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NURSES’ FINE WORK AT DUNKIRK

... NURSES’ FINE WORK AT DUNKIRK Tribute to the magnificent conduct of the Army’s nurses during the evacuation of Dunkirk is paid by the captain of a British hospital ship that was at both Dunkirk and Cherbourg. Ao In a letter to the Matron-in-Chief of the ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 158 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AUSTRALIANS WELCOMED . : —_* . . - . Britain in Serious Position GRIM JOB TO DO New Zealand Sailors LONDON ..

... Tribute to the magnificent conduct of the Army's nurses during the evacuation of Dunkirk , is ; paid by the captain of a British hospital ship that was . at both Dunkirk and Cherbourg .. In a letter to the Matron-in-Cbief of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1538 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LIFEBOATMEN DISMISSED REFUSAL TO HELP B.EFF. EVACUATION

... (Kent) lifeboat, which did not obey a request by the naval authorities at Dover to assist in the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk, have been dismissed from the lifeboat service. A report issued to-day of the inquiry held at the instance of the committee ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MANNED BY RATINGS

... of the greatest epics of the sea.! “The crews of the Ramsgate and Margate boats, who manned their boats and went direct to Dunkirk, were instrumental in saving many soldiers.” ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 145 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

POINTS

... it bluntly, and to quote Shakesgeare: “There’s somelthl.;xzsrotten in this State of Denmark.” A soldier with Great War and Dunkirk experiences says: With our naval and air defences we can carry on until we build up the greatest attacking force the world ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GERMANS OUTMANCGEUVRED

... have been destroyed. Several others were hit The British success was achievea by a squadron which in a single day during the Dunkirk evacuation shot down ten German fighters and an enemy army co-operation aircraft and damaged five more fighters. ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RAILWAYS’ REPLY THE L.N.E.R. LOOKING INTO THE QUESTION

... N.E.R. said: “It appears that the complaints arose dlrom the altogether exceptional condition during the evacuation from Dunkirk. But we are looking into the guestion of providing other accommodation at King’s Cross and Liverpool Street. We have not much ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FOOTBALLS FUND ANOTHER OF THE “MISSING” TURNS UP

... Atkinson, attached to a Works Transport Company, R.A.S.C. Atkinson, whose home is in the Granton area, took part in the Dunkirk evacuation after his unit had withdrawn from Belgium. He has returned from short leave to a base in England, and his football ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EDINBURGH WEDDINGS

... outside the Cathedral. The bridegroom, who is a son of the Rev. W. E. Beck and Mrs Beck, Cheltenham, recently returned from Dunkirk. His father assisted the Very Rev. Charles L. Warr, D.D., Dean of the Thistle, in performing the wedding ceremony, and the ...

Published: Monday 24 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LORD EBBISHAM’S SON

... Signalman Kenneth Stewart, Royal Corps of Signals, has been killed in action. Stewart lost his life at the evacuation of Dunkirk on his 25th birthday. His brother, Charles, arrived home safely from the same port. ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 182 | Page: 3 | Tags: none