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They Changed Their Minds

... Pacifist”” and non-combatant has won the Military Medal for his services at Dunkirk, and is now a commissioned officer in the fighting ranks. It was his experiences at Dunkirk that opened his eyes to the true nature of the beast we are pledged to destroy ...

Published: Friday 23 August 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 228 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Sub:Lt. Robert G. Anderson

... home on leave at the end of the month. Sub-Liutenant Anderson has three brothers in the Army, two of whom came through the Dunkirk evacuation safely. Two of the brothers were in the Regular Army before the outbreak of war. PTE. WILLIAM MUNRO. ~ Pte. Wm ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 228 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LIFEBOAT COLLECTION

... service 1216 times; 2393 lives have been rescued, and 110 vessels saved. Nineteen lifeboats took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk, one being lost and all the others damaged. Other incidents arising out of the war have further contributed to increase our ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

MARYKIRK GORDON

... Twenty-two years of age, Seaman Morrison has been in the Navy for six years. He was at Narvik and also at the evacuation of Dunkirk. LAURENCEKIRK PRISONERS Two Laurencekirk men, reviously reported as missing, are now gnown to be prisoners of war. They are:— ...

Published: Friday 20 September 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DURRIS

... W.R.1., under Mrs Robertson, Wardend, held a whist drive and dance in support of the Red Cross and also for the fund for Dunkirk vietims. There was an excellent response, Mr Ross, Quithel, was cardmaster, and the prize-winners were:— Ladies—l Miss B. ...

Published: Friday 05 July 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 179 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

STONEHAVEN COMFORTS FUND

... and these should be handed into the Barclay Street Depot immediately. Quite a number of those who figured in the heroie Dunkirk episode lost all their personal belongings, and the local committee is most anxious to help by every possible means. This ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 253 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

We Step Back

... from the Channel Islands, from Shanghai. But, as the Prime Minister Bointedly remarked during the debate which followed Dunkirk, wars are not won by retreats; and for this reason among others the British people are not very happy about our latest ‘‘ ...

Published: Friday 23 August 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 395 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CO-ORDINATED WAR COMFORTS FUND

... expenses involved in operating the depots and distributing the comforts are just over 3} per cent. of the money spent, After the Dunkirk evacuation the Co-ordinating Committee . undertook the task of initiating the organisation of a fund for prisoners of war ...

Published: Friday 06 December 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 373 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A YEAR OF WAR

... , and others many relatives have had heavy and anxious hearts awaiting news of their loved ones. Grand and heroic as the Dunkirk and other episodes were, it cannot be denied that the episodes were also tragic to a number. From week to week for some time ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1940
Newspaper: Mearns Leader
County: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1505 | Page: 1 | Tags: none