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Dunkirk

... Dunkirk 5 Ships Sunk Convoy * THE Admiralty issued the following cwmmnlffh last night:— A naval bombardment of the port of Dunkirk was carried out by our forces last night. Fires were seen to have been caused, and it Is considered that much damage resulted ...

At Dunkirk

... At Dunkirk Mr. Siddcns served as chaplain with the B.EF. from last January to the evacuation from Dunkirk. The kind of man he Is may be gathered from the number of times he did not board boat that would have carried him away from the shelled, bombed and ...

The Dunkirk Retreat

... The Dunkirk Retreat Among those present were several padres who saw service France and were evacuated from Dunkirk. The Rev. V. D. Slddons, Methodist padre, who served a combatant the Northampton Regiment, and in the Flying Corps in the last war, gave ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Dunkirk Work

... Dunkirk Work Appealing for more support. Aid. Bretherick said that IB lifeboats helped In the evacuation of Dunkirk. To replace the one lost and repair the other 18 boats, was costing the Institlon £B.OOO. The lifeboat services round the 500 miles our ...

Dunkirk and Boulogne

... Dunkirk and Boulogne One of the pilots who raided Dunkirk said: arrived over the harbour few minutes before 10 o'clock. My heavy bombs hit Wo. dock and some buildings st the dockslde. pieces the building went flying through the air. Smaller bombs straddled ...

Dunkirk Operations

... Dunkirk Operations At Dunkirk the combined Allied air forces are giving effective protection to the embarkation of wounded, and of troops which are not needed for the defence of the fortified area, and also to the unloading of supplies and medical stores ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 103 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Dunkirk Convoy

... Dunkirk Convoy War-wounded men received far consist a convoy 193 the B.ET. from Dunkirk the end May. and two batches soldiers transferred from other hospitals In Yorkshire. Among' the men from Dunkirk was ,-oung infantryman the German Army with bad leg ...

BRAVERY AT DUNKIRK

... BRAVERY AT DUNKIRK Epworth Man Awarded Military Medal Lance-Sergeant Leslie Ernest Coleman, R.A.. has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery during the Dunkirk evacuation While the steamer Westward was taking troops aboard alongside the Mole at Dunkirk ...

Published: Wednesday 17 July 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK REPARTEE

... DUNKIRK REPARTEE A Daily Dispatch gossip writes: I like the story told by the British gunner back from Dunkirk who was ordered, with others, to round up the men on the beaches, get them under cover, and tell them that the Navy would pick them up the ...

Published: Monday 08 July 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

After Dunkirk

... After Dunkirk The arrival of Empire troops required additional transport a single day 73 troop trains were run by one railway alone. During six days early In June, 360 trains, 1,300 'buses, and 200 trams and trolley 'buses moved children and their attendants ...

Published: Saturday 28 December 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LESSON OF DUNKIRK

... LESSON OF DUNKIRK Stressing the significance Dunkirk, General Smuts said: If the German army and air force, together could not succeed In supreme effort In their attack single point like Dunkirk, how oan they fairly hope succeed In attack such huge area ...

Published: Monday 22 July 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 4 | Tags: none