It is with regret that we record the death of the past members of the Service listed below.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | O | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y |
| Albury, Alan | On 17 November 2012 Aged 80 Alan served at Aldershot for 30 years until his retirement as Leading Fireman in November 1985. He died after a prolonged period of illness. |
| Atkins, Thomas | On 25 November 2010 Aged 97 Tom served with the Southampton Fire Brigade until his retirement in June 1957. |
| Atwell, Harold, (Curley) | On 15 April 2012 Aged 98 ‘Curley’ joined the Portsmouth Police Fire Brigade in 1939 continuing as a Fireman until his retirement in 1969 and then as a maintenance man until final his retirement in 1979. |
| Betteridge, Keith | Aged 76 Keith served as a Fireman at Beaulieu Fire Station from January 1971 to January 1989. |
| Baker, Ian | On 5th July 2008 Aged 59 Ian served with St Mary’s and Fire Safety (C Division) until his retirement on 8th April 1999. |
| Bannon, Alan | On 6 April 2010 Aged 38 Alan, tragically died as a result of his injuries incurred whilst tacking a serious fire at Shirley Towers, Southampton. He was a firefighter on Red Watch, St Marys, having served as a firefighter for 8 years 6 months. Prior to this he had served in the HFRS vehicle workshops for 4 years. |
| Barfoot, Roy | On 10 March 2012 Aged 78 Roy served as a Mechanic in the Workshops until retiring in March 1997. |
| Barnard, George | On 26 May 2012 Aged 85 George served at Aldershot and Fleet fire stations before his retirement in 1981. |
| Barrett, Albert (Bruby) | On 17 March 2010 Aged 74 Albert served as a Fireman at Petersfield until his retirement in May 1983. |
| Bass, Doreen | On 4 June 2012 Aged 82 Doreen served as secretary at Headquarters when it was based in Winchester and then at D Division Headquarters, retiring as Secretary to the Divisional Commander. |
| Batten, Lin | On 25 April 2018 Lin was a cleaner, cake-maker, occasional counsellor and friend to all at Fareham Fire Station. |
| Beebe, Charlie | On 12 August 2011 Aged 89 Charlie served as a Fireman at Woolston Fire station, having originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade. In 1976 he retired to serve in the Brigade Stores until his final retirement in 1986. |
| Bell, Bernard | In December 2016 Aged 92 Bernard was retained at Eastleigh Fire Station until October 1979. |
| Bennett, George | On 19th June 2009 Aged 95 He served at Copnor, Southsea and Cosham as a Fireman until his retirement in 1972. |
| Bennett, Pete | On 22 April 2012 Aged 67 Pete served as a Firefighter at Copnor Fire Station until his retirement in 1998. |
| Bennett, Peter | On 29 June 2017 Aged 67 Peter served at Woolston and St Marys Fire Stations. |
| Berry, Harold | On 14th July 2009 Aged 82 He served at Horndean Fire Station as a Leading Fireman until his retirement. |
| Best CBE, Norman | On 24 June 2011 Aged 87 Norman was, for over 20 years, the Chairman of the Hampshire Public Protection Committee, later The Fire and Rescue Authority). H started his political career with Southampton City Council in 1967 and served as both Sheriff and Mayor of the City. He also became Chairman of the Hampshire County Council and was later made an Honorary Alderman. He was a huge supporter of the Service and did a great deal to further its aims during his long association. |
| Black, John | On 17 November 2009 Aged 64 John served as a Firefighter at Hartley Wintney and Odiham Fire Stations before leaving to commence a full time career in the British Airports Authority Fire Service until retirement as Chief Fire Officer of that organisation in 2000. |
| Blackburn, Beryl | On 4 September 2015 Aged 84 Beryl worked in the canteen at Headquarters and also worked behind the Phoenix Bar at various functions. She leaves behind two sons Derrick and David as well as three daughters Lesley, Lyn and Susan. |
| Blackburn, Bob | On 3 July 2008 Aged 78 Bob served with Emsworth as a firefighter until his retirement in January 1984. |
| Bond, Kenny | On 6 March 2016 Aged 66 Kenny served as a firefighter at Overton Fire Station from August 1990 until April 2005. |
| Bone, Ann | On 14 January 2017 Aged 61 Ann was employed in the Staff Office at Headquarters from June 1988 and continued in that and other operational support roles until she left in February 2009. Ann was an active supporter of the Headquarters’ social club (The Phoenix Club), and in retirement was a serving member of the Past Members Association Committee. |
| Bowers, Keith | On 28 March 2018 Keith served at Titchfield, Gosport, Andover, Lyndhurst and Woolston, he retired as a Sub Officer. |
| Boyce, Keith | On 1 July 2012 Aged 62 Keith served as a Leading Firefighter at Rushmoor, prior to leaving to serve as a Sub Officer until his retirement in 2005. |
