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| Picture No | 10988872 |
| Date | 1908 |
| Description | Cabinet Minister as Fireman: Winston Churchill's daring |
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Winston Churchill, then President of the Board of Trade, is shown in his pyjamas and a fireman's helmet taking part in yeoman service at the burning of Burley-on-the-Hill. Churchill had been at a party at the home of the Finch family which was destroyed by fire on 6th August 1908. He helped to save precious treasures from the mansion, dashing in to the flames again and again to save many valuable items.
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| Source | Drawn by Samuel Begg in The Illustrated London News, 27th November 1954, page 229 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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