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ERIC T. GORDON,

... Hawicg News to have been killed in action. He was a member the crew of the minesweeper Grade Fields,” which was sunk of! Dunkirk. He a grandson of Mr and Mrs T. Gordon, 28 Drumlanrig Square. Allowances for L.D.V. ...

Killed in Action

... in action. He was member of the crew of the inifte-swccper Grade Fields,” which was sunk as the result of enemy action off Dunkirk. The lad, who was 21 years of age, is grandson of Mr and Mrs T. Gordon, 28 Drumlanrig Square, and son of Mr and Mrs J. H. ...

GUNNER W. O. SCOTT

... Artillery, and had served five yean in India. He bad also served in Franco with tlie 8.E.F., and aorvived the epic evacuation Dunkirk. During spell in India Gunner Scott dietinguished himself an athlete, having competed successfully in relay teams Delhi. As ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1940
Newspaper: Hawick News and Border Chronicle
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 136 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

the burden of our calculations

... the great hour and long contest with fortitude, wisdom, lively wits, and Christian loving kindness. As in tlie passage from Dunkirk, so also in the successes granted to the Royal Navy' and Royal Air Force, and, latest, in the safe return of these children ...

Published: Friday 13 September 1940
Newspaper: Hawick News and Border Chronicle
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 289 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Newcastleton

... spent relatives and friends as the word slowly trickled through that one ono they had safely lauded. From the evacuation of Dunkirk Norway to Cherbourg, they have many stirring talcs to tell of their great exploits, and Liddesdalc proud of the valour of ...

FROM OUR READERS

... FROM OUR READERS (To the Editor Hawick Htwe.) Hospitality to Hawick Sir, —As member of the B.E.K. who were evacuated from Dunkirk, I would like to draw much attention possible to the marvellous hospitality extended ns the population of Freshfield, small ...

“A Boy’s Prank** “Stole” Boot a Juvenile Court on Wednesday, two apprentices were charged with having, on July ..

... wear it. Declaring that accused had wonderful imagination, the Fiscal went on to state that accused had said he had been at Dunkirk, that he had attended Glasgow University, that could speak four languages, particularly German, had been acting interpreter ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1940
Newspaper: Hawick News and Border Chronicle
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 690 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE HAWICK NEWS. FRIDAY. MAY 31. 1940

... and from the splinters of one bomb she was wounded. The same bomb killed fifteen people, including two women and a child. Dunkirk, after four days on the road, site finally secured place hospital ship. During tho voyage the I (capital ship was bombed by ...

Service to the Borders

... communication is that although is in the Royal Scots he had for a time been attached to the R.A.0.C., and had been evacuated from Dunkirk with members of that unit. Lce.- Cpl. Dick, who is looking very fit and well, married man with a family. He has been on leave ...