... A Letter from Bristol When they were brought away from Dunkirk, some of the Rochdale boys found themselves taken off to Bristol for a night or so until proper accommodation could be found, for them. Bristol made them very heartily welcome; townspeople ...

... British Expeditionary Force, and 30,000 men killed or prisoners. It is as well to know’ these things lest the superb epic of Dunkirk should blind us to the fact that the army which came back was _a defeated army —though, happily, it was still an army. As ...

... A WAR DIARY FRIDAY Allied troops were withstanding magnificently the onslaught of the Germans on the Corunna line at Dunkirk, their grit and tenacity enabling evacuation of the northern armies continue. Further south the French gained a success in the ...

... on Friday. The party was arranged to give a send-oft to Ordinary Seaman Eric Banner, who had been on short leave after the Dunkirk evacuation, which earned for him the decoration of the Croix de Guerre. A delightful social evening was spent. Songs were ...

... Second-Lieutenant H. TAYLOR Arriving home last week with the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, Second Lieutenant Herbert Taylor of 32 Sheriff Street, Rochdale, was reticent about his recent experiences when congratulated on his Military Cross award for conspicuous ...

... Commons Mr. Churchill spoke of the miracle of the deliverance of 335,000 British and French troops from the jaws of death Dunkirk. Our losses in men, he told the House, exceeded in killed, wounded and missing, in the series of battles fought on three fronts ...

... the shrapnel struck. He is now in a Midland town. Captain West had to go through the water to get on a ship when leaving Dunkirk and during the process he lost his trousers, but in a postcard home he stated that the most disconcerting of his experiences ...

... than sea power —and even the Dunkirk epic did ndt suffice to show him the mistake he was making The Allied navies in the Mediterranean, with the able assistance of the Air Force stationed there, may succeed where Dunkirk failed. * We said just now that ...

... Lee (secretary of the ladies’ section). Tom Robinson of Baillie Street carried out the funeral arrangements. MEN BACK FROM DUNKIRK Urgent Appeal For Socks and Other Articles All working parties and individuals who have socks already made for the troops ...

... WEDNESDAY The British and French armies in Belgium and Northern France were reported to be battling their way through to Dunkirk, where ships waited for them and fortified positions were prepared by Allied naval engineers and marines. The rearguard actions ...

... France on the outbreak of the war. Sapper J. Fallon of Lit I John rough Concussion and deafness sustained whilst in action at Dunkirk has resulted in Sapper Joseph Fallon of the Royal Engineers being admitted to hospital in Devonshire, is a married man. and ...

... MONDAY The French communique stated that the enemy continued to attack with ferocity our positions around Dunkirk, where they encountered vigorous resistance and unceasing counter-attacks by our troops. The enemy, the statement added, is bringing up ...