- Contributed by听
- WMCSVActionDesk
- People in story:听
- Frederick C Bonehill and F.A Bonehill
- Location of story:听
- Birmingham
- Article ID:听
- A4435436
- Contributed on:听
- 12 July 2005
This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Deena Campbell from CSV Action Desk on behalf of Mr Frederick C Bonehill and has been added to the site with his permission. Mr Bonehill fully understands the site鈥檚 terms and conditions.
On the night of 22nd November 1940 an air raid in Hockley Garage caused a fire, during which my father F C Bonehill volunteered to remove buses. For this action he was awarded one guinea.
On the night of 11th December incendiary bombs fell on premises adjacent to Barford Street Garage. My father assisted in extinguishing these bombs, for which action he was again awarded one guinea.
Throughout the war my father was a foreman at Barford Street Garage and the awards were made by Birmingham City Transport
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