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Dunkirk

... Dunkirk THE first list of honours to the Navy’s heroes of Dunkirk was published in a supplement to the “London Gazette’ last night- Awards are made for Good services in organising the withdrawal to England under Are and In the face of many and great ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 237 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AGROUND AT DUNKIRK

... AGROUND AT DUNKIRK many years, Nottingham people went down the River Trent to Colwick on a pleasure steamer named the Empress. Thousands of people knew her well, but she will not make any more pleasure cruises for she now lies aground on the beach at ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 376 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK EPIC

... DUNKIRK EPIC SMALL band of junior officers working in a secret control room known as the “dynamo room” at a naval base on the south-east coast of England helped to direct the evacuation which saved more than 335,000 officers and men of the Allied forces ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 136 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... DUNKIRK EVACUATIO Chesterfield Sailor Describes Historic Scene How Enemy Attacks Failed Aboard one of the ships that took in the evacuation of the B.E.F. part from Dunkirk was ums ae a _— Able-seaman &. Whitham, 19-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Whitham ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Derbyshire Times
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 391 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE EPIC OR DUNKIRK

... THE EPIC OR DUNKIRK Sleafard Meniftsturn Safdy STORIES OP* THE GREAT EVACUATION A number of Sleafoed members of the Forces who took part in the historic retreat to Dunkirk, and in the marvellously organised evacuation, reached the towa early on Friday ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Sleaford Gazette
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1339 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Bravery At Dunkirk

... Bravery At Dunkirk. Mr. Churchill explained in detail the battle in Belgium and the re-embarkation of the B.E.F. and French and paid tribute to the Army, Navy and R.AF. lf(or their bravery and courage at Dunirk. “The crash and thunder has only for a moment ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 681 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Dunkirk ’‘Like a Dream”

... Dunkirk ’‘Like a Dream” Magnificent ’’ was a Nottingham private's description of bow the Royal Navy behaved at Dunkirk. Pto. Lowe, of 1 Tennyson-street was evacuated from Dunkirk under heavy air bombing. His wife is a daughter of Sam Staples, the old ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 109 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CHARLES II SOLD DUNKIRK

... CHARLES II SOLD DUNKIRK Dunkirk, the battle for which will live in history as one of the most glorious British feats of arms, has already been destroyed ten times by enemy activity since it was founded in the seventh century. - • -- It has been through ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 150 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THEY PASSED THROUGH DUNKIRK

... THEY PASSED THROUGH DUNKIRK. Fine Discipline of Indian Troops. Sturdy Indian soldiers who passed through the flames of Dunkirk after marching for days. during which it seemed almost impossible that they could get away unscathed are now at a camping ground ...

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