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... instinctively dived to the shelter of gorse bushes (they had had bitter experience of machine-gunning by Nazi airmen near Dunkirk). After the 'planes (British 'planes on practice flights) had disappeared, they began gathering bilberries, which were plentiful ...
... Casualties reported this week include an lnveresk young man who was with the B.E.F. in France, had to swim for it from Dunkirk, and has now been killed in an accident in England. Another is an R.A.F. sergeant. He is reported missing and believed to ...
... M.T. Inspector, giving evide•nce, said the two accused entered the 'bus at Preston and an argument about the last war and Dunkirk started between them and a third man seated in front of them. He had warned the men to desist but they continued their argument ...
... was home on 48 hours' leave, is a motor mechanic, and had passed through a trying and perilous time in the operations at Dunkirk. He is a native of Edinburgh, having been born in Parson's Green district. His father served in the 13th Hussars for 21 years ...
... regiment at the outbreak of the war. His brother, George, is also in the Army. He was one of those successfully withdrawn from Dunkirk. Mrs Park's father, the late Mr William Aitchison, was a prisoner of war after being missing for three months in the last ...
... his old regiment. His elder brother, John, is also in the Seaforths and was one of the B.E.F. successfully withdrawn from Dunkirk. Another Musselburgh man reported missing is L. Cpl. William Tweddie. Royal Scots, youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs Archibald ...
... his old regiment. His elder brother, John, is also in the Seaforths and was one of the B. E.F. successfully withdrawn from Dunkirk. • PORTOBELLO. ...
... rung and Ma. Simmonds picked up the receiver the twentieth time. An excited vol.* told her : John's just got back frog. Dunkirk. Have you had any news o. Peter yet? The doorbell rang. Mrs Simn►ond:. laid down the receiver and jumps.. up . . . But it ...
... sacrifice. Other four members were prisoners of war in Germany, and another, Malcolm Duncan, had been seriously wounded at Dunkirk and had lost a leg. They hoped Malcolm would soon be among them at home. Councillor Hunter stated that it had been a difficult ...
... AUGUST 2. 1940 Casualties. MUSSELBURCH KILLED IN ACCIDENT. After fighting with the B.E.F. in France and making his escape from Dunkirk by swimming from beach to boat under shell-fire and bombing, Driver Alexander M`D. Hislop, who belonged to an Inveresk family ...