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DUNKIRK EVACUATION COMPLETE. 335.000 MEN BROUGHT TO ENGLAND

... DUNKIRK EVACUATION COMPLETE. 335.000 MEN BROUGHT TO ENGLAND. PRIME MINISTER’S GRAVE SPEECH. The Battle of the Ports has ended. Communiques issued in London and Paris on Tuesday week announced that the last Allied forces defending Dunkirk were reembarked ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 759 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MOST OF THE B.E.F. HOME

... now arrived in England, having been evacuated in as miscellaneous a fleet of vessels as that which brought the British from Dunkirk. They landed at a West Country and a south coast port. R.A.F. squadrons of the Advanced Air Striking Force have also returned ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 68 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH

... CROSTON. BRIDEGROOM, A DUNKIRK HERO. The first military wedding in Crostfla since the war began, took place at tbs parish church of St. Michael, Crsston, Saturday morning last, when the bridegroom was one of the heroes of Dunkirk, Driver Eric Bridge, of ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 927 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FORMBY S FIRST SOLDIER KILLED

... Lance-Corporal Arthur Joseph Whewell, a member of a Transport R.A.S.C. unit, was killed in action during the retreat from Dunkirk, on a ship going to south-east coast port, on May 31st. The news, not arriving till ten days after the occurrence, it was ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 159 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALLOWANCES FOR DISABLEMENT

... Advertiser will acknowledge donations. give thus Fund your utmost support a thank for the safe evacuation of our Forces from Dunkirk and Narvik. The heroes Narv k are now in our midst.—• Yours, Ac., WM. BURROWS, Chairman of the Ormskirk Urban District Council ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 404 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

t, jm. War time Cookert CLASSES. —A senes of six demonstrations in war-time will commence the Town Hall, mrel* ..

... treat. Good News of Boys.— During the past the anxiety of many people in Skelmcrsdale over the evacuation of lr.x»ps from Dunkirk has been greatly relieved by tlic news that quite a number of the gallant lads are now England once again Letters have received ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 359 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

RAINFORDj

... admitted nominal charge. Rainford Men Serving.—The twenty serving men who recently returned home to Rainford on Wave after the Dunkirk evacuation, each received a percel from the Rainford Comforts’ Fund before they returned to their untis. The parcels were ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 556 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SHOP ASSISTANTS

... For their match on Sunday against an K A.MX. XL, St. Anne's welcomed back to the team Albert who had just returned from Dunkirk, and. although he did not have much luck with the ball, he celebrated the occasion with undefeated innings of runs. Bert Bali ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1417 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NOTES BY THE WAY

... Expeditionary Force continue to arrive at their homes in the town and district from different parts of France, mainly from Dunkirk. Some have been in this country for a week or two, and all are having leave in turn mostly for 48 hours. They recount interesting ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Ormskirk Advertiser
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 5938 | Page: 5 | Tags: none