A wood machinist and later a wheelwright by trade, he married Minnie Beatrice Webb (1901-1989) on 30 May 1925 at Holy Redeemer Church in Clerkenwell she was the daughter of a "motor body builder", then living like Cecil on Exmouth Street. He was a Special Constable by September 1939 and it was in that role that he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his actions on 17th December 1944, saving four people and a dog from the ruins left by a V2 hit at the junction of Albany Road and Bagshot Street in south London.
He died at the Maudsley Hospital, though at the time of his death he was living at 80 Gibbon Road in Nunhead. He was buried on 6 April and made his widow his executor. She outlived him by 34 years, never remarrying.
He died at the Maudsley Hospital, though at the time of his death he was living at 80 Gibbon Road in Nunhead. He was buried on 6 April and made his widow his executor. She outlived him by 34 years, never remarrying.
A wood machinist and later a wheelwright by trade, he married Minnie Beatrice Webb (1901-1989) on 30 May 1925 at Holy Redeemer Church in Clerkenwell she was the daughter of a "motor body builder", then living like Cecil on Exmouth Street. He was a Special Constable by September 1939 and it was in that role that he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his actions on 17th December 1944, saving four people and a dog from the ruins left by a V2 hit at the junction of Albany Road and Bagshot Street in south London.
He died at the Maudsley Hospital, though at the time of his death he was living at 80 Gibbon Road in Nunhead. He was buried on 6 April and made his widow his executor. She outlived him by 34 years, never remarrying.
He died at the Maudsley Hospital, though at the time of his death he was living at 80 Gibbon Road in Nunhead. He was buried on 6 April and made his widow his executor. She outlived him by 34 years, never remarrying.
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