... hours, but they dried on me. “We waited at Dunkirk to pick up the wounded and some more men. We got away from Dunkirk at 1 oclock’ in the morning and was it dark finding our way to the ship! “ While waiting at Dunkirk our ship minesweeper) was shelled from ...

... TEN WEEKS TRAININGTHEN DUNKIRK Henlow Sailor’s Experience One of the local men who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk was a Henlow sailor who had been in the Navy only ten weeks. He was O/S. Douglas Gordon Vine, of Pairhaven.” Clifton Load, son of ...

... PRAYERS FOR DELIVERANCE Two Caldecote soldiers, evacuated with other members of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. attended Caldecole Parish Church on Sunday, when special prayers were offered for their deliverance. Tney were Stanley Price of 26 Council Collages ...

... and Leslie Chamberlain, Ampthill Road. Vintner in the Guards. described his recent experiences during the evacuation from Dunkirk. It is the same story that is heard from all sides. One action followed another and all the time the B-ritish were subjected ...

... join the Koyal Engineers. He succeeded Mr. F. Talbot at Biggleswade. The Miracle Dunkirk.”—Services of thanksgiving for the deliverance of so many men of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, were held at all the churches in the town on Sunday. There were large congregations ...

... bridge , he said. soon as they set foot on it up it went.” For nearly four days he and his unit waited on the beaches of Dunkirk to be taken off. and every day they were subjected to heavy bombing. The bombing was very haphazard he said. and the casualties ...

... Regiment, a native of Blctchley, who returned to England last week, had something to say about the Huns, and their work at Dunkirk. He is reported to have said that the chief trouble was that the British could not close enough to the enemy. All we saw.” ...

... one day was very solemn. It had its lessons to-day, and, while we thanked God for the wonderful deliverance of our army at Dunkirk, might we as a nation and the church take heed to the warning. L.D.V. and A.K.P. —The local Defence Volunteer Company in ...

... Forty-Eight Hour Leave in Biggleswade A young Biggleswade man. home forty-eight hours’ leave from the one of those evacuated from Dunkirk, u married on Wednesday afternoon Biggleswade Parish Church. He Mr. Courtney Allen Leslie Frank! elder son Mr. and Mrs. H ...

... The groom this week joins the R.E’s. Back from Belgium. —A number Eynesbury and St. Neots lads who arrived in England from Dunkirk last week have been home on leave during the last few days. Driver F. W. Warner, Luke Street, Eyncsbury, on arrival home, ...

... service* Rev. J. Cornish (Pastor* is spend holiday in Perth. Scotland Special services of thanksgiving t for the evacuation from Dunkirk been held at the Parish Church once was made to the death of Gunn G. Sells. The Rev. E. C. Whitworth (V preached Short in ...

... Cottages, Biggleswade Road, Caldecote, and Bombardier Kenneth J. Osborne, who were among the members of the B.E.F evacuated from Dunkirk were home on leave week-end. Teaoing JOCAL E|MjNDRr / f Word f 0 ' S *. Ve yo Ur w orry \ ° n 't ml, e ft-! 26, ~ nv Y m ...