Remembering the 1977 soldiers-turned-firefighters enjoying a Christmas treat in Sunderland
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The people in this picture are all soldiers who were called in when the firemen’s strike happened 47 years ago.
Party time in Dykelands Road
It was time to relax on December 22 that year for some of the soldiers who were pictured in the Dykelands Road Drill Hall.
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Hide AdThere were party hats and festive drinks at their Christmas party as they enjoyed their break from duties on the Green Goddesses.
From the drill hall to the seafront
The Sunderland Echo captured all of these scenes during the time of the strike.
One shows Army personnel going for a ''dummy run'' from their base at the Dykelands Road drill hall to the nearby seafront.
Another shows crews on camera as they enjoyed a game of chess while they waited for calls.
Here are Privates Tony Semley, Clive Angell, Peter Sykes, Richard McLaughlin and George Lamie.
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