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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Photograph on postcard of John Llewellyn Davies (far right) with other Auxiliary Firemen and a fire engine. Davies was an Auxiliary Fireman during the London Blitz. He rescued a family from their house during an air raid on Chingford, Essex, on 30th September/1st October 1940. He received the George Medal for his heroism and the Defence Medal for his service (90.21H/1-2).
Davies, originally from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, was off duty when he rescued the family using his bare hands to tunnel through the wreckage of their house. He then used his body to lever up and support the wreckage, while another fireman pulled out the family. His exertions that night are thought to have contributed to his early death, 10 years later, at the age of 50.
