King's Honour List Firefighter 1 January 1945
Flight Sergeant, George
Constable - an RCAF Fire Chief who was enumerated in the King's Honour List, January, 1945 as a recipient of the
British Empire Medal (BEM) for his service during the war. He was born in Fairford, England in 1901, after emigrating to Canada, sometime later
he became a City of Edmonton Firefighter. George enlisted in the RCAF in 1940 and served in Toronto, Macleod, Regina and
at North Battleford for the past two years. His wife learned of the award when
her husband called Sunday night to wish her a Happy new year. he said he could
not think of why he should be getting an award Mrs Constable told the Journal on
Monday. Living here are 4 children of the award winner, Vera Joyce; Robert
Ernest George; Dorothy May and John Dennis.
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