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DUNKIRK

... DUNKIRK The coxswain: and; motor mechanic of the ' Hythe lifeboat, who did not obey a request by the naval authorities at Dover to assist in the evacuation of the B.E.Q. from Dunkirk. have been dismissed from,. :the .Lifeboat Service. A report issued ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 287 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

t OF DUNKIRK

... OF DUNKIRK French military spokesman declared to-day that the anal of Allied units to the fortified positions of Dunkirk king place in more favourable conditions. lilay's , ,nwial French communique says:- sea and in the air, the French and British Cam ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 279 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BISHOP AND DUNKIRK

... BISHOP AND DUNKIRK No-one could deny that there was some deep and mystic connexion between the prayers offered throughout the country on Thanksgiving Sunday and that very miraculous evacuation from Dunkirk, said the Bishop of Lichfield (Rt. Rev. E. S ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Advertiser
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 289 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SHORT LEAVE FOR DUNKIRK HEROES

... SHORT LEAVE FOR DUNKIRK HEROES. Short-term passes will granted to personnel of the B.E.F. recently returned from France, the War Office announces. The conditions so far prevailing make it impossible to grant leave until the troops who have returned have ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Walsall Observer
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 99 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

NO MORE DUNKIRK RETREATS

... NO MORE DUNKIRK RETREATS 'rem the Flynt There are ern people who talk in strain of Well; if they get here, Walsall ii 203 miles away.' But you are not 203 miles away in Walsall: you are 45 minutes away from the front line as the aeroplane. and I ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Rugeley Times
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 309 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

A DUNKIRK HERO

... struggle of Dunkirk. Driver Wright, who is serving with the Royal Army Service Corps, volunteered for military service shortly after the outbreak of war and has since seen service in both France and Belgium. During the evacuation of Dunkirk, the ship on ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Lichfield Mercury
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 271 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE RETURN FROM DUNKIRK

... THE RETURN FROM DUNKIRK Another series of Pictures of Local B.E.F. Men In Fritla%• s Weekly Sentinel North Staffordshire Wedding Groups Stone Grammar School Sports Hartshill Church Parade ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 28 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK FINALE HEROIC FRENCH ADMIRAL

... DUNKIRK FINALE HEROIC FRENCH ADMIRAL RECEIVED BY THE KING The epic of Dunkirk is over, and the last of the defenders have now reached safety. Military and naval circles in Paris state that the evacuation of Dunkirk was without precedent in military history ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 64 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE KING DECORATES DUNKIRK HEROES The King to-day decorated officer heroes of the Dunkirk evactial'on during a ..

... THE KING DECORATES DUNKIRK HEROES The King to-day decorated officer heroes of the Dunkirk evactial'on during a SO-mile tour of a division o; troops in the Southern Gormand. Three officers who received the D.S.O. were Lieutenant-Co'onel Desmond Harrison ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 90 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Fenton Youth's Gun A Souvenir from Dunkirk

... Fenton Youth's Gun A Souvenir from Dunkirk Stated to have pointed a gun at other people while two youths were having a fight, Roy Finney. of 28, High-street, Fenton, was fined £lO at Stoke Police Court to-day for having in his possession a firearm and ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 323 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Battery's Gift to Officer Who Got Us Out of Dunkirk

... Battery's Gift to Officer Who Got Us Out of Dunkirk Letters home from Potteries soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk last week-end continue to show the magnificent spirit . of the B.E.F. and its unshaken faith in the ultimate triumph of the cause for which ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 606 | Page: 4 | Tags: none