Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Military career
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Years of service
1901(?)–1919
Rank
Commander
Battles/wars
World War I
Battle of Jutland
Awards
Bronze Medal, Royal Humane Society
Commander Sir Aylmer Newton George Firebrace, CBE, KPM (17 June 1886 – 8 June 1972) was a British Royal Navy officer and fire chief. As a Royal Navy officer, he saw active service in World War I and participated in the Battle of Jutland. Following the war, he joined the London Fire Brigade and rose to become its Commander. With the creation of the National Fire Service, he became the first and only person to head firefighting across the whole of Great Britain.
Commander Sir Aylmer Newton George Firebrace, CBE, KPM (17 June 1886 – 8 June 1972) was a British Royal Navy officer and fire chief. As a Royal Navy officer...
Aylmer Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer As a forename, it may refer to: Aylmer Buesst, Australian conductor AylmerFirebrace (1886–1972), British...
Firebrace is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AylmerFirebrace (1886–1972), British Royal Navy officer and fire chief Sir Basil Firebrace...
throughout the war (until 28 February 1947, when he retired) was Sir AylmerFirebrace, former Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade. At peak strength...
Arthur Reginald Dyer 1933–1938: Maj. Cyril Morris 1938–1941: Cdr. Sir AylmerFirebrace 1939–1941: Maj. Frank Jackson 1941–1948: all fire brigades nationalised...
118 applications for the post of Chief Officer in 1918, with Dyer, AylmerFirebrace and Captain William Reginald Denys Crowther RN in the final three....
officer to have been awarded the Military Cross 1938 1941 Commander Sir AylmerFirebrace The first and only person to head firefighting across the whole of...
number of incidents, it was decided that this was unworkable and Sir AylmerFirebrace, Chief of the Fire Staff of the National Fire Service, was asked to...
CBE – Managing Director, A.V. Roe and Company Ltd. Commander Aylmer Newton George Firebrace, CBE RN (Retired) – Chief of the Fire Staff and Inspector-in-Chief...
Sheffield City Police Force and Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade Aylmer Newton George Firebrace, Commander, RN (retd), Deputy Chief Officer, London Fire Brigade...
Thomas Kensey 1687 Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Sir Thomas Fowles 1688 Sir Basil Firebrace, Sir John Parsons 1689 Sir Humphrey Edwin, Sir John Fleet 1690 Sir Christopher...