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UTTNDED BY SHRAPNEL

... UTTNDED BY SHRAPNEL GUNNER RICHARD BROWN. After being wounded by shrapnel in the retreat to Dunkirk, Gunner Richard Brown. 3s-year-cld son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Brown. of Wright Avenue. Ripley, is convalescent. Groner Brown ICI only married at Whitsuntide ...

SEASLIN W. WEAVER

... months, and has had two! weeks of terrifying experience whilst engaged in bringing soldiers from Dunkirk.) He made seven voyages each way to and! from Dunkirk on a Dutch Teasel, which had its bridge blown away. Although heavily bombed, he says, the sailors ...

FAN cLARRE

... has written Lome this week to say lie has safely lauded after swimming out to a ship to be picked up l off the beach at Dunkirk. He is 21 years ) of age and joined the Royal Artillery hat July. He has another brother serving in the R.A., who hopes to ...

DMIT SOLDIER HOME FROM DCNSIRK

... Pte. Clarke is iu the Durham Light Infantry and is very proud of their ,aehievement. After fighting in Arras he went to Dunkirk. The first thing he , saw was an ambulance van simply riddled ' with bullets with Red Crow, nurses lying 'dead round it. He ...

PTE. W. G. LEE

... 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 when they reached Margate. Before joining up he was employed at the Ambergate Wireworka ...

CODNOR. FORESTERS SAFE

... SAFE. Elder son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hallam, ,of Heanor Road, Codnor, was amongst the fortunate once in the evacuation from Dunkirk. Hallam, who is in the 21;5th Sherwood Foresters, joined up in January last year and has been serving on tho Western Front ...

GUNNER LESLIE FALLOWS

... and was called up last June. He has been abroad for the past eight months. After wading out to the boat off the, coast of Dunkirk, he was picked up, and they had steamed half-way across the Channel when they were severely bombed by enemy aircraft. He managed ...

GUNNER FRED. PECKHAM

... outbreak of hostilities. At the timer the order came through for the epic, of writing they are enjoying a weft. withdrawal to Dunkirk. earned leave. OVER LANE SEAMAN & CODNOR SAPPER • f ts i . 44 4,; ...

SAPPER STODDARD

... SEAMAN HADYN BRADSHAW. Last Thursday, Seaman 'Jaclyn Bradshaw, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John One of the last men to leave Dunkirk Bradhaw, of Over Lane, arrived home en was Sapper Samuel Stoddard; of Mill Lane, special leave after having his baptism in ...

COML. S

... and Mrs. James Roberta, of Station Road, Codnor Park, arrived home safe and well on Monday after a very trying - time from Dunkirk, along with a few more pals from his own village. Pte. Roberts, who is a serving member of the Sherwood Foresters, first went ...