| Brewer, Frank | On 2 December 2011 Aged 79 Frank joined the Portsmouth City Fire brigade in 1955 and retired as a Station Officer in May 1982. |
| Brooks, Ron | On 28 December 2014 Aged 84 Ron served at Alton retiring as Sub Officer in August 1985. |
| Brown, Norman | On 10 August 2018 Norman served as a retained firefighter at Eastleigh Fire Station. |
| Browning, Geoff | On 14th July 2013 Aged 69 Geoff served at Brockenhurst Fire Station as a Sub Officer in Charge until he left in 1997. Geoff was employed with HFRS for 26 years. |
| Bryant, Ivan | On 12 April 2012 Aged 84 Ivan served as a Fireman at Lymington Fire Station until his retirement in September 1980. |
| Butler, Mark | On 16 June 2015 Aged 48 Mark served at Kingsclere and retired as Watch Manager in 2012. |
| Carpenter, Jeff | During March 2016 Aged 65 Jeff was retained at Brockenhurst Fire Station until his retirement. |
| Carrington, Richard | On 9 October 2009 Aged 38 Richard served at Hightown Fire Station and had served with HFRS since 1990. |
| Carter, Bill | On 10 April 2012 Aged 68 Bill joined the service workshops as an apprentice in 1959, later becoming the Transport Officer, until his retirement in 2004. Bill also served as a retained member of Winchester Fire Station, joining in 1965 and leaving as a Leading Firemen in 1988. |
| Cavill, Vic | On 28 May 2012 Aged 84 Vic served at various locations around the county, with extended periods in B Division and D Division post- amalgamation in 1974, retiring as the Divisional Officer, Fire Prevention at D Division, Headquarters, Redbridge Hill in 1985. |
| Chadwick MBE, William (Bill) | On 3 May 2011 Aged 94 Bill served with Hampshire from 1960 as Assistant Chief Fire officer until his move to Wiltshire as Chief Fire officer in 1967. He had previously served with the Oldham Police Fire Brigade, the National Fire Service, rejoining the newly formed Oldham Fire Brigade in 1948 as Third Officer, before his first move to Wiltshire in 1956. |
| Chalmers, Albert | On 9 October 2009 Aged 91 ‘Bert’ Chalmers served as a Fireman in the Portsmouth City Fire Brigade until his retirement in 1972. |
| Clarke, Lewis (Lew) | On 14th November 2012 Aged: 85 Lew served at Droxford as Sub Officer in charge, until his retirement in March 1982. Lew willl also be remembered by many for his long and tireless work for the “Ben Fund”. |
| Cole, David | On 4 February 2015 Aged 88 David served at Bishops Waltham until his retirement as a Leading Fireman in 1981. |
| Coles, Marty | On 9 August 2011 Marty was the serving Watch Manager in charge of Wickham Fire Station and additionally served at Botley. |
| Conway, Terry | In May 2016 Aged 76 Terry served as a Fireman at Romsey Fire Station from January 1964 to October 1994. |
| Coombes, Leslie | On 11 January 2008 Aged 95 Leslie served at Andover as a Sub Officer until his retirement in 1967. |
| Cranford, Dennis | On 15th April 2008 Aged 77 years Dennis served at Hartley Wintney Fire Station from 1960 to 1970. |
| Craven, Ronald | On 26th February 2013 Aged 84 Ronald served at Portchester Fire Station as a Firefighter for seven years until he left in June 1963. |
| Crease, Barbara | On 4 January 2018 Aged 86 Barbara served for 18 years as Divisional Secretary at ‘A’ Division Headquarters retiring in 1996. |
| Cousins, Dave | On 27 November 2013 Aged 72 Dave served at Twyford Fire Station as a leading firefighter, until he retired on 9 January 1996. |
| Coventry, Gerald | On 12 February 2012 Aged 74 Gerald served as a Fireman at Kingsclere Fire Station until his retirement in 1992. |
| Coward, Peter | On 29 May 2011 Aged 86 Peter served with Hampshire from June 1961 until his retirement as Divisional Officer (Fire Prevention), based at Winchester, in January 1977. Peter began his career in Manchester. |
| Cummins QFSM, Les ‘Smokey’ | On 11 September 2012 Aged 88 Les, originally joined the National Fire Service in 1946, transferring to the Southampton Fire Brigade in 1948, rising through the ranks to become Deputy Chief Fire Officer. In 1974, on the formation of the Hampshire Fire Brigade, he was transferred in the position of ACO ‘Ops’ before becoming DCFO. He retired in this position in March 1984. |
| Cutler, Stewart | On 8 November 2010 Aged 64 Stewart served as a Leading Fireman at Droxford until he left the service in July 1991. |
| Darwin, Peter | On 9 July 2012 Aged 67 Pete served at Cosham as a Firefighter until his retirement in 1999. |
| Davis, Audrey | On 15 June 2018 Aged 84 Audrey was a former cook at Redbridge Hill Fire Station. |
| Dawson, Brian | On 20th August 2013 Aged 78 Brian served at Gosport Fire Station as a Retained Leading Firefighter for 30 years until he retired on 10 July 1990. |
