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Transcript of the
Metropolitan Fire Brigade Service Record of
Francis William Boon

By kind permission of The London Fire Brigade
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Where and when Born - 7^th of September 1844 in the Parish of Woolwich
Height - 5ft 6inches
Previous Occupation - Seaman RN

Appointments and Promotions
Fourth Class - Original Aug^t 10^th 1866
Third Class - Minutes th 10^th of Aug
4^th of October 1867 To receive 6d per day extra
Second Class - March 22^nd 1871
First Class th 24^th of February 1877
{Sub-Engineer 16^th of  Oct^r 1880
{Engineer Oct 16^th 1885 extra pay 3d Board’s Orders Jan 13 1883
(These 2 grades are bracketed together - did he jump a grade?)
Married or Single - Single - Married 10/12/73 - Widower 13 Dec 92
Passed Educational Examination Dec^r 22^nd 1870
Ditto Oct^r 26^th 1875
Passed special examination Feb^y 27^th 1877

Augt 10th 1866	Thames Street for drill instruction. James Palmer, Engineer.
Octr  19th 1866	Removed to Tooley Street Station. Samuel Helps Engineer
Sepr 30th 1869	Removed to Woolwich Station. Thomas Wingfield, Sub Engineer
July 5th 1868	Saved two lives in Tooley Street
Fire in Southwark. - A few minutes before six on Saturday morning a fire broke out in a refreshment house belonging to a person of the name of Whittaker, No. 154, Tooley Street, Southwark. The flames had made such progress before the inmates of the house could be alarmed that, but for the assistance of the fire-escape, the six persons in the house must inevitably have been destroyed. From The County Chronicle and South London Journal July 11 1868
Oct 14th 1869	Saved one life in the Lewisham Road.
Augt 2nd 1871	Removed to Kennington Lane Station. W Port (?) Engineer
April 24th 1872	Removed to Clapham Fire Engine Station. J. Bailey Sub Engineer.
May 16th 1874	Appointed a special duty as assistant drill instructor.
May 19th 1874	Removed to Grand Junction Wharf drill class. W. Penfold 2nd Class Engr.
Sept 4th 1875	Appointed to a special duty on board the floats.
Octr 6th 1875	Removed to D. Floating. R.F. Taylor First Class Engr & E. Bailey 2nd Class Engr in charge.
March 23rd 1877	Appointed to a special duty at the Workshop to prepare for taking charge of a Land Steamer.
April 9th 1877	Appointed to take charge of a Land Steamer.
April 13th 1877	Removed to Kennington Lane Station to take charge of Steamer. W. Port(?)
Novr 10th 1877	Appointed Assistant to an Officer in Charge of a Station
Novr 21st 1877	Removed to the D. Floating Station. A. Bailey.
Jan 21 1878	Removed to Bishopsgate Street (Fire Engine Station). F. Disher(?)
March 19 1878	Removed to Poplar Fire Engine Station. H. Williams. W. Chalkley.
Oct 16 1878	Removed to Whitechapel Fire Engine Station. A. Styles. D.A. Trimming(?)
Nov 18 1879	Removed to Head Quarters Station, Southwark. W. Port Officer in Charge.
Oct 30 1880	Appointed to visit the Custom House - Discontinued Decr 18 1880
Dec 1 1880	Removed to the Workshops at No 1 Station, Head Quarters. Officer in Charge
Jan. 7 1881	Removed to the Drill Class at Head Quarters. Officer in Charge.
June 9 1881	Removed to Knightsbridge Fire Engine Station. Officer in Charge.
July 3 1884	Received from the hands of H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge a Good Service Medal  awarded by the Metropolitan Board of Works
Feb 4 1885	Removed to Hammersmith Fire Engine Station. Officer in Charge.
Oct 2 1894	No 1 Engineer F. W. Boon having completed his service and obtained a pension of £2.4.8d a week is struck off the Strength of the Brigade from this date

 
   Offences and Awards

  Oct 22^nd 1894
This is to certify that Francis William Boon after a faithful and honourable service of 28 years and 54 days retired from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade on the 2^nd day of October 1894 with the maximum pension of his rank

Sgd
J. Sexton Simonds,
Chief Officer, M.F.B.

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