The funeral of the late, Station Officer Tony Thornes, LFB retd.

​On Friday 26th April 2024, the 240FLM team were sad, but honoured to carry the late, retired, Station Officer Tony Thornes LFB, on his last shout.

On a beautiful sunny day, a huge turnout of family, friends, former colleagues and serving firefighters, complete with appliances from G27 North Kensington, Tony's last station, made their way with a host of senior officers to Amersham, Buckinghamshire for the service and cremation. Tony had passed away on 14th March 2024, a tremendously sad moment as he had been regarded by his peers as being one of the finest operational officers to work with and a truly nice man.

It is rare to go through an entire service career and retire with a legacy such as his. It takes a particular character and personality to be respected and admired by all and Tony was one such person. Many of us in the group knew Tony personally as he had served in both the old D & G divisions in the LFB, and, those of us that did, now mourn the passing of an outstanding firefighter, father, husband and gentleman.
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Our thanks go to Ivan Barefield, Malcolm Burden, Pete Weight, Dave Porter & Tim Hoy for the use of their images and you are courteously reminded that no unauthorised reproduction or use is permitted.