| Dennis, John | On 12 April 2014 Aged 72 John served at Ringwood Fire Station as a firefighter until he retired on 26 January 1997 |
| Doe, Steve | On 21st August 2009 Aged 56 He served at Fire Stations and in Fire Safety in Portsmouth and Fareham until his retirement as a Sub Officer in 2004. |
| Doherty, Les | On 1 August 2010 Aged 62 Les served at a variety of locations, including Andover, Gosport, Redbridge, Winchester and Training Centre before retiring in the rank of Station Officer in January 1998. |
| Doyle, Edward ‘Ted’ | March 2015 Aged 91 Ted served at Fareham, retiring as Retained Sub Officer in 1979. |
| Ebbs, Leslie (Les) | On 14 February 2008 Aged 72 years Les served at Docks Fire Station and D Division Fire Safety as Station Officer until his retirement on 28 February 1989. |
| Edmunds, Adrian | On 7 April 2018 Adrian served at Sutton Scotney from March 1971 to September 1989, retiring as Sub Officer in charge. He was well known for his picture framing business and he supplied many fine prints and certificates etc to the Service and to individuals. |
| Ellis, Fred | On 16 December 2011 Aged 68 Fred served as a Firefighter at Hamble Fire Station until May 1993. |
| Errigo, Angelo | On 26 December 2016 Aged 66 Angelo came to Hampshire from London Fire Brigade in March 1986, served a period of time at the Fire Service College, on secondment from Hampshire. He served in Hampshire until July 1994, eventually to become the Deputy Firemaster of Dumfries and Galloway Fire Brigade. |
| Evans, John | On 9 February 2011 Aged 96 John served with the Hampshire Fire Service having joined the Southampton Fire brigade pre-WW2, and then with the National Fire Service. He was for many years the Divisional Officer in Charge of ‘D Division’ based at Lyndhurst Div HQ, before becoming Deputy Chief Fire Officer, immediately leading up to amalgamation and prior to his retirement in April 1974. |
| Evans, Trevor (‘Taffy’) | On 30 April 2010 Aged 87 ‘Taffy’ served at Gosport, Aldershot, Eastleigh and Lyndhurst before his retirement as Station Officer, Senior Instructor at the Training Centre in October 1976. |
| Eves, Ron | Aged 65 Ron joined the wholetime service on 28 August 1974 and served at St Mary’s, Woolston and Hightown Fire Stations. He retired as a Leading Fireman on 27 August 2004. |
| Farley, Harold | On 20 April 2012 Aged 88 Harold served as a Retained Fireman at Fareham Fire Station until his retirement in July 1970. |
| Farminer, Ian | On 12 May 2015 Age unknown Ian served in Driver Training at Headquarters. |
| Fell, Reg | On 20th April 2008 Aged 87 years. Reg served at Basingstoke Fire Station as a retained and wholetime firefighter until his retirement in 1975. |
| Flitter, David | On 27 December 2010 Aged 66 Dave served as a Fireman at Fareham Fire Station until his retirement. |
| Ford, Ray | On 25 June 2012 Aged 81 Ray served at Workshops, becoming the Workshops Manager, before moving to Headquarters as the Transport Officer until his retirement in 1988. |
| Freemantle, Kenneth (Ken) | On 16th May 2013 Aged 66 years Ken served at Redbridge Fire Station as a Firefighter until he left the service in April 2002. |
| Fry, Cyril | On 25 January 2012 Aged 84 Cyril Originally joined the Middlesex Fire Brigade in 1949, before transferring to Hampshire in 1962, serving at Aldershot and at Basingstoke, before his retirement as a Fireman in 1978. |
| Fyrth, Paul | On 1 November 2009 Aged 66 Paul served in a variety of posts with many years in Fire Prevention/Fire Safety until his retirement at the rank of Divisional Officer at Divisional Headquarters (Redbridge) in January 1994. |
| Gaffney, Geoff | On 27th August 2013 Aged 83 Geoff served at various stations throughout Hampshire, his final posting was at Eastleigh Fire Station as a Firefighter, until he retired on 16 December 1984. |
| Gigg, Charles | In January 2014 Aged 99 Charlie joined the fire service in April 1935, firstly as a part time member then wholetime, serving through the war years. He continued service after the war as a member of the NFS and into the newly formed Hampshire fire service in April 1948. Finally Charlie changed roles into a non uniformed member of staff based at HQ, with duties as the Chief’s driver until his retirement in October 1977. |
| Gillam, Ralph | On 15 September 2014 Aged 91 Ralph served at Burley Fire Station as a Sub Officer until his retirement in December 1977. |
| Goffin, Eric, Richard | October 2014 Aged 79 Eric joined Fareham Fire Station as a retained firefighter in 1958. |
| Gouge, Charlie | On 21 April 2017 Aged 88 Charlie served as a Leading Fireman at Fordingbridge Fire Station from April 1954 to March 1984. |
| Gould, Reg | On 18 December 2014 Age unknown Reg was a member of the Southampton Fire Brigade until he resigned in May 1969. |
