... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Franklin. White Hart.” Market Square. Biggleswade, who was home on leave following the evacuation Dunkirk, in which he took parr, and rejoined his regiment the following da The ceremony look place at Biggleswade Parish Church, the ...

... at a local emergency hospital on Saturday. Some of the men were severely wounded. METHODIST QUARTERLY MEETING Prayers for Dunkirk Deliverance RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS The quarterly meeting ot the Biggleswade Methodist Circuit was held Shefford ...

... and Mrs. E. H, Bland. Mr. llousden was M.C. Thanksgiving Services. —Special services thanksgiving for the evacuation from Dunkirk were held at the Parish Church on Sunday. Special hymns were sung and reference was made to the death of Cunner S Sells. The ...