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MILLERS, Princes Street

... MILLERS, Princes Street. German soldiers who were taken prisoner in the retreat to Dunkirk complained that their air force was seldom visible, but the R.A.F. never left then► alone. It was the fault of our aeroplanes, said a German N.C.O. They should ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 50 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BLACK PAPER NOW IN STOCK MILLERS, Princes Street

... BLACK PAPER NOW IN STOCK MILLERS, Princes Street. German soldiers who were taken prisoner in the retreat to Dunkirk complained that their air force was seldom visible. but the R.A.F. never left them alone. It was the fault of our aeroplanes, said a ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

and in spite of the defection of King Leopold and the Ger►nan break through on the other flank at Sedan,

... spite of the defection of King Leopold and the Ger►nan 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 11 September 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HOME FROM FRANCE AND BELGIUM

... to tell of what took place during the withdrawal from Belgium. and the frighteome time they had during the evacuation from Dunkirk. All, however. could not say enough or be thankful enough for the great part played by the Navy and the volunteers with their ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE ARMY OF TO-DAY

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

Published: Wednesday 18 September 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CANNOT 1W Too MANY

... ships of the fleet. as well as for eoastal patrols and convoy work with fleets of merchantmen. Their work at Boulogne and Dunkirk is known all over the world: but • yi►e, at the beginning of this war, would have th - night of ocean-going destroy..rs well ...

Published: Wednesday 02 October 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE REGAL

... Monday night. 1k had been through' most of the fighting in Belgituu and northern France. and was one of the men evacuated from Dunkirk. lie was .only home for a short time, and has left for his headquarters to get new equipment, etc. His home-coming was a great ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 178 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MERCHANT SHIP LOSSES Well Belch► Average Weekly Figure. Mercantile losses due to enemy action during the week ..

... 830 tons, and two Allied, of 10,646 tons. The average weekly losses during the war are just under 63,000 tons. excluding Dunkirk. The (lemons. however, again claimed during the week under question to have sunk a total of 82,450 tons of merchant shipping ...

Published: Wednesday 25 December 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 208 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

sEuirriNfi OFFICERS

... sEuirriNfi OFFICERS. Army training to-day is a eomplex business. The machine was working well before the Dunkirk evacuation put a heavy load on it. Yet, although the quality of young soldiers turned out had to be quickly inci eased to fill the gaps. their ...

Published: Wednesday 16 October 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 233 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PRISONERS OF WAR

... reported missing three months ago. His younger brother, Matthew, who was with the same regiment, was safely evacuated from Dunkirk. Ptc. Herbison, who is 23 years of age, was working in a Port-Glasgow shipyard before the outbreak of war. ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 210 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WILLS AND ESTATES

... latter work seems to have been fairly well completed now. Some Port-Glasgow lads who lost all their souvenirs during the Dunkirk evacuation. have been able to gather together some more from Nazi aircraft which have been brought down somewhere in England ...

Published: Friday 30 August 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 611 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WIZEN IT'S TIME TO PLAY

... giving is only in the gift of free men who believe in the cause for which they work. Men use the machines. The spirit of Dunkirk is unbeatable. given the weapons our workers are making. In (lays of trial and adversity. the Itritish people show the stuff ...

Published: Wednesday 10 July 1940
Newspaper: Port-Glasgow Express
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 277 | Page: 4 | Tags: none