| Griffin, Frank | On 9 November 2009 Aged 76 Frank served in the Control Room at North Hill House Headquarters and at The Castle Headquarters until April 1973 when he retired as a Senior Control Operator. |
| Haines, Jim | On 22 March 2011 Aged 84 Jim served at Hythe Fire Station until his retirement as Station Officer in September 1981. |
| Hammond, Frederick | On 22 January 2011 Aged 84 Fred served as a Fireman at Cosham Fire Station until his retirement in May 1977. |
| Hanson, Paul | On 14 February 2011 Aged 39 Paul, who was a serving Firefighter at Romsey, tragically died at home having served at the station for just over 2 years. |
| Harding, Elliott | On 21 August Aged 24 Elliott who sadly died as a result of a road accident, served his apprenticeship at the Fleet Maintenance Centre, (Workshops), before leaving to progress his career in February 2009. |
| Harriott, Bob | In July 2017 Age unknown Bob served at Droxford from 1969 until 1981. |
| Harris, Anthony | On 13 January 2018 Age unknown Anthony served at Totton Fire Station from 1966 to 1998. |
| Hayter, Joan | On 23 November 2016 Aged 93 Joan was secretary to the Chief Fire Officer, Southampton Fire Brigade. |
| Heath, Desmond (Ted) | On 11 April 2011 Aged 85 Ted served at Horndean Fire Station until his retirement as Sub Officer in charge in March 1981. |
| Heather, Stuart | On 12 May 2017 Age not known Stuart served for more than 30 years on Green Watch at St Mary’s Fire Station. |
| Heppell, Ken | On 28 August 2009 Aged 68 Ken served as a Firefighter at Petersfield Fire Station until his retirement in November 1995. |
| Hewlett, Gordon | On 5 December 2013 Aged 83 Gordon served as a Control Officer in the Control room and was also a retained firefighter at West End Fire Station until he retired. |
| Higgins BEM, Edward (Ted) | On 30 January 2012 Aged 79 Ted served at Aldershot Fire Station and retired as a Sub Officer in August 1984. Ted was awarded the British Empire Medal. |
| Holdaway, Stanley | On 5th June 2016 Aged 79 Stanley served as a Leading Fireman at Stockbridge from May 1964 to November 1991. |
| Hooper, Harry “Lofty” | On 28th April 2008 Aged 88 Lofty served at Gosport, Eastleigh, Fareham and Copnor as a Sub Officer until his retirement in June 1975. |
| Howls, Ernie | On 13 December 2011 Aged 76 Ernie served as a Fireman at Gosport. |
| Hutchins, John (Jack) | On 28 February 2018 Aged 86 Jack served from January 1950 to May 1986 and retired as Retained Station Officer (Officer in Charge), New Milton Fire Station. |
| Hyland, Les | On 11th January 2008 Aged 78 years Les served from 1956 until 1986 retiring as Senior Divisional Officer ‘D’ Division, Southampton. |
| Jackson, Barrie | On 2 February 2008 Aged 60 years Barrie served as a Control Room Operator with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service from February 1974 to March 1998. |
| Jeffries, David | On 28 June 2017 David was Personnel Officer based at Headquarters. He served with HFRS from April 1979 until September 1996. Prior to this he served in the Hampshire Constabulary from November 1951 to April 1979 attaining the rank of Inspector. |
| Jenkins, Matthew (Jock) | On 21 February 2012 Aged 91 ‘Jock’ joined the Retained at Andover Fire Station and served until his retirement as Sub Officer in 1976. |
| Johnson, Jon | On 1 January 2012 Aged 61 Jon originally joined the Portsmouth City Fire Brigade and served as a Firefighter at Southsea Fire Station until his retirement in July 1999. |
| Jones, Ted | On 5 July 2018 Aged 83 Ted joined as a Fireman in Derby in December 1959 before transferring to Hampshire in July 1962 when he was posted to Gosport Fire Station. He served operationally at Gosport, Basingstoke, Hayling Island and Eastleigh followed by time in Fire Prevention at C Div HQ, B Div HQ and Lyndhurst. He retired in November 1989 as Station Officer, B Div HQ Staff Office. |
| Kellie, Ron | On 18 May 2010 Aged 83 Ron served as a Leading Fireman at Alton until his retirement in January 1998. |
| Kent, Peter | On 25 May 2010 Aged 67 Peter served as a Leading Fireman at Alresford until his retirement in January 1998. |
| Kernan, Mick QFSM | On 2 July 2015 Aged 74 On leaving the Royal Marines, Mick originally joined the Coventry Fire Brigade in 1968, transferring to the Hampshire Fire Brigade in 1974, serving at Portsmouth City stations, Gosport and the Training Centre. After a period of secondment as an instructor at the Fire Service College, he retired to become part of the permanent staff at the College as ADO Staff Officer in 1990, before final retirement from that position. Mick continued to be the College Historian until his passing. |
