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... Dunkirk Wedding The Vicar (Rev. J. Cartlidge) officiated at Christ Church on June lit at the wedding of Mr. Victor J. F. Austin. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Austin. of 14, Courtenay Cottages, Dunkirk. and Miss Ellen E. E. Jordan, only daughter of ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Faversham News
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION. OFFICIAL THANKS TO KENT. The Secretary of State for War desires to thank most sincerely those public spirited citizens who, on the occasion of the return of B.E.F. personnel to this country, so generously undertook, at their own ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CIVILIANS AT DUNKIRK

... CIVILIANS AT DUNKIRK. When the question of pension or compensation arises it is proposed to deal with the cases of civilians who were killed or wounded in evacuating the B.E.P. from Dunkirk as if they were naval auxiliary personnel. All the volunteers ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 93 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK HERO

... DUNKIRK HERO Chatham House Boy Loses His Life _ A former scholar at Chatham House School, Victor Lionel Munro, younger son of Mrs. T. L. Webb, of Chapelplace, JUimsgate, was among those who sacr.ficed their lives in the heroic rearguard action at Dunkirk ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Thanet Advertiser
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 292 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LIFEBOAT HEROES OF DUNKIRK

... LIFEBOAT HEROES OF DUNKIRK The members of the Ramsgate Lifeboat crew who saved nearly 3,000 soldiers at Dunkirk were Coxswain Howard Knight, acting Second Coxswain Alfred Moody, Mot ,, r Mechanic E. Attwood, Assist. Motor Meth. T. 11. Read, Char.es Knight ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Kentish Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 51 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Boughton, Merolla, and Dunkirk

... Mrs. Z. Culver £21410: Mrs. Hubble £2/9/10; Miss J. Kay £21619: Miss P. Moris 17/81; Mrs. S. Miles £l/10/o—total £9/8/11. Dunkirk: Miss G. Branchett £3/2/61; Miss N. Wright £ll6/61; Mrs. Kirby £215i3; Miss Nebels 11/3—total 17/13/7. The total for the three ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Faversham News
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ITONBRIDGE MEN TAKE PART IN EPIC OF DUNKIRK Stories of Thrilling Escapes and Great Heroism M ANY men from Tonbridge

... ITONBRIDGE MEN TAKE PART IN EPIC OF DUNKIRK Stories of Thrilling Escapes and Great Heroism M ANY men from Tonbridge and district took part in the great epic of Dunkirk, which is shortly to be commemorated in verse by the Poet Laureate, and this week we ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Tonbridge Free Press
County: Kent, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 149 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Docks a Shambles

... The enemy sent over hordes of bombers. They made Dunkirk docks a shambles. •• The whole place was on fire, and the heat was great that no troops could come down to the docks. The only part of Dunkirk harbour where ship could go alongside was a narrow ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Thanet Advertiser
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 181 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE COST IN SHIPPING

... THE COST IN SHIPPING Shipping to the total of 24.000 tons was lost during the combined operations off Dunkirk. Pointing out that the Dunkirk figures are not mercantile losses in the ordinary sense, the Admiralty state that they must regarded far less ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Thanet Advertiser
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DOVER ADMIRAL HONOURED

... DOVER ADMIRAL HONOURED. DUNKIRK EVACUATION PROBLEMS. Among the first honours for the Dunkirk evacuation was K.C.B. for Admiral B. H. Ramsay, Commanding Dover Patrol. The London Gazette notice published on Friday last was; — Order of The Bath —To be ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Dover Express
County: Kent, England
Type: Article | Words: 746 | Page: 3 | Tags: none