article is about the place called West Ham, for the football club, see West Ham United F.C. West Ham is a district of east London in the London Borough of Newham, located 6. ...

The first day of the Blitz (7 September 1940), Demarne recalled a "lovely sunny day. It was about 5pm. There were about 300 German aircraft. Some detached and flew along the waterfront from North Woolwich to the tidal basin, bombed the big factories along the River Thames."^[1][4] These included the giant Tate and Lyle factory in Silvertown.^[4] The factories had thousands of people working in them, and the bombing caused "horrendous casualties".^[1] Buildings were ablaze for three miles along the River Thames.^[1] Demarne ordered 500 pumps to the scene. His commander thought was this a bit excessive, and sent someone to check: he reported back that 1,000 engines were needed.^[1] Remembering those days 60 years later, Demarne recalled "In the first week of the Blitz I thought London wouldn't be able to stand up to it. There were huge craters and gas flames blazing high in the air and tangled telephone cables everywhere. But every night the emergency services got to work and got everything up and running all over again."^[5] Heinkel He 111 German bomber over the Surrey Docks, Southwark, London (German propaganda photomontage) The Blitz was the sustained bombing of the United Kingdom by National Socialist Germany between 7 September 1940 and 16 May 1941 in World War II. It was carried out by the Luftwaffe to retaliate the... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Woolwich is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ... Tate & Lyle PLC is a UK based multinational food manufacturer and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE. It is a major producer of refined sugar, starches, animal feed and other food ingredients. ... Silvertown is an industrialised suburb in the London Borough of Newham dominated by the Tate & Lyle sugar factory and transformed since 1970 by the construction of the Thames Barrier, an adjacent park, new housing areas and the London City Airport. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England, in its lower reaches flowing through London into the sea. ...

The first raid was followed by 57 consecutive nights of bombing; after a single night off, when the German aircraft were hampered by bad weather, the air raids resumed until the 10 May 1941.^[1] The night of 29 December/30 December 1940 was one of the most destructive air raids of the London Blitz and was quickly dubbed The Second Great Fire of London. The Auxiliary Fire Service worked almost continuously, putting out fires and rescuing the injured and recovering the dead from the ruined buildings.^[5] May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... The night of 29 December/30 December 1940 was one of the most destructive air raids of the London Blitz, destroying many Livery Halls and gutting the medieval Great Hall of the Citys Guildhall. ...

Demarne was appointed Company Officer at Whitechapel in October 1941, in the newly-formed National Fire Service.^[1] He was twice promoted in 1943. In January 1944, as Divisional Officer, he was transferred back to West Ham in time for the "Baby" Blitz and flying bomb attacks.^[4] Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... The National Fire Service (NFS) was the single united countrywide fire service created in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... This article is about the place called West Ham, for the football club, see West Ham United F.C. West Ham is a district of east London in the London Borough of Newham, located 6. ... The Vergeltungswaffe 1 Fi 103 / FZG-76 (V-1), known as the Flying bomb, Buzz bomb or Doodlebug, was the first modern guided missile used in wartime and the first cruise missile. ...

He described how one night in Forest Gate a bus laden with people going home from work was hit. The top of the bus was completely gone with the remains of the passengers scattered over nearby houses. The passengers on the lower deck had all been decapitated but were sitting in their seats "as if waiting to have their fares collected. It was the most horrific thing I witnessed."^[4] He was transferred again to the City and Central London in November 1944, where he was involved in three of the most deadly V-2 rocket attacks, in which more than three hundred people were killed.^[1] Forest Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Newham, in London, England. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... The Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Reprisal weapon 2) (V-2), also known as the A4 (Aggregat 4), was the first ballistic missile. ...

Post-war career

After two years service in the West End, based at Manchester Square Station, he was promoted to Chief Fire Officer West Ham.^[1] In 1952, he received the OBE.^[1] West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the place called West Ham, for the football club, see West Ham United F.C. West Ham is a district of east London in the London Borough of Newham, located 6. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...

He retired from the Fire Service in 1955 and moved to Australia, where he became Senior Instructor of the Fire Service Training School at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport from its inception in 1956 to 1964.^[1] During this period, he travelled widely throughout Australasia and developed the aviation fire departments of Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea.^[1] Under secondment to the International Civil Aviation Organization, he set up and ran the Civil Aviation Safety Centre at Beirut Airport until his retirement in 1967.^[1] The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Sydney Airport Control Tower Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport (IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY), is located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. ... Australasia Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ... Terminal Overview Rafic Hariri International Airport is located in Beirut, Lebanon and is the only operational commercial airport in the country. ...

In retirement

He published his memoirs of his wartime service in The London Blitz – A Fireman's Tale in 1980, followed by Our Girls - A Story of the Nation's Wartime Firewomen (1995). He also contributed to The Blitz Then and Now series of books, published in 1987, and The East End Then and Now (1997). He appeared in several television documentaries on the war ^[1] and appeared in the Humphrey Jennings film Fires Were Started. Humphrey Jennings, (August 19, 1907 Walberswick, Suffolk - September 24, 1950 Greece), was a British film-maker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organization. ... Fires Were Started (1943) is a British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings. ...

He had the idea of raising a memorial to the firefighters of the Blitz.^[6] A sculpture by John W Mills has become the National Firefighters Memorial, erected to the south of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1991, and elevated and rededicated in 2003.^[7] The memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii commemorates American dead from wars in the Pacific. ... Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... John William Mills PPRBS ARCA FRSA. is a British sculptor. ... The National Firefighters Memorial is a group of three bronze figures depicting firefighters in action at the height of the blitz. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...

Demarne was married in 1930. His wife died in 1986. He was survived by two daughters.^[1]

Notes

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External links

• In Memoriam
• Local Press Cuttings
• Portrait Sculpture of Cyril Demarne by John W Mills
• Recording of Cyril Demarne recalling VE Day, at the Museum of London

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