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HOLIDAYS TO BK RESUMED BIG ARMS RESERVE AGAIN

... for days off. will be suggested to employers by bhe Ministry of Labour. Britain’s losses material suffered in the evacuations of Flanders and ranee have been made good. Employers not engaged on war work have taken advantage of the situation to cancel all ...

Published: Saturday 03 August 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 114 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

icdical and hospital supplies

... now also come under the care of the Red Cross and St. John War Organisation. All stores and ambulances lost in the evacuation from Flanders and France have been replaced, and there has been built up for use at home a fleet of ambulances to supplement the ...

Published: Friday 30 August 1940
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Farmer VAIN RESCUE EFFORT

... 11th. He was engaged in the battles of Flanders and France. and took part in the British Army's epic rearguard action and retreat to Dunkirk. Driver Gratton was on the last shipload of British troops to be evacuated from Dunkirk. ...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 380 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ANDREWS LIVER SALT

... our people. The Government showed foresight, wisdom and commonsense in abrogating the formal vacation. After the evacuation from Flanders and the collapse of the French armies, it became essential to put every ounce of energy into the war effort—the ...

Published: Monday 05 August 1940
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 545 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Don’t Write Letters About Razor Blades or Sawdust

... amazing gallantry and fortitude of Grenadier Guardsmen in Flanders is revealed by the his torian to-day. TT was during the Great War that the Grenadier Guards were continuously in action in Flanders: Mons,” “Ypres,” Passchendaele,” and “Lys” are but a few ...

Published: Tuesday 20 August 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 949 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LOCAL

... written home to say that he has not been: punished. He performed useful work in Flanders when he swam a river and helped his r:comues during the rearguard action that pi the evacuation from Dunkirk. MANY STARS Leslie Howard and Edna Best are in * Esca‘pe to ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1940
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1196 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MEMORABLE DAYS RECALLED

... for the “Courier” giving an account the doings of Company the days leading up to the evacuation Dunkirk. The article gives a graphic picture of events France and Flanders. We experienced more than one catch the throat when reading it. On May 10th were awakened ...

Published: Friday 02 August 1940
Newspaper: Leamington Spa Courier
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1154 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Two SUNDAY MERCURY 4 August 1944 FROM ONE CENTURY’S WARS TO ANOTHER SQUADRON LEADER’S AWARD UP DAY AFTER SEA DRAMA

... destroyed at least two planes AT K IKK Acting Flight-Lieut John Ellis is another DFC on offensive over Dunkirk during the evacuation Twice while deputising for commanding officer he a four squadrons displaying initiative and destroying enemy planes Later ...

Published: Sunday 04 August 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1885 | Page: 2 | Tags: none