The Tysoe and Compton Wynyates Volunteer Fire Brigade
From 1897-1941
Captains
1897 W Pargeter
1904 C Clark 1
1909 G Paxton
1930 W Usher
1932 J Philpot
Lieutenants
1897 B Wells
1900 T Parish
1905 G Paxton
1909 F Bloxham
1928 W Usher
1930 J Philpot
1932 K Paxton
Engineers
1897 T Parish
1899 W Usher
1903 G Hancox Senr.
1905 F Bloxham
1907 W Usher
1928 J Philpot
1930 R Parker
Assistant Engineers
1899 G Walker
1902 G Hancox Senr.
1903 W Usher
1904 F Bloxham
1905 J Freeman
1907 D Durham
1909 F Lomas
1911 G Hancox
1921 W Townsend
1923 J Philpot
1928 K Paxton
1932 B King
1939 S Reason
1940 B King
Buglers
1898 G Eden
1900 B Page
1904 J Gibbs
1907 T Wilks
1908 D Durham and W Page
1913 M Page
1915 W Page
1919-1940 M Page
Transport Officers
Firemen A and B Bloxham were Transport Officers from 1934, after which the horses were no longer used, being replaced by the old lorry donated by the Marquess of Northampton, the coal lorry and a shooting-brake car.
The Firemen of the Tysoe and Compton Wynyates
Volunteer Fire Brigade from 1897 until 1941.
1897 G Eden, T Hirons, G Paxton, T Coles, T Middleton, W Harris, W Geden, W Walker, E Wells, W Usher, F Jeffs, N Heritage, G Hancox, G Walker, C H Wilkes, T Hall, W Pargeter, E Robinson, W Walker, F Gardner, T Parish, H Butcher, B Wells, J Robinson, F Townsend, P Berridge,
1899 F Billing, J Harris, J Horton, W Bottrill, G Hancox.
1900 B Page,
1901 O Reason, C Wilks, C Clark,
1903 F Bloxham, C Greenway, W Hancox, W Heritage, H Gardner, J Gibbs (who had a wooden leg), G Townsend, D Harris,
1904 B Wrighton, W Oliver, W Heritage, J Freeman, E Pargeter, T Parish, J Woodfield, D Durham, J Wrighton, W Wilkes, J Gee, T Batuman,
1906 F Woodfield, T Wilkes, G Steel, G Freeman, A Townsend, C Haddon, H Reason.
1908 W Page, F Lomas, W Rainbow,
1911 J Philpot,
1912 W Reason,
1913 John Gibbs, C Heritage, M Page,
1920 W Townsend, Phil Walker, F Walker, A Philpot,
1921 Percy Walker,
1923 K Paxton,
1924 P Price, F Heritage, B King,
1925 R Parker,
1926 A Bloxham, D Reason, F Greaves,
1927 T Blunn,
1933 R Billing, H Marchant, E Page, W Quinton, E Hibberd, E Freeman, H Darlow, R Wilks, N Wilks, S Reason, T Philpot,
1934 J Oliver, J Wrighton.
1935 D Walker, A Philpot.
1936 M Durham,
1938 P Hibberd,
1939 H Page, H Philpot.
1940 C Clark, J Fisher.
The Firemen during the A.F.S. and N.F.S. period from 1941-1948
As we have read, the old Volunteer Brigade was, together with the firemen of course, absorbed into the Auxiliary Fire Service early in 1941, and then into the National Fire Service later that same year.
The Captain of the Brigade therefore stood down, and F Heritage was appointed Leading Fireman on the Station. The ‘old crew’ members were J Philpot, B King, J Wrighton, C Clark, J Fisher, P Hibberd, and from 1941 the new crew comprised W Darlow, A Calvert, T Parker, F Tarver, W Billing, H Walker, A Gibbs, C Hoggings and B Walker. Later came C Kitchen (1943) and J Quinton (1947).
Warwick County Fire Brigade 1948-1983
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service 1983-1998.
Leading Firemen.
1948 F Heritage
1953 B King
1957 J Quinton
1960 B Tarver
1967 E Townsend
1971 J Evans
1972 A Lomas
1976 K Wyles
1983 J Brain
1983 K Oliver
1994 P Sewell
1995 J Gardiner
Sub Officers.
1953 F Heritage
1959 J Quinton
1975 E Townsend
1982 K Wyles
The firemen from the N.F.S. who entered service in 1948 with the County Fire Brigade were F Heritage, B King, A Gibbs J Wrighton, F Tarver and J Quinton.
Joining dates from 1948 onward.
The Firemen from the N.F.S.,who entered service in 1948 with the County Brigade were F Heritage, B King, A Gibbs, J Wrighton, F Tarver and J Quinton.
1948 F Gardner, W Jackson (Volunteer),
1951 W Harris,
1952 D Brooks, B Tarver,
1955 S Kitchen, A Lomas,
1957 P Billing,
1959 E Carter,
1960 J West,
1961 J Price,
1964 J Calvert,
1965 E Townsend, Rev F Marriott, N Capehorn,
1967 J Evans, D Paxton,
1969 K Wyles,
1971 K Oliver,
1973 D Mitchell, F Atkins,
1974 J Nockalls,
1976 J Brain, P Randerson,
1980 W Green,
1981 S Keyte, A Townsend,
1982 J Gardiner, G Eden, R Morgan, J Tongue, M Haines, M Billing,
1983 M Dunham,
1986 A Wyatt,
1987 A Bayliss,
1988 J Day,
1989 P Sewell,
1990 D Timms,
1994 N Bridges,
1995 Rev D Knight, S Hardy,
1997 A Paxton.
T Heeks, a fireman with the Shipston on Stour crew, worked in Tysoe and provided cover to the Tysoe Fire Station during his working day. Conversely, Tysoe fireman J Gardiner gave cover to the Shipston on Stour crew in the daytime, whilst working in Shipston on Stour.
Sub Officer (later Station Officer) B Caswell, a full time fireman with the Warwickshire Fire Service, provided cover to the Tysoe Fire Station during his off-duty hours.
The Commemorative Oak tree planted in the station grounds by Earl Compton was moved, about a year after planting, into the cemetery off Sandpits Road, and a wooden seat was put around it.