| Kilford, Tony OBE | On 24 September 2018 Aged 86 Tony joined Southampton Fire Brigade in August 1954, transferring to Hampshire in 1974 as Divisional Officer, becoming the Deputy Divisional Commander ‘D’ Division before moving to HQ as DO and then as Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Recruitment and Training. He served in this role until September 1984 when he moved to the Fire Services Inspectorate, as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors. |
| Killacky, Colin | On 7th October 2012 Aged 76 Colin originally joined Southampton Fire Brigade i April 1959, transferring as Sub Officer from St Mary’s to become the first wholetime Sub Officers at the new Fawley Fire Station in 1977 and retired in the rank of Station Officer, in the role of BA Officer, ay headquarters, in January 1991. |
| King, Tony | On 19 December 2014 Aged 69 Tony served at Gosport, retiring, as retained Leading Fireman in February 1991. He was also a member of the Hampshire Ambulance Service. |
| King, Jerry | On 17 May 2017 Aged 66 Jerry served at Cosham and Southsea before retiring as a Firefighter in April 1999. |
| Kingshott, John | On 3 July 2011 Aged 76 John served as a Leading Fireman until 1966. |
| Knight, Alfred | On 19 September 2010 Aged 100 Alfred retired in 1959 as a Leading Fireman at Botley fire station. |
| Knight, Barry | On 16 June 2012 Aged 62 Barry served at Alton fire station until his retirement as Leading Fireman in July 1997. |
| Knowlton, Jim CBE QFSM | On 19 September 2014 Aged 85 Jim commenced his career with the Southampton Fire Brigade after which he made several career moves to other brigades, including being Firemaster of two Scottish fire brigades finishing his distinguished career in 1989, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland. |
| Leach, Charles | On 29 October 2010 Aged 84 Charlie served as an Assistant Divisional Officer until his retirement in September 1983. |
| Leask, Ken | During early December 2014 Aged 73 Ken originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade, later transferring to Andover, until retiring as a Fireman in March 1990. |
| Leonard, Michael | On 15 August 2013 Aged 52 years Michael served at Horndean Fire Station as a Firefighter until he left the service in February 1981. |
| Limburn, Dave | On 24 October 2018 Aged 69 years Dave joined the Fire Service in November 1973 and served at Eastleigh, Fawley, C Div FS and B Div FS where he retired as a Sub Officer in November 2003. Following uniformed retirement, he then became a Non-Uniformed Fire Safety Officer at Fareham until his condition forced him to step down. |
| Luck, Ray | On 6 May 2017 Aged 87 years Ray served firstly as a Retained Fireman at Aldershot, before transferring to wholetime. He retired from D Div Headquarters Fire Prevention in November 1979 in the rank of ADO. |
| Luke, Warwick | On 16 November 2013 Aged 70 years Warwick served at Copnor and Cosham Fire Stations as a Leading Fireman. |
| Lush, Frank (Reg) | On 23 September 2013 Aged 90 Reg served as an Assistant Divisional Officer in C Division prior to his retirement. |
| Mabbett, Barry | On 18 September 2014 Aged 65 years Barry served at Fire Control for 11 years until he left in 1983. |
| Matthews, Colin | On 15 July 2012 Aged 72 Colin originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade. He was for a number of years a Rider Station Officer at St Marys and was serving in C Division (Eastleigh) Fire Safety at his retirement in July 1994 |
| MacDonald, Robert John (Bob) | On 21 June 2017 Aged 65 years Bob retired from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in March 1990 after serving at Cosham, Fareham and Gosport. |
| McGregor, Phyliss | On 12 November 2010 Aged 95 Phyllis served as a Leading Firewoman, firstly with the Portsmouth City Fire Brigade and then the Hampshire Fire Brigade until her retirement in 1980. |
| McMeechan, Martin | In August 2017 Martin began his career with Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service in April 1999 at Ventnor Fire Station before being appointed as a Firefighter in Hampshire at St Mary’s Fire Station in September 2001. Martin continued RDS duties on the Island and eventually made the decision to transfer to IWFRS wholetime in 2007. |
| Middleton, Ernest ‘Ernie’ | During April 2015 Aged 81 Ernie originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade and retired as a Fireman in 1988, having served at the Docks, Woolston and Redbridge. |
| Miles, Cecil | On 19 June 2010 Aged 86 Cecil served as a Firefighter at Alton, Aldershot and Farnborough until his retirement in 1976. |
| Morris, Clive | On 27 November 2014 Aged 69 Having served at Basingstoke, Eastleigh and St Marys, Clive retired as a Leading Firefighter, serving in Community Safety at Headquarters in November 2000. |
| Moss, Pete | On 2 June 2009 Pete held a variety of posts before retiring as Assistant Divisional Officer at HQ in March 1998. |
