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THEY MET IN SEA OFF DUNKIRK

... THEY MET IN SEA OFF DUNKIRK Here the story of an amazing coincidence told yesterday by a Campbeltown (Scotland) man who took part in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Flanders. “My ship was among the first to reach Dunkirk to begin the evacuation. he ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 144 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMANS BOMB AND SHELL DUNKIRK

... GERMANS BOMB AND SHELL DUNKIRK ALLIED AIRCRAFT SPOT IMPORTANT MOVES EVACUATION SPEED-UP British and French soldiers evacuated from Flanders reached British ports to-day and shared a single hope— that was to get back to the battle zone and have another ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1459 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FEROCIOUS GERMAN ATTACKS AT DUNKIRK

... FEROCIOUS GERMAN ATTACKS AT DUNKIRK Allied fortified Camp holds out * oop Evacuation Continues Uninterruptedly ARTILLERY AND i AIR BOMBARDMENT . While the Allies have continued uninterruptedly kii * ne withdrawal of their troops from Dunthe fighting there ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 970 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FOUR -! FIFTHS OF FROM DUNKIRK

... Air Force. DUNKIRK ATTACK In the Dunkirk area the embarkation troops was still being actively carried out at normal speed, despite new difficulties. During the put 14 heurs the enemy has brought up heavy longrange artillery all round Dunkirk to cover the ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 727 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TWO SONS IN THE DUNKIRK DRAMA

... TWO SONS IN THE DUNKIRK DRAMA MR. and Mrs. H. Gaskin, of 23, HI Recreation -street, Long Eaton, have a proud record—three of their four sons are members of H.M. Forces and two were in the Dunkirk drama. Pte. Cyril Oaskin i.s in a Lancashire hos- Otal ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Stapleford & Sandiacre News
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 614 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DERBY MAN'S ORDEAL AT DUNKIRK

... DERBY MAN'S ORDEAL AT DUNKIRK MACHINE-GUNNED AND BOMBED ALL DAY OOMBED and machine-gunned while leaving Dunkirk Derby man serving with the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, as now in a north country hospital. He is Sergeant W. Brailsford, whose home address ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 340 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BOMBS RAINED ON DUNKIRK HARBOUR

... BOMBS RAINED ON DUNKIRK HARBOUR of the crev> of British transport sent to help in the evacuation of BJU*. troops from a French port told reporter in London how work was carried out amid a blizzard of bombs and machine-sun bullets. tim Omnia attaakM .la ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 1018 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK ... THIS SHINING THING QO long as the English tongue survives the word Dunkirk wi!l be spoken with ..

... DUNKIRK THIS SHINING THING QO long as the English tongue survives the word Dunkirk wi!l be spoken with reverence. A leading article in the New York Times paying this tribute today adds, The rags and blemishes which have hidden the soul of democracy ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 100 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Last Dunkirk Defenders Reach Safety

... Last Dunkirk Defenders Reach Safety THE last of the defenders of Dunkirk, the heroic rearguard that held the Germans at bay while the main Allied Armies of the North escaped the trap the Germans had set for them, have now reached safety. The completion ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 304 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK HERO'S GEDLING BRIDE

... DUNKIRK HERO'S GEDLING BRIDE Less than 4S hours after arriving from Dunkirk with some of the last contingent in the heroic retreat from Flanders, L/Opl. George Btorr, of Bulcote. was married to Miss Gladys Mabel Smith, of Phoenix Farm. Gedling. at Gedling ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Beeston Gazette and Echo
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 4 | Tags: none