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Heavy Rescue - Dracula

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:09 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

In brief, my Grandad was in the heavy rescue squad in London. His nickname was Dracula because he had an uncanny knack of being able to find people under wreckage, alive or dead! He also used to fill up his boots with sixpences, from blown utility meters, as he had six children at home and many mouths to feed.

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Person the story/items relate to

Henry Burton

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Deborah Chowney

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

My paternal grandfather

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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90166