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ROCHDALE AT DUNKIRK

... ROCHDALE AT DUNKIRK A Thrilling Story We have received the following letter telling an epic incident in which Rochdale men took part during the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. To the Editor of the Rochdale Observer Sir, Eight Rochdale young men ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 932 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WIHHAL MEN AT DUNKIRK

... MEN AT DUNKIRK WALLASEY MAJORS TRIBUTE A tribute to the part played by Wallasey men in delaying the German advance on Dunkirk is given by Major J. P. Ashton, M.C.. a member Wallasey Town Council, in a letter to the town-clerk of Wallasey, Mr. Emrys Evans ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 174 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Pte. J. Siaimard. Driver J. W. Reported Missing PRESTON DRIVER LAST SEEN ON DUNKIRK SANDS A PAINTER and ..

... Pte. J. Siaimard. Driver J. W. Reported Missing PRESTON DRIVER LAST SEEN ON DUNKIRK SANDS A PAINTER and decorator on his own account. Driver John William Rawsthome, the R.AJB.C., of 2S, Avenham-road, Preston, has been potted missing, on a date unknown ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 225 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LIEUTENANT’S GALLANTRY

... Poperinghe. Finding it practically destroyed by air bombing he collected more wounded from the ruins and took his convoy to Dunkirk. After embarking his casualties and attending to further cases on the beach, he returned with more medical supplies to Mont ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 190 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PRESTON MAN HIT BY TRENCH

... tcceived news that her husband. Pte. Arthur John Stannard, of the Loyals, was killed in action at Dunkirk. He was waiting in a village seven miles from Dunkirk for the order to move to the coast, when he was struck by piece of shrapnel from trench mortar ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

20 BROKE THROUGH

... Popefinghe. Finding it practically destroyed air bombing he collected more wounded from the ruins and took his convoy to Dunkirk. After embarking his casualties and attending to further cases on the beach he returned with more medical supplies. He found ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 265 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THRILUNG STORY OF B.EJ. OFFICER AND HIDDEN TANK

... Stevens. RJLM..C. is awarded the M.C. He bad collected wounded left in a monastery that had since caught fire. On bis wav to Dunkirk he collected in!o Ms convoy other ambulances which had lost they way The convoy was suddenly attacked to enemy tanks, and ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 486 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THIS NEWS IN FRENCH

... needed Dictionaries (French-English) and books in French are needed for wounded French soldiers and sailors evacuated from Dunkirk, some of whom are in the Merseyside area. The books should be addressed to Miss Fills, St. Georee Building, Lime Street. Liverpool ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 63 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Echoes and Gossip of the Day —————— ■

... why not with him? , f* 'Cause there is no Santa Claus. * * * A Comedy Of Dunkirk Here is a story told me by a naval officer in charge of one of the ships during the Dunkirk episode! An English officer, who was all in. finding no place to sit down, let ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 648 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

VIRNFORTH PRISONER

... that Dr.ve Walter Harrison. of • E troop, 88th Battery, R.A . is a prisoner of war. He was captured during the retreat :o Dunkirk. Driver Harrison is the eldest ,on of Mr and Mrs. Owen Harrison. Scar Clore. Warton, and was married in February of this year ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Morecambe Guardian
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 71 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ROLL OF HONOUR

... —l 3, HamUton-st., Hulme. TWOMET—-Loving st birthday memories of FRANCIS JOSHtJA, Lancs Fusiliers, reported missing from Dunkirk, beloved son of Isabella and the late Jeremiah Edward TWOMEY. 24, Cable-street, Salford 5. TWOMEY.—Treasured 21st memories ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 90 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NEVER LOST A POSITION

... enemy lines. „ , , When no officers were left he took over command of the company and brought the remainder of through to Dunkirk. Sergeant Baker was on May 26, near Morbecq. ordered to run his gun out to deal with an attack by four tanks. He engaged them ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 168 | Page: 4 | Tags: none