| Mountford, David | On 16 July 2016 Aged 76 David served as a fireman at Hythe Fire Station from April 1965 until August 1990. |
| Munks, Brian | On 20th September 2013 Aged 71 |
| O’Connor, Mick | On 9 June 2012 Aged 77 Mick originally joined the Portsmouth City Fire Brigade. He served as a Rider Station Officer at St Marys and was serving at Southsea in that position when he retired in July 1986. |
| Offer, Dennis | On 9 Deccember 2014 Aged 85 Dennis served as a retained member at Winchester, retiring as Sub Officer in October 1981. |
| Orchard, Phil | Aged 86 Phil served at Emsworth Fire Station from January 1961 to January 1985. He was an enthusiastic representative of The Fire Fighters Charity, participating in many charity activities even beyond his fire service career. |
| Osman, Den | February 2018 Den started with HFRS as a volunteer in August 2013 and coordinated the volunteers in the Basingstoke Group. He was a very proactive member of the team and undertook a variety of activities including presentations, community group talks, home safety visits and open days. Some PMA members may be more familiar with Den in pursuit of his hobby of fire engine preservation, and long-term involvement with the Odiham Fire Show. Den was one of the owners who took part in the vehicle parade at the Annual Service of Remembrance at The Firefighters’ Memorial each September. |
| Pannell, John | On 27 January 2018 Aged 74 John joined Portsmouth Fire Brigade in April 1967 and retired July 1994. He served most of his career at Copnor but also served at Southsea and Cosham. |
| Pattison, Terry | On 12 June 2011 Aged 72 Terry served with the Southampton Fire Brigade and Hampshire until his retirement as Divisional Officer, Divisional Commander) C Division Headquarters, Eastleigh in July 1993 Terry had also served as officer in charge of Lyndhurst and St Marys before becoming the Commandant of the Training Centre and then the Deputy Divisional Commander of D Division at Redbridge Hill prior to taking charge of C Division. |
| Paull, Mick | On 20 January 2018 Age unknown With over 44 years service, Mick was well known across HFRS, and will be sorely missed by his friends and colleagues. Mick was serving as Watch Manager at Odiham Fire Station, when he sadly passed away after being involved in a serious accident whilst off duty. |
| Pearce, Ivor | On 14 February 2012 Aged 83 Ivor served as a Fireman at Kingsclere Fire station until his retirement in September 1983. |
| Pearson, Pete | On 17 August 2012 Aged 74 Pete served most of his career at Lyndhurst with periods at Christchurch and Redbridge Fire Prevention, before retiring as a Sub Officer in October 1991. |
| Philpott, Gerry | On 14 January 2015 Aged 88 Gerry originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade, retiring as a Fireman at Woolston in February 1978. |
| Phippen, Dennis | On 5 October 2010 Aged 82 Dennis served at Whitchurch, retiring as the Sub Officer in charge, in August 1982. |
| Pither, Dave | On 8 March 2012 Aged 63 Dave served at both Odiham and at Tadley Fire Station, before his retirement as Sub Officer in July 1981. He also served with the MoD Fire Service at AWRE Aldermaston. |
| Pocock, Alan | On 26 August 2011 Alan was originally a member of the National Fire Service on the Isle of Wight before transferring to the Portsmouth City Fire brigade in 1948. He retired as a Sub Officer at Copnor in 1975. He was living in New South Wales, Australia. |
| Porter, Tom | On 20 November 2013 Aged 88 Tom retired as the Sub Officer in charge of Totton in 1972. He started as a Fireman at Totton just prior to the outbreak of World War 2. |
| Powell, John | On 17 February 2012 Aged 74 John served as a Leading Fireman at New Milton Fire station until his retirement in August 1990. John was also know on the preserved appliance scene for his superbly maintained AFS Green Goddess and motorcycle. |
| Pulinger, John | On 10 May 2014 Aged 79 John served at Bishops Waltham Fire Station as a firefighter. |
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On 8 December 2012 Aged 81 Bryan served at Gosport and Havant fire stations until his retirement as a Leading Fireman in December 1978. |
| Ranger, Don | On 27 August 2014 Don served as an Officer in Charge at Totton Fire Station until he retired. He served from December 1960 until November 1981. |
| Rawlings, Michael Laurence | On 24 September 2018 Aged 69 Michael served as a Fireman at B23 Cosham from 1979 to 1991. |
| Ray, David George | On 3 July 2016 Aged 82 David served with Hampshire from December 1954 to October 1988, retiring as Station Officer, OiC Andover. |
| Reading, Cyril | On 4 September 2010 Cyril retired in 1981 as a Sub Officer, (officer in charge) at Alton fire station. |
