Coronation  Medal 1911. London Fire Brigade reverse (Coachman G.H. Hopewell.)

Numbers Issued: Only an estimated 1374 x medals issued with 'London Fire Brigade' reverse

Scarce seen named to a 'Coachman' In 1911, a coachman with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) was a specialized firefighter responsible for driving the horse drawn fire engines and caring for the brigade's horses

George Henry Hopewll, son of George Henry Hopewell (a Lace Machine Fiter)and Sarah Ann Hopewell was a native of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England where he was born in 1879. George relocated to London, where he joined the London Fire Brigade. On 15 September 1906, at Putney Church, Putney, London, George married Christina Rutherford (daughter of John Rutherford). At the time of their marriage, both the bride and bridegroom were 28 years of age, with Goerge showing that he was employed as a Coachman, with residence address, The Fire Station, Euston Road, London. The couple were subsequently blessed with the birth of  daughter's, Noreen Hopewell (b.1910) & Hilda Hopewell (b.1913). At the time of the compilation of the 1911 Census for England & Wales, Goerge is still recorded as a 'Coachman' employed with the London County Council Fire Brigade, residing with his family at 'Fire Brigade Station, 49 Heath Street, Hampstead, London', By 1914, George was based at Great Scotland Yard Fire station

George Henry Hopewell is recorded to have died at Charring Cross Hospital, London, on 20 March 1915. At the time of his death he was 36 years of age

A scarce early Fire Brigade issue Coronation medal to a 'Coachman'

Condition: VF

Code: 26254