... hours, but they dried on me. “We waited at Dunkirk to pick up the wounded and some more men. We got away from Dunkirk at 1 oclock’ in the morning and was it dark finding our way to the ship! “ While waiting at Dunkirk our ship minesweeper) was shelled from ...

... TEN WEEKS TRAININGTHEN DUNKIRK Henlow Sailor’s Experience One of the local men who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk was a Henlow sailor who had been in the Navy only ten weeks. He was O/S. Douglas Gordon Vine, of Pairhaven.” Clifton Load, son of ...

... PARISH OF BIGGLESWADE A DAY OF THANKSGIVING For the MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK’ (see Prime Minister’s speech) WILL BE OBSERVED SUNDAY NEXT, June 9th at the Parish Church and the Church of St. John All who joined in the Day of Prayer are invited to return to ...

... SWAM 200 YARDS TO DESTROYER Thrilling Escape From Dunkirk GUNNER WELLS IN NAVV Gunner Charles F. Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wells, of Victoria) House, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, writes a* follows to his parents from Warrington: How are you all? Am ...

... Thousand bombs dropped Paris. German attacks continued around Dunkirk. Garrison at Dunkirk in peril. R.A.F. continued to attack German troop concentrations. Tuesday: Evacuation of troops from Dunkirk completed. Prime Minister stated that 335,000 troops had ...

... Tottenham & District Gas Co. Local Soldiers Back From France Thrilling Escapes From Boulogne and Dunkirk ...

... PRAYERS FOR DELIVERANCE Two Caldecote soldiers, evacuated with other members of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. attended Caldecole Parish Church on Sunday, when special prayers were offered for their deliverance. Tney were Stanley Price of 26 Council Collages ...

... and is detained in hospital. E Waylett, of Clifton Road, was on the minesweeper Skipjack when it was bombed and sank off Dunkirk, but he escaped and is now home on leave. ...

... and Leslie Chamberlain, Ampthill Road. Vintner in the Guards. described his recent experiences during the evacuation from Dunkirk. It is the same story that is heard from all sides. One action followed another and all the time the B-ritish were subjected ...

... proposed to buy another 6 lbs. of navy wool for knitting purposes.—All the Everton boys serving in lI.M. Forces who were in the Dunkirk evacuation have arrived safely in England and have been home on leave. All look remarkably well after their trying experience ...

... join the Koyal Engineers. He succeeded Mr. F. Talbot at Biggleswade. The Miracle Dunkirk.”—Services of thanksgiving for the deliverance of so many men of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, were held at all the churches in the town on Sunday. There were large congregations ...

... but after two days we had to leave our guns and rode to about 25 miles from Dunkirk. We stayed here one night and then came lovely route march right through the night to Dunkirk. Several times we had to walk over Planks and ladders to get over blown-up ...