John Dobson Puckey

Captain

Department: Victoria Fire Department
Location: Victoria, BC
Employment: Career (Full Time)
Date of Death: April 21, 1945
Date of Birth: June 29, 1902
Age at Death: 43
Incident Location: 1152 Yates Street, Victoria
Memorial Panel: 24

Story

It is a fire service tradition when a Firefighter dies on duty, that the last apparatus he was assigned to is used to bear him to his funeral. The Studebaker shown above, carries the body of Captain J. D. Puckey at his 1945 funeral.