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NORTHANTS’ PART IN FIRST YEAR OF WAR

... that struck answering chords in the hearts of the visitors. Large numbers of evacues have since returned. For instance, 25,000 evacues arrived in Northampton when evacuation began. Mid-August figures this year showed that less than one sixth of them remained ...

Published: Friday 13 September 1940
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 364 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

GALLANT FINAL STAND ON 'CORUNNA LINE'

... complete solidarity the stubborn German drive and assure the evacuation. TROOPS BOMBED aim by the R.A.F. are given in an Air : UnCei^lent to da y- This states: Royal Air tinue to screen the evacuation of Allied th e or th East Coast of France. Further re-0r ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1426 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WAR BRIEFS

... Regiment, second son of Vice- Admiral G. H. D. O. Lyon and Mrs. Lyon, of Lymington, Hants., has been killed in action in Flanders. He played for England at Rugby Football. Well-informed circles Bucharest say that in response to Rumanian request, the Soviet ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 154 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

HIS THIRD STAR CAPT. TOM ROWETT. OF HOLBEACH

... commission and became a lieutenant. His new rank dates from the beginning of June. After taking part in the Battle of Flanders he was evacuated from Dunkirk and was home on leave in Holbeach a few week c ago: Holbeach has every reason to be proud of this rapid ...

Published: Friday 26 July 1940
Newspaper: Spalding Guardian
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FROM PAGE ONE Allies Facing Mad Onslaughts

... Other attacks took place in the region ot Valenciennes where, after victorious defensive action, the French spontaneously evacuated a sharp salient. - - On the Channel coast the Boulog n e citadel fell late yesterday afternoon, but this mornin Calais was ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 409 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MORE NEWS OF ESTERS HIRE MEN Guardsman One Of Last To Leave Dunkirk

... Earl Shilton man, Guardsman W. Grewcock, of Tower-road, has returned to England after being in the thick of the fighting in Flanders. Guardsman Grewcock, who has served with The Grenadier Guards for two years, was with his unit covering the retreat and was ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 229 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

RESCUES CONTINUE

... RESCUES CONTINUE SHIPLOADS FROM FLANDERS MORE OF PRIOUX ARMY HERE •rriHOUSANDS British and French soldiers continued to pour into England to-day, safe home from Flanders. All night long the Navy had carried on its brilliant work of rescue, and today the ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

At Bay

... Belgians the military situation of the Allies in Flanders and Artois was desperate enough. Mr. Churchill has prepared us for hard and heavy tidings. At best we must look for a successful evacuation and at worst for detailed destruction of a glorious ...

THEIR LUCK HELD

... member of a Labour unit which took its place in the line in Flanders, is convinced that if the BEF had had support in the air equal to that accorded the Germans, there would have been no evacuation of Dunkirk. Along with his friend Pte. Tom Smith, of Wigston ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 216 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Lincolnshire Echo

... already evacuated have reached important jppepoittohs,’* A number Belgian units which refused to obey Leopold's order to surrender have now reached the port with their officers, who include army corps general. More than 100.000 then have been evacuated from ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 513 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LATE NEWS

... kirk to German p ftir f / German losses far as they firmed amounte ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 190 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

I MKNCURY SATURDAY JUNC 1M IMS OUwmW Ma LARGEST CERTIFIED NET SALE Esiab 1874in'-Nfp-) SATUrfDAY JUNE 1940 V' ..

... A Rutherford back to England safely from Flanders yesterday ' ' ' in black-out by- To-day died from injuries in South of England hospital DOG FOLLOWS BEF FROM FLANDERS 'l tiii took part in - retreat evacuation of' the BEI' from now being-cared for at ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 955 | Page: 1 | Tags: none