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THE SALAMANDER | AUGUST 2016
It is always sad to report the passing of
members of the Company - their presence at
our meetings will be sorely missed.
This year we saw the passing of:
Sir Reginald Doyle CBE QSFM
Sir Reginald Doyle was CFOA President 1983-
1984 and former HM Chief Inspector of Fire
Services and former Chief Fire Officer of Kent
FRS (1977 to 1984).
Paul St. John Byles
Paul was ex-constable of the WCoFF. Paul
served in the LFB and following his retirement
became the Membership Secretary of the
LFBRMA. On his retirement from this position
he was made a Life Vice President of the
Association for his work on their behalf.
He was also a member of the Worshipful
Company of Firefighters and served on
the Board of Trustees for the Fire Fighters
Memorial Charitable Trust before ill health took
over and he emigrated to the USA. He returned
to Scotland where he sadly passed away.
Donald Bond
Donald Bond was Court Assistant and Sentinel
of the WCoFF. He joined the Company in 1992
after retirement from a career in Newspapers
and with General Electric where he was in
charge of PR and overseas exhibitions. He also
took an active interest in children’s care activity
supporting his wife Rose who worked at the
St. Leonard’s Children’s home in Hornchurch,
organising sports for them and taking them
on holiday. He was a strong family man, very
proud of his own children and latterly, his five
grandchildren. His love of London also drew
him also work as a volunteer on the staff of St.
Paul’s Cathedral and to be a member of the
Tower Ward club. He will be sorely missed by
his many friends he made in the City.
Daniel Cornwell
Danny Cornwell was a fireman & aircraft
handler aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier
HMS Eagle. Danny was mad on cars and, as a
member of Wickford Auto club, his enthusiasm
could be seen in all sorts of organisation roles
as well as in rallies, go-karting and autocross
events and his garage at home was said to be
an Aladdin’s cave of motor parts. Aman always
ready to help others, he was a true gentleman
who will be hugely missed.
Geoffrey Ord
Geoffrey served with South Yorkshire Fire and
Rescue, Kent Fire and Rescue and was ex-
HM Inspector of Fire. He also was Executive
Director and Head of human resources at
AssetCo which runs multi year contracts with
the many Middle East and UK re and rescue
authorities, providing for all their vehicles and
equipment needs.
He joined theAssetCo team in 2007 and played
a key role in the establishment of the company’s
United Arab Emirates (UAE) branch in 2010.
He was a giant of a man, innovator and well
respected throughout the Fire Authorities. He
will be sorely missed by family and colleagues.
Terry Baldwin
Terry Baldwin was the Company’s Almoner
for many years and his cheerful presence will
be sorely missed, not only by those he helped
but by all the Company - his smile and warm
embrace accompanied him in all his meetings.
Terry was one of the founding directors of
Baldwin Boxall - a company started in the
shed at the bottom of his garden in 1982.
He and Dave Boxall were great enthusiasts
for communication devices and their unique
range of products for the fire industry saw the
company grow to one of the most revered of
its type in the UK. Their mantra was customer
care and both Terry and Dave exemplified this
attitude throughout the growth of their business
and also in the care of staff.