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Hero of Dunkirk Killed

... Hero of Dunkirk Killed Sergt. Probert was spending a hard-earned leave. He was in the Battle of France, and after a series of adventures escaped from the tragic dunes of Dunkirk. Then he came home to be killed within few yards his house. A crude oil bomb ...

Published: Monday 23 September 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK GALLANTRY

... DUNKIRK GALLANTRY OFFICERS DECORATED BY THE KING The King to-day decorated officer heroes of the Dunkirk evacuation, during a 60- raile tour of a division of troops in the Southern Command. Three officers who received the D.S.O. were Lieut.-Colonel Desmond ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 295 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

KILLED AT DUNKIRK

... KILLED AT DUNKIRK SON OF WELL-KNOWN COTTINGHAM MAN The parents of Troop-Sergeant- Major Thomas Wyatt Arbon, of Northgate. Cottingham, have received official notification of his death while on active service Mr C. H. Arbon, his father, was clerk to the ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 137 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ERIC OF DUNKIRK

... THE ERIC OF DUNKIRK. this tale of disaster there came a moment when imminent defeat stared the British Empire in the face. That was the time when the retreating Army was left isolated owing to King Leopold’s ignominious order to the Belgian troops to ...

Published: Friday 27 December 1940
Newspaper: Shepton Mallet Journal
County: Somerset, England
Type: | Words: 458 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AFTER DUNKIRK

... AFTER DUNKIRK. The Civic secvice was conducted by the Dean, who, announcing that the collection vvas for ihe R.A.F. Benevolent fund, said it was felt that it gave them an opportunity thankoffering for the magnmcent dexence the R.A.F. had put up and tlhe ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1940
Newspaper: Chester Chronicle
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 270 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LAST SEEN AT DUNKIRK

... LAST SEEN DUNKIRK On* of tiz brother! In the Army. Pte. A. E. Wilcox, 36, WUford-roed. Nottingham. reported nursing. i ( 25 yeen of age. One of hit brother* states last saw him in the withdrawal from Dunkirk. ...

Published: Wednesday 07 August 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 38 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BACK FROM DUNKIRK

... BACK FROM DUNKIRK LOCAL SOLDIERS IN THE RETREAT Among the local soldiers who have returned to England from France and Belgium is Pte. D. W. Ritchie, son of Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Ritchie, of Buckhurstavenue, Sevenoaks, who on Saturday received a letter from ...

DUNKIRK MEN READY

... DUNKIRK MEN READY The men of Dunkirk —nine divisions strong brought out vith little or equipment»re now fully reorganised and the disposal the Comtuander-in-Ohief to meet the aieiuy again if be fights the battle Britain. With them are the other men of ...

Published: Tuesday 09 July 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 837 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Dunkirk Hero

... Dunkirk Hero Admiral Abrial is 68. After directing the embarkation of the troops from Dunkirk he came to London where he was received in private audience by the King and met the First Sea Lord (Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound) and other officers ...

Published: Monday 17 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 48 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WOUNDED AT DUNKIRK

... WOUNDED AT DUNKIRK Sergeant Townsend. who mentioned that two or three members of his small party were from the Stafford district, was wounded in the right leg by a machine-gun bullet from a plane, while waiting at Dunkirk to board one of the ships helping ...

Published: Thursday 08 August 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 280 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION. HYTHE LIFE-BOAT COXSWAIN DISMISSED. An enquiry has taken place at the instance of the committee of management of the Royal National Life-boat Institution into the circumstances which the crew of the Hythe lite-boat when requested ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 274 | Page: 4 | Tags: none