... LINK WITH DUNKIRK HERO Commander J. C. Clouston's Work in Epic Evacuation Westray will be proud of the grandson of one of Its sons, Commander J. Campbell Clouston, R.N., who lust his life after playing a heroic part in the evacuation from Dunkirk. Commander ...

... The following is au extract• from a letter written to a friend by a Kirkwall nieruher of the B.E.F. who took part in the Dunkirk evacuation: Dear —, • _. . Seeing Fm not doing much to-night. I thought I would just sit down and write you a few lines. ...

... Seaforth Highlanders, and was eventually drafted over ; seas. No new s of him had been received since the dark days before Dunkirk. Eday folk join with his parents in rejoicing over the good news that lie is safe, although a prisoner. Private Tul- Inch ...

... at least as important a part, and at times, as in the brilliant evacuations from the coast of France, from Rotterdam and Dunkirk right down to St Jean de Luz, they add the glory of action under fire to the silent service of continuous patrol round our ...

... am• munition dumps and troops. Seventy-eight Nazi machines were shot down or seriously damaged during the operations around Dunkirk alone on Saturday—a new record for the R.A.F. A further thirty-five were shot down on Sunday, making 113 for two days. The ...

... to Orkney lads serving with the Forces, and they have been particularly plentiful during and &Mee the Flanders battle and Dunkirk evacuation in which the B.E.F. figured. Newp has flashed here and there like wildfire that so and so is missimtdid you hear ...

... portly merchants understand in rural Pica rdy. • • • • • Ilfirough scores of tiny villages, past n►any a proud chateau, From Dunkirk, rala.is, and Boulogne the khaki columns go, From Artois down to Burgundy, Alsace, and fair Lunraine— But ah to be in Picardy ...

... 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 ...

... spite of the defection of King Leopold and the German break through on the other flank at Sedan, it fought its way back to Dunkirk and five-sixths of it reached home. An outstanding exploit was the holding of Calais citadel for over a week by an improvised ...

... does net meal that, we are entitled to be complacent. The heavy losses of equipment suffered by our figgl►tiu forces at, Dunkirk and in the withdrawal from France have been met. There is evidence on all sides that production of aircraft and munitions ...

... speaker carried on to end, and sat down with a feeling that, compared to addressing a Stenwick audience, the retreat from Dunkirk was a bunday•school picnic. He smiled a twisted smile as there came from Godfrey hitch the loud-voiced comment: fired ;sir ...

... been remade during the past few months. It has learnt the lessons of recent experience, and is ready to apply them. Before Dunkirk the Britih Army was well trained and well equipped. Talk about the troops under Lord God as though they were a scratch lot ...