| Rees, Morgan | On 8 February 2014 Aged 66 Morgan served at Hardley Fire Station as a retained firefighter, until he left the service in 2002 to start a new life in the South of France. |
| Reilly, Susan | On 17 December 2016 Aged 59 Susan served at Service Headquarters since May 2006, most recently as the Data Quality Project Lead in the Knowledge Management team. |
| Relf, Alec (Robey) | On 27 January 2012 Aged 87 Alec served at Overton Fire Station until his retirement as a Leading Fireman in January 1973. |
| Rickman, Robbie (Rick) | On 21 September 2018 Aged 84 Rick served with the Hampshire Fire Service from 20th July 1962 until 30th November 1988 and retired as a Control Officer in charge of a watch in Fire Control. |
| Rood, Roy | On 30 December 2012 Aged 83 Roy joined Southampton Fire Brigade in June 1955, becoming Station Officer in charge of Central (now St Mary’s) fire station. On amalgamation in 1974, he was promoted to Assistant Divisional Officer, as Operational Equipment Staff Officer at Headquarters, a post he held until his retirement in April 1984. |
| Rowe, Arthur | On 25 February 2011 Aged 86 Arthur served as a Fireman with the Portsmouth City Fire Brigade until leaving in 1953. |
| Rowe, John | On 14 July 2016 Aged 67 John served at Alresford Fire Station from May 1968 to October 1986 |
| Sadler, Trevor (Pete) | On 15 May 2011 Aged 70 Trevor served at Emsworth Fire Station until his retirement as a leading Fireman in June 1994. |
| Scutt, Alan | On 26 August 2015 Aged 68 Alan served as an AFS firefighter and was a retained firefighter at Fareham. |
| Shears, James | On 6 April 2010 Aged 35 Jim, tragically died as a result of his injuries incurred whilst tacking a serious fire at Shirley Towers, Southampton. He was a firefighter on Red Watch, St Marys, having served just under 7 years. |
| Shergold, Howard | On 12 December 2015 Age unknown Howard served as a firefighter at C39, West End Fire Station. |
| Simmons, Les | On 24 February 2018 Age 82 Les started his career as a Fireman at West End in March 1961. He continued at West End until retiring as the Sub Officer in charge in April 1986. As a tandem career he joined Fire Control in March 1972, progressing through the ranks to become Control Officer in charge of a Watch, retiring from that position in September 1996. In December 1997, he took on the role of Team Leader for the newly formed Catering Team, responding to incidents to ‘feed the troops’. He performed this role until April 1999 when he and his wife Linda moved to settle into a new life in Gloucestershire. |
| Skyrme, Brian | On 16 January 2015 Aged 79 Brian originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade, later transferring to Gosport from where he retired as a Leading Fireman in April 1981. |
| Smith, Robert ‘Bob’ | On 2 September 2015 Aged 77 Bob joined the Southampton Fire Brigade in June 1964 and served at Woolston, retiring as a fireman in November 1989. |
| Snook, Bill | On 25 February 2012 Aged 76 Bill served at Kingsclere Fire Station until his retirement as Sub Officer in October 1990. |
| Southern, Pete | On 30th January 2017 Aged 72 years |
| Standfield, Raymond | On 11th June 2013 Aged 92 years Ray served at Stockbridge Fire Station as a firefighter until he left the service in February 1970. |
| Stones, John | On 20th August 2017 Aged 67 years John served as a fireman on Blue Watch at Basingstoke Fire Station until his retirement in April 2000. |
| Strong, Les | On 2 September 2017 Age unknown Les served at Alresford from 1956 to 1982. |
| Stroud, Rex | On 31 August 2010 Aged 92 Rex served with the Southampton Fire Brigade, retiring as a Sub Officer in 1973. |
| Swann, Richard | On 8 February 2014 Aged 66 Richard served at Eastleigh Fire Station as a retained firefighter from 1974 until 1987 and then came back to work for HFRS as a volunteer in September 2012, until he sadly passed away. |
| Tanner QFSM, Arthur | On 15 October 2009 Aged 85 Arthur was the Chief Fire Officer for Southampton Fire Brigade and appointed Deputy Chief Fire Officer of the newly formed Hampshire Fire Brigade on 1 April 1974, a rank he held until his retirement in August 1978. |
| Thomas, Fred | On 25 September 2009 Aged 90 Fred was a Sub Officer with the Southampton Fire Brigade serving at Central (St Marys) Fire Station prior to a short period as Instructor at the College of Maritime Studies, Warsash, from where he retired in May 1974. |
| Thomas, Roland ’Tommy’ | On 19 September 2012 Aged 64 Roland served as a firefighter at Horndean Fire Station until his retirement in 2003. |
| Thompson, Chris | On 17 September 2011 Aged 85 Chris served as a Fireman at Eastleigh Fire Station, before going to Headquarters, (Winchester) as the Chief’s driver until his retirement in 1981. |
