... DUNKIRK The Official Story of the Greatest Naval Exploit In History rHILE the withdrawal of men of the B.E.F. and * French troops from Northern France is still going on, the Admiralty issued a communique last night which vividly reveals the magnitude ...

... Wounded at Dunkirk Mrs. Brown, of Railway Cottages, Twlzel Lane, County Durham, has been notified by the War Department that her husband, Albert, aged 28. has been admitted to hospital suffering with gunshot wounds received while fighting at Dunkirk with the ...

... DUNKIRK HERO After the Armistice Darlan had charge of the French gunboats that controlled the Rhine. Two years later became Commander-in-Chicf in the Par East—his third commission in those waters. He then served as Chef de Cabinet to the Minister of Marine ...

... LAST FROM DUNKIRK Some of the last French troops to leave Dunkirk arrived at ports along the South-East Coast of England yesterday, in rowing boats, yachts, a motor-boat, and a collection of other craft. This strange fleet used many devices to guide them ...

... SPECIAL LEAVE FOR DUNKIRK HEROES Special leave is to be granted to all ranks of the Royal Navy who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. The War Office announced last night that short term passes will be granted to personnel of the B.E.F. recently returned ...

... NIGHT ESCAPE FROM DUNKIRK Picked Up When Adrift The adventurous story of how 19-year-old Norman Palmer, of 4, Gladstone Terrace, Gateshead, escaped under the cover of night from Dunkirk, is revealed in a letter which he sent to his mother when he arrived ...

... direct Dunkirk, were instrumental in saving many soldiers. Coxswain's Statement Coxswain H. Griggs had been a member of the Hythe lifeboat crew for 38 years. He was said at the time to have declared to an interviewer that he declined to go to Dunkirk because ...

... “Improved Success” Of Dunkirk Evacuation The enemy was active with submarines and high-speed motor torpedo boats. Losses have been inflicted upon both these forces. The operation was Tendered more difficult by shallow water, narrow channels and strong ...

... WEOS ON LEAVE AFTER DUNKIRK LANCE - CORPORAL ROBERT STEELE, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Steele, Aldwick Road, Benwell, home on 48 hours’ leave after being at Dunkirk, with his bride. Miss Olive Tuff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Tuff, of Jesmond, seen after ...

... WOULD NOT TAKE LIFEBOAT TO DUNKIRK Coxswain and Motor Mechanic Dismissed inquiry has taken place at the instance of the committee of management of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution into the circumstances in which the crew of the Hythe lifeboat, ...

... SPITTAL MAN FROM DUNKIRK Scrjit. T. WinU-r, Spittal. in an interview with reporter, told of his experiences in the evacuation front Dunkirk. paid great tribute to the courage and coolness the men. Their turn for evacuation did not come until the Friday ...

... SHIELDS M] IN DUNKIRK EPIC Officer's Tribute to Crew A THRILLING story of the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk by a minesweeper on board which a number ut North Shields men and other Tynesiders were serving, was told to rhe Evening News today by the ...