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Fire Fighter Heroes – Who died in the Lines of Service and of service related illness
Name
Date Deceased
Age
Yrs of Service
Notes
Charles Dawson
Jan 21, 1896
John H. Stewart
Jan 16, 1908
29 yrs, 3 mo
4 yrs
Suffered frost bite at a fire in December, 1907
Edward Molyneux
Mar 09, 1912
24 yrs, 3 mo
1 yr, 1 mo
Charles McPherson
Mar 09, 1912
29 yrs, 1 mo
3 yrs, 7 mo
Thomas W. Starmer
Jan 31, 1913
53 yrs
27 yrs, 3 mo
Harry Adams
June 19, 1914
57 yrs, 1 mo
21 yrs, 9 mo
Anthony Gallager
Aug 14, 1914
25 yrs, 8 mo
1 yr, 9 mo
Frank W. Lunny
Feb 26, 1915
25 yrs, 8 mo
1 yr, 9 mo
Frank W. Lunny
Feb 26, 1915
31 yrs, 11 mo
4 yrs, 2 mo
Peter McRae
June 09, 1915
25 yrs, 8 mo
5 yrs, 5 mo
Fell sliding down pole at 56 Maple St.
William McIllhagga
Feb 02, 1921
36 yrs, 6 mo
5 yrs, 6 mo
Dingwall Block- 62 Albert St.
Building collapse at Winnipeg Theatre
Donald Melville
Dec 23, 1926
41 yrs, 6 mo
14 yrs, 5 mo
Arthur Smith
Dec 23, 1926
38 yrs
14 yrs, 4 mo
Robert Stewart
Dec 23, 1926
37 yrs, 11 mo
7 yrs, 6 mo
Robert S. Shearer
Dec 23, 1926
33 yrs, 8 mo
7 yrs, 2 mo
Fredrick Dolding
Aug 12, 1929
Going to alarm MVA – St James
Alexander Morrison
Aug 12, 1929
Going to alarm MVA – St James
James T. Murray
Mar 31, 1940
50 yrs,9 mo
20 yrs, 9 mo
Frank Sandison
Mar 24, 1945
47 yrs, 8 mo
25 yrs, 10 mo
Robinson & Weber. #198 from #1 Stn.
Crushed in debris when building collapsed.
James M. Smith
Mar 24, 1945
35 yrs, 8 mo
2 yrs, 5 mo
Robinson Weber – from #15 Stn.
Struck & killed by falling timber.
Frank Christie
Feb 18, 1952
35 yrs, 3 mo
10 yrs, 2 mo
Kenneth E. Ross
Oct 07, 1954
28 yrs, 9 mo
1 yr, 3 mo
Collapsed at the wheel of fire truck at scene of fire. Corydon & Beaverbrook
Andrew Hebenton
Jan 22, 1955
64 yrs, 6 mo
42 yrs, 7 mo
Heart attack at Minto Armouries fire.
Robert B. D. Beatson
Nov 28, 1955
63 yrs, 4 mo
41 yrs, 8 mo
Overcome by smoke & collapsed at Union Building
Main & James
Elford A. Knox
Jan 25, 1956
54 yrs, 4 mo
30 yrs, 7 mo
Taken sick and died in hospital.
John E. McEwan
May 24, 1956
61 yrs
29 yrs, 4 mo
#356 Collapsed at scene of fire.
Pronounced dead at Misericordia Hospital.
John Pitolay
Feb 12, 1973
60 yrs, 6 mo
29 yrs, 8 mo
Alvin N. French
Mar 12, 1973
49 yrs, 8 mo
24 yrs, 9 mo
J. A. Leo Dusablon
June 04, 1976
50 yrs, 8 mo
26 yrs, 11 mo
Suffered a heart attack while Fighting the fire.
Pronounced dead at HSC-General at 02:30.
Robert J. Hughes
Sept 13, 1979
57 yrs, 1 mo
30 yrs, 4 mo
Collapsed at scene of fire on Moray.
M. Guy Lovel
Apr 16, 1986
50 yrs, 9 mo
15 yrs, 5 mo
Heart attack
Lawrence Quinn
June 14, 1990
42 yrs, 3 mo
17 yrs, 2 mo
Fell from pump going to alarm.
List of all fire fighters who died of service-related illnesses is available for download.
The Firefighter’s Prayer
When I’m called to duty god
wherever flames may rage
give me strength to save a life
whatever be its age
Help me to embrace a little child
before it is too late
or save an older person from
the horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert
to hear the weakest shout
and quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
to give the best in me
to guard my neighbor and
protect his property
And if according to your will
I have to lose my life
bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife
– unknown author –
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