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Evacuation of Dunkirk's Heroic Rearguard Goes On TROOPS' GREAT DISCIPLINE

... who have covered the evacuation of the northern armies from Flanders is going steadily forward in spite of aerial bombing and bombardment by German long-range guns. The troops with their arms and baggage are being embarked with perfect precision. They ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PTE. W. G. LEE

... Matlock Road, who has been out with the B.E.F. in Flanders, has been home on leave. Joining up as a Territorial with the 2ndiSth Sherwood Foresters, Pte. Lee endured all the hardships when being evacuated from Dunkirk. lie said they had a marvellous reception ...

SERGT. F. SMITH

... British Legion. wheee home address is at Pease Hill. is home on short leave after his trying experiences in the retreat and evacuation. Commenting to oar representative .iergt. Smith said that had it not been for the capitulation of the Belgian army. a different ...

GERMANS FOILED

... Meanwhile the German Army, foiled in its attack on Dunkirk by ming flood waters, which Allied engineers have released over the Flanders plain. has redoubled its efforts to out off the French rearguard, which is fighting its way to the mast. This force—part ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 267 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SOLICITOR & HOUSE AGENT SUED •

... land, air and sea, and who also took part in the Dunkirk evacuation .and if so wil Ithe medal be presented to British, French and Belgian allied men. Percy Main Soldiers Safely Back From Flanders E. MILLER J. C. OSBORNE . • 'l4 J . Mk *wen J. W. SCARFY ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 347 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CALL-UP TO BE QUICKER

... against a foe which studies these questions meticulously. SHIELDS MEN BACK FROM FLANDERS Many North Shields men are among the B.E.F. who have been successfully evacuated from Flanders. Members of the Northern Press who are reported safe in England are . Sergt ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 702 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SHIELDS MAN GETS M.C. AWARD

... SHIELDS MAN GETS M.C. AWARD Flanders Bravery Rewarded SECOND:LIEUT. A, W. Leinster, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. who has been awarded the MC.. is a North Shields man. On May 31 at Moeres there was a gap in the defensive position on the Lingefoot Canal ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 295 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Allies Fight on Against World's Largest Attacking Force

... British forces at Dunkirk are continuing in complete solidarity the stubborn fight to resist the German drive and assure the evacuation. The enemy, showing the importance which he attaches to crossing the Somme. counter-attacked in this region. This cou ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 482 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DECKS CRAMMED

... officers included a one-armed' veteran of the last war. According to some estimates only a division of Allied troops now main in Flanders. FRENCH LANDED Among those safely landed in England were increasing numbers of! General Prioux's gallant French army who ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 352 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SWAN WICK

... SWAN WICK. Swanwick village is proud of its men who have taken part in the great retreat of the B.E.F. in Flanders. Their endurance under the moat terrible and inhuman type of warfare cannot be described, and Napoleon's retreat from Moscow was a mere ...

B.E.F. MEN HOME

... Paris. Friday. . • Admirad Abrial who is m command of the French naval forces who have been assisting in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Triguero Wins Salisbury Cup 2.0 150 MAIDEN (S.) ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1011 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ALLIED MILITARY REVIEWS FRENCH UNITS STILL HOLD CALAIS AND DUNKIRK Belgians' Valiant Fight Before Capitulation ..

... night French units still held out In Calais. Dunkirk has been heavily bombed but the town is not directly threatened. in Flanders. the enemy was dealt t heavy blow and his losses are reported to have been very high. MASSED R.A.F. ATTACKS The situation ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Shields Daily News
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 581 | Page: 1 | Tags: none