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D6258 - Eric Hare of Derby and Matlock Bath, member of the National Fire Service - 1942-1946

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D6258
Title	Eric Hare of Derby and Matlock Bath, member of the National Fire Service
Date	1942-1946
Description	Photographs and cartoons from Eric Hare's time in the National Fire Service No. 7 Area (Derby).
Extent	70 items
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Eric Hare of Derby and Matlock Bath
Administrative History	Eric Hare was born on 1 March 1911 at 27 Nightingale Road, Derby. During the Second World War he lived with his wife and two children at 19 Bellevue Crescent in Duffield and joined the National Fire Service, which was set up under the National Fire Service (Emergency Provisions) Act 1941. The National Fire Service administered a national force of 350 000 men and women until 1947. In 1946 Eric Hare moved to Matlock Bath as the Works Manager of the High Tor Colour Company, retiring from there as a Director in 1976.
Administrative History Sources	http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/meltingpot/oxford/330/fs/fs4.html
Custodial History	These records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in July 2004.
Organisation Sub-Type	Family and estate
Term	Second World War (1939-1945)
Term	Fire services

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Place (click for further details)	Type
Derby
Matlock Bath

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