Thanks Norman. Ernie was indeed a hero from Hebburn. Doing what we all know was a terrifying job. We were fortunate to have men like him. Hebburn can boast of other heros such as Gordon Johnston of the Royal Navy. Gordon was working in electronic communications at Reyrolles when he was whisked away to be trained as telegrapher. He served fighting the U boats in horrendous conditions protecting the North Atlantic conveys to Russia. There were other heros from the town of that I am certain. Indeed, this website held good records videos and other details before the keeper went awry and defaulted on Norman and us all. Thanks Norman and well done for remembering Ernie and giving us all a chance to count our blessings.