Sub Officer Thomas Edwin Hunt North Riding Fire Brigade
Defence Medal. Fire Brigade Long Service Medal.
The Man Thomas Edwin (Ted) Hunt was born on Monday 18th July 1910 in Scarborough, son of David Irvine, a Caretaker and Army Pensioner, later recalled to the Army on 12th November 1914 and Mary Maud nee Russell. He had one brother, David Irvine junior born 2nd November 1908. In the 1911 census Ted was living with his family and their address was given as YMCA, Scarborough.
Following his education Ted became a Chauffeur Mechanic and during the second quarter of 1934 aged 23 married Mabel Cox in Scarborough, they lived at 90 Prospect Mound Road, Scarborough. With World War II looming he also joined the Auxiliary Fire Service in 1939 at Scarborough Fire Brigade. Ted was not called up during the war, possibly because of his fire service commitments and served throughout, being awarded the Defence Medal.
Ted remained in the Fire Service after the war and in 1948 was transferred to the North Riding Fire Brigade, when Scarborough, Whitby and Pocklington were merged. In 1960, he was awarded the Fire Brigade Long Service Medal as a Sub-Officer serving at Scarborough Fire Station. The medal was presented at a ceremony in the Station Appliance Room on Wednesday 2nd March by the Mayor of Scarborough Cllr J A Kennedy.
Ted and Mabel lived at 13 Lisvane Avenue, Scarborough and in 1965, aged 55, Ted retired from the fire service as Scarborough’s oldest serving fireman and was presented with an inscribed chiming clock by Divisional Officer J W G Gill, who said of Ted, “I could not have wished for a more loyal and better officer, a good colleague and a super-professional fireman”
Ted lived a further 28 years and passed away on 13th November 1993 aged 83, still living at Lisvane Avenue, Scarborough.
Following his education Ted became a Chauffeur Mechanic and during the second quarter of 1934 aged 23 married Mabel Cox in Scarborough, they lived at 90 Prospect Mound Road, Scarborough. With World War II looming he also joined the Auxiliary Fire Service in 1939 at Scarborough Fire Brigade. Ted was not called up during the war, possibly because of his fire service commitments and served throughout, being awarded the Defence Medal.
Ted remained in the Fire Service after the war and in 1948 was transferred to the North Riding Fire Brigade, when Scarborough, Whitby and Pocklington were merged. In 1960, he was awarded the Fire Brigade Long Service Medal as a Sub-Officer serving at Scarborough Fire Station. The medal was presented at a ceremony in the Station Appliance Room on Wednesday 2nd March by the Mayor of Scarborough Cllr J A Kennedy.
Ted and Mabel lived at 13 Lisvane Avenue, Scarborough and in 1965, aged 55, Ted retired from the fire service as Scarborough’s oldest serving fireman and was presented with an inscribed chiming clock by Divisional Officer J W G Gill, who said of Ted, “I could not have wished for a more loyal and better officer, a good colleague and a super-professional fireman”
Ted lived a further 28 years and passed away on 13th November 1993 aged 83, still living at Lisvane Avenue, Scarborough.
The Story The medal pair awarded to Ted Hunt were acquired from e-Bay on 5th August 2022 and of interest because of their simplicity and the newspaper articles with them, showing a picture of Ted, although sadly unidentified!
The newspaper articles, giving an address, enabled a search of Ancestry and to find a will, leading to a brief biography being compiled.
The newspaper articles, giving an address, enabled a search of Ancestry and to find a will, leading to a brief biography being compiled.
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Thomas Edwin Hunt's Medal award boxes for the Defence Medal and Fire Brigade Long Service Medal.
Fire Brigade Long Service Medal.
Medal Details
- Defence Medal: Unnamed as awarded.
- Fire Brigade Long Service Medal: SUB.OFFR. THOMAS.E.HUNT
Page last updated 26 Aug 22
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