| Thornton, Headley (‘Eddie’) | On 5 April 2010 Aged 77 ‘Eddie’ served in Portsmouth, and at Farnborough, Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Winchester Until his retirement, as a Sub Officer, in December 1983. |
| Thripps, Ernest (Reg) | On 20 May 2013 Aged 79 years Ernest served at Aldershot as a firefighter until he retired in August 1978. |
| Tibbs, Malcolm | On 5 January 2018 Malcolm served at Hayling Island Fire Station from 1972 to 1987. |
| Tickner, Graham | On 27 July 2010 Graham retired in March 1980 as a Sub Officer, (officer in charge), Grayshott fire station. |
| Tomkins, Kenneth (Ken) | On 28 September 2008 Aged 80 Ken served at Basingstoke as a Divisional Officer until his retirement in 1982. |
| Torode, Mick | On 15 December 2008 Aged 50 He served at Wickham Fire Station as a Firefighter until transferring to County Tipperary in 2000. |
| Tulk, Peter | On 17 March 2014 Aged 75 Peter served at Andover Fire Station as a retained firefighter until his retirement in November 1991. |
| Tuppen, Terry | On 9 September 2013 Aged 82 Terry retired as a Fireman at Woolston Fire Station in August 1984. |
| Urry, Peter | On 5 April 2012 Aged 65 Peter served as Retained Firefighter at Gosport Fire Station until retirement in 1986. |
| Warwick, Tom | On 28 December 2008 Aged 88 Tom served at Sutton Scotney from 1955 until 1975. |
| Waterridge, Bob | On 27 June 2014 Aged 77 Bob served at Kingsclere Fire Station as a Firefighter until he retired in 1991. |
| Watson, Peter | September 2018 Aged 88 Peter transferred to Hampshire from Solihull in April 1979 at the rank of ACO and continued in that position until his retirement in April 1984. In his retirement he had a leading role with the Fire Services Examinations Board. |
| Watterson, John | On 22 April 2011 Aged 60 John served at Basingstoke Fire Station until his retirement as a Leading Fireman in 1986. |
| Watts, Ronald | On 28th January 2008 Aged 88 Ronald served as a Sub Officer with the Southampton Brigade at Woolston from June 1946 until August 1974. |
| Webber, Raymond | On 11 November 2010 Aged 85 Ray served as a Leading Fireman with the Portsmouth City Fire Brigade until he left in 1962. |
| Wellman, Alan (Ginger) | On 11 March 2011 Aged 66 Alan served as a Firefighter at Basingstoke until his retirement in June 1990. |
| West, John | On 18 December 2013 Aged 83 John served as a Firefighter at Fordingbridge Fire Station until he retired in 1983. |
| White, Ray | On 27 November 2014 Aged 87 Ray served as a Fireman at Gosport until he retired in May 1975. |
| Whitehouse, Malcolm | On 20 June 2011 Aged 73 Malcolm joined Hampshire in April 1972 following service with Walsall Fire Brigade. He firstly served as Station Officer (Senior Instructor) at the Training Centre, Assistant Divisional Officer in charge of Basingstoke Fire Station, Divisional Officer, Deputy Divisional Commander of A Division and A Division Headquarters, Basingstoke before becoming the Divisional Commander. He retired in January 1993. |
| Whiting, George | On 23 July 2014 George served at New Milton Fire Station as a Sub Officer. |
| Wilkins, Ray | On 21 February 2011 Aged 63 Ray originally joined the Southampton Fire Brigade and left the service as a Leading Fireman, serving at Redbridge in March 1977, to join the Esso Refinery Fire Department. |
| Wiseman, Alan | On 15 October 2013 Aged 65 Alan served at Overton Fire Station as a fireman until his retirement in December 2002. |
| Witchard, Jim | On 10 January 2016 Age unknown Jim served as a firefighter at Alresford Fire Station from 1966 to 1991. |
| Woodley, Trevor | On 13 January 2018 Aged 65 Trevor retired from the Service in December 2002 as Divisional Officer at Basingstoke ‘A Division’ Headquarters, having served at a variety of locations including Winchester, St Mary’s and as an instructor in the Training Centre. |
| Woodward, Mike | On 1 April 2012 Aged 66 Mike Joined the Southampton Fire Brigade, serving at Woolston, Redbridge Hill and the Docks Fire Stations until his retirement as a Firefighter in December 1995. |
| Wright, Joyce | On 9 March 2012 Wife of Alan Wright Joyce will be remembered for her unstinting support of the Ben Fund and the many hours she spent alongside Alan, fundraising at various station open days and fire service events. Her commitment to the Fund was truly outstanding. |
| Wykes, Kevin | On 17 July 2016 Aged 66 Kevin served at Lymington from October 1979 to January 2007, retiring as a Leading Firefighter. |
| York, Den | On 25 April 2011 Aged 79 Den served as a Fireman at Lymington Fire Station until his retirement in 1986 |
| Young, Leonard | On 10 May 2013 Aged 68 years Leonard served at Tadley Fire Station as a Firefighter until he left on 6 January 1982. |
| Young, Roger | On 18 August 2012 Aged 70 Roger was a member of the Portsmouth Auxiliary Fire Service, based at Copnor, until it disbanded in 1968. |
