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ONE OF LAST TO LEAVE

... of the last batch of British soldiers to be evacuated from Dunkirk reached Wombwell on Tuesday night. He is Pte. Norman Hirst (24), son of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Hirst. of 70, Wood Walk. In three weeks in Flanders he ha never remained at one place more than ...

Mimess anb expret‘t SATURDAY, JUNE Bth, 1940. De Novo Our immense for the substantial rescue of the British ..

... ary Force from Flanders mercifully clouded the under-lying tragedy—the colossal military disaster, as Mr. Churchill has the courage and candour to call it. For days we were buoyed and comforted with the tidings of miraculous evacuation, and the marvellous ...

PRAY FOR FRANCE

... foredoomed to disappointment. Neither work nor prayer will bring quick results in this war . .. But. thanks be to Gcd. the evacuation of Dunkirk. achieved that week. was nothing short of a miracle. The Archbishop of Canterbury now asks for prayer or behalf ...

THURNSCOE

... Vicar, the Rev. A. C. E. Bennett. In the evening service a prayer of thanksgiving was said for the successful evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders. and the Vicar rave an appropriate address. mentioning the heroism of the men and that some of the lads in ...

FROM DUNKIRK

... FROM DUNKIRK A South Elmsall lad who was evacuated from Dunkirk is William 'Howes (26), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howes. of 8. Chapel Lane. William is a member of a family with a remarkable record in the last war, in which his father, three brothers ...

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 ...

GAS

... was in the fightinglfor his brother-in-law, Mr. Harry Miss Mrs. G Tabener. of Wombwell. and also school captain of both in Flanders. and recently had 48 S tanl e y . broth r-m- aw, butcher, 'Bombardier Rowley is now in Eng- With WRITE MILLET& GROATS cricket ...

bank deposits. £1,093. The week's cam- paign was the subject of a full meeting of I the Mexborough and Swinton

... of Messrs. Blake's, of High Street. Mexborough, was with the British Expeditionary Force in their historic withdrawal from Flanders. He landed at a South Coast port on Tuesday, May 28th, and his father told me this week (writes a Times reporter) that ...