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THE BRECHIN ADVERTISER

... in England were.incressing numbers of General Prioux's French Army, who had hackgd their way through the German hordes le Dunkirk from Lille. The War Office announced that as a result of the good progress made in the evacuation and the consequent reduction ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1106 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GIRL GUIDES' GIFT TO THE NATION

... arrange it. They are also giving a lifeboat, which, before being launched, was called into service for the evacuation of Dunkirk. These gifts represent the original £20,000, and one or two schemes are under discussion for the allocation of the remaining ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

HOME GROWN FOODSTUUS

... diced potatoes, then baked. Cheese grated over this dish improves the flavour. June 11, 1940 For the Young Folks HEROIC DUNKIRK Dunkirk, like Calais, once belonged to Britain though only for four years. Oliver Cromwell captured it in 1658, but in 1662 Charles ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1474 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

War Summaries from Day to Day TUESDAY, June 4 It was officially announced that the casualties in Monday's raid on

... several private houses were hit by explosive bombe. The War Office intimated that the evacuation of the Allied forces from the Dunkirk area bad been successfully completed during the night. The outstanding success of the operation which must rank as one of ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 794 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The Local Defence Volunteers When Britain was Formerly Threatened A Souvenir of the Boney Scare The formation ..

... the war with Britain to a quick conclusion by invading England. He dispatched 120,000 veteran troops to th..; coast between Dunkirk and St Valery with his own headquarters at Boulogne, where the white cliffs of Dover were actually in sight. The Channel ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 412 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Craig Activities

... producer to Montrose Operatic Society, is a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, and has just arrived home from active service via Dunkirk. EGGS FOR ST DROSTAN'S 292 Dozen Gifted Dr Lang, Medical Officer for St Drostan's, writes :— I wish to thank the many local ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1457 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Denouncing King Leopold's Surrender .

... home are with you and your niagnificent troops in this hour of peril. In a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants shot down 22 of a large' force of German fighters and bombers; in two sorties the squadron ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1637 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

AN EVENTFUL WEEK

... midst of battle on the order of its King without having warned their French and British comrades, thus opening the road to Dunkirk to the German divisions. Only 18 days ago the King of Belgium had addressed to the Allies an urgent appeal for help, which ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 535 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WM. BLACK & SON, Ltd

... of bedding, utensils, itc. Among the 'boys from the village who were with the B.E.F. and reached this country safely via Dunkirk were three gunners— Frank Low, Wilson Martin and John Wilson. All three joined the Territorials last year and went to France ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 636 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Montrose

... outstanding. hockey player and an all-round athlete during his stay in the burgh. He has been awarded the D.F.C. for gallantry at Dunkirk. The death occurred last Saturday of Mr Wm. T. Smith, retired baker, who was a well-known and esteemed member of the community ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 617 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Montrose

... at Montrose Waterworks. Tannadice Local men of the B.E.F. have been home on leave after their ordeal in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Pupils of Tannadice School under their headmaster, Mr J. Cleland, presented a. bright programme of choruses, songs and sketches ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 784 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Side-Lights On Local and Other Topics Go To It Again, Ladies In another column are details of Brechin's very ..

... Brechin young men who were engaged with the B.E.F. during the great conflict in Flanders and the historic evacuation from Dunkirk arrived home at the week-end for a few daysleave. Messages have come from other local lads, to the great relief of their ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1012 | Page: 5 | Tags: none