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OUR MEN OF IRON

... IRON It was revealed in London yesterday that the crew of a British ship ironed the clothes of nurses whom they evacuated from the Flanders coast. The ship had made its third trip across the North Sea then it picked up a party of hospital nurses who were ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 174 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ON LOST DESTROYER

... Stan'ey-road. Hartshill. have been informed that he received a gunshot wound in the right arm during action. but has been evacuated from Flanders to a military hospital in the south. where he is now progressing well. Following is a further list of names: TUNSTALL ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 148 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WEDDING OF MISS A. M. WAY Daughter of Former Eccleshall Rector The wedding took place at Denham. ..

... official of the L.C.C. described the working of the great six-day evacuation scheme from London, which reached the half-way stage to-day. About 20,000 children a day are being evacuated. He added:— I have not heard of a single case of a child forgetting ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 262 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CAR AWAY

... Lance - Corporal Clifford Edward Williams (aged 25), a Guardsman, whose home is in South Wales, is one of the B.E.F. evacuated from Flanders. Unable to get leave to visit his wife and a baby he has never seen, he took away doctor’s car in order to get home ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 165 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

STATION SCENES IN BIRMINGHAM

... STATION SCENES IN BIRMINGHAM MIDLAND TROOPS’ EXPERIENCES The evacuation of the B.E.F. and French troops from Dunkirk continued throughout the night and to-day. The disembarkation of war-weary but still wonderfully cheerful fighting men is being carried ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 159 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AN EVKNTPn. AiOVirr

... thought and prayer with them all. But none ns likely to forget the wave of gratitude Almighty God after the heroic evacuation of Flanders and the return safety of numbers of Radford's sons.’ FURTHER ADDITION STAFF AT WYKEN The Vicar of Wyken (tho Rev. ...

Published: Saturday 06 July 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Standard
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 191 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMANS BOMB REFUGEE TRAINS

... Luxembourg in everincreasing numbers, in all sorts of vehicles. It is understood that there is no question so far of an official evacuation of Brussels. priest, who heartens his parishioners as they go. COUNTRYSIDE HOMES FOR REFUGEES The capital is calm in rpite ...

Published: Monday 13 May 1940
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 324 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IN HOSPITAL

... who was evacuated from Dunkirk. is now in a miiitary hospital suffering from shock. Also in hospital is Private D. Yoxal!, Prince Albert-street. Crewe. He was wounded while heaping in tile evacuation of civilians from Brussels. BACK FROM FLANDERS Further ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 422 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The R.A.F.’s Part

... The R.A.F.’s Part Only when the full story of the extrication of the B.E.F. from Flanders comes to written will it be possible to estimate accurately the share of each of the three Services in that grand feat of arms. Students of war will seek answers ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 722 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

REOCCUPIED

... Foiled The German Army, foiled in its attack on Dunkirk by rising flood waters, which Allied engineers have loosed over the Flanders Plain, redoubled its efforts to-dav to cut off the French rearguard fighting its way to the coast. This force—part of General ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Inundation Impeding the Germans

... troops who were, most 'gravely threatenedthe rearguard. Dealing with the evacuation of Flanders, the spokesman said: There is a continual coming and going. Ships leave with the evacuated personnel and material, and return with suppiies of food, medical stores ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 358 | Page: 1 | Tags: none