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rHINTS ARE SUART

... heave lade returning safely from the horrora of Dunkirk—Uud the news reached Mrs I. Oreive, Weetwood Avenue. Woolar. that her son, Cpl. T. Greive, had been killed In action during the retreat from Dunkirk in May. It ia only abort time since be was on leave ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1171 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BADGE CRAZE

... destroyer with steam is the immediate disposal of Ihe FUEHRER. With wind upl -Ftmeft THE LISTENER-IN NAVAL Yet He Volunteered For Dunkirk AN mi «f typteal of the Milan try whiah aavad our Midler* In Balclum Mina light aver tha waah-antf whan St-yanr-ald ataman ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 711 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TWEEDMOUTH MAN’S STORY

... turn the machine round, and machine-gun the cowering women and children as they lay in the ditches.” While retreating to Dunkirk, where he boarded a vessel which brought him to England, he recalled how at one particular village, gendarme stopped him and ...

“ IT WAS HELL LET LOOSE,” SAYS FUSILIER

... the Navy and that we might thank God for such a senior Service. Some idea of how Cpl. Allen and two comrades got away from Dunkirk can be gnaged from the following story: “Two other fellows and myself.” writes, “stoje. a small rowing bofit and rowed out ...

RESTON

... RESTON Driver G. HorsburgTi, R.A., who was evacuated from Dunkirk, has been home on leave. Kfton WILL entertained members of Stow .11.1. and provided a varied programme. As the result of a flag day organised by Heston AN.R.I., £6 13s has been sent to ...

ARRIVED SAFELY

... Chennel to England under heavy bombardment from both air and land. Although there had been qnite e number of men from Berwkk in Dunkirk. Cox did not anr. although had been Jpoktag far them. TnrxTTT* Oaotaln D. W. K. Brook. A.R.P. Are* Orgmniser, end Major General ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 558 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TILLMOUTH MEN

... SEAMEN ON SUNK SHIP The Admiralty have announced that, while auutiac with tbc evacuation of British and French troop* from the Dunkirk area, H.M.T Blackburn Rovers was sun* off the French coast A Berwick man, Leadina Seaman David Bunmn, Low Oreens, was aboard ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 721 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOR SALE

... roadside ditches. Four days after leaving her home she was one of eleven people who were taken on board an hospital ship at Dunkirk. The ship w as bombed, but not hit, altlmugh an accompanying vessel w as struck Berwick Sergt.-Observer Missing Mr and Mrs ...

ITALIANS DETAINED Windows

... morning service in Wallace Green Church on Sunday special prayers of thankagivinir were offered for the great deliverance Dunkirk, for the rairaele of courage and endurance on the part of the rescuers and rearguards, for mat leadership. and for those who ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1768 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Tweed mouth Notes

... TTi« wiry helpful was closed with the pronouncement of the Benediction by the Rev. Cordon Johnston, C.Fborne leave after Dunkirk Continued from next column. tSi« M, PO, & , S : Chddren » SSt T»Sr _Fnait for M.Jdn THUaSDAY. The Services FUSILIERS' GAZETTES ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 907 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Social and Personal

... consequence not only large steamers, but all kinds of small craft, mchidmg even over barges, were able cross the Channel to Dunkirk and carry thousands of troops to safety, including our Berwick menmen who would surely have died the Channel had been rough ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Berwick Advertiser
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 966 | Page: 3 